paradise

Chapter 3- Feeling watched

POV- Adaline

Today is going to be a good day, I keep repeating to myself. As I unlock the garden nursery gates. positive thoughts.. think positive thoughts. I take a deep breath and walk through the gates of my work place.

The weekend did not give me much rest, the darkness of my dreams still swimming in the back of my mind. The feeling of being watched did not help either.

No one was around this early in the morning, which I was grateful for. I needed some time to clear my head. A light rain started coming down, which means today was not going to be that busy. Only a few people brave the rain to come and get what they needed. I start prepping and getting the place ready for business.

Once everything was sorted, I sat behind the cashier watching as the rain falls. Carline was the next to arrive. There are 5 of us to work in total but I only really see Maggie and Carline mostly. Dean and Dove work the other days I am off. Dean and his sister are twins, there is something about them I can't quite put my finger on. Flawless dark brown skin and golden eyes like honey. They often keep to themselves whenever I do see them.

Morning C, I say as Carline passes me to the locker room in the back to put her bag down. It takes a few but she finally pops her head around the corner, "Morning Addy". She popped back into the room and reappears holding a cup of coco, "Still having those dreams?" She observes as she leans against the door frame outlooking the nursery, sipping on her hot beverage.

She is the only one I told, it kinda just slipped out." yes, they are on and off" I say as I doodle in the notepad next to me. She stays quiet for a moment," Maybe you should see a phycologist or a hypnotist"

I burst out laughing thinking it was a joke until I saw her face. "I am not joking Addy, I mean maybe they would be able to help you sleep better, because you look like crap". Trying not to get offended I roll my eyes and snort,"Thanks C a real confidence booster, I do not need a theripist poking around in my head or want a hypnotist doing ..", "Hi" someone says before I could finish my sentence.

I look to where the voice came from "hi, how can I help you?" C says when I say nothing and just stare at the guy infront of me, the same guy who I pumped into a few days ago. Our eyes stay locked on each other until he brakes the connection and turns to C, asking about a herb that was ordered for him a few weeks ago. I release the breath I didn't realize I was holding, I felt something shift in me when he spoke to her. Something close to jealousy, I shake away the thoughts and walk away from the two at the counter. Maybe there was something wrong with me, I had no reason to be jealous in the first place. I didn't even know the guy.

I busy myself with the seedling trays that are ready to be planted into bigger bags, and ready to be sold.

We grow most of our plants from scratch but do order in if we don't have stock of something a client is looking for. The nursery is not that big but we do have quite a bit in stock.

All of a sudden I feel lightheaded, I grab onto the table in front of me trying to keep my balance. It gets harder to breath, my legs give up not being able to hold me up anymore. As I fall I feel someone grab onto me before I pass out, eyes blue like the ocean is the last thing I see.

The guy from my dream is back, but this time he is closer. Things feel like they are spinning, I hear the words," you will be consumed, do not fight it. it is in your blood. it's who you are". The words echoing in my head like a drum, and then nothing. I wake up to the sound of murmurings and the beeping of machines, the room was bright. My head was pounding, I could barely open my eyes from the sharp shooting pain. the curtain was pulled closed around my bed for privacy.

I close my eyes again and dose off, the next time I wake my mom was sitting in the chair near the hospital bed looking out the window. "Hey mom", I croack out.

"Hey sweetie", my mom smiles in relief as she comes closer and takes my hand in hers. "You scared us there for a second, how are you feeling?" she asks. I push myself up into a sitting position "Really thirsty but I am feeling okay", giving her a small smile. "What happened?" I ask. My mom shifts on her feet as she explains that I had fainted and was brought to the hospital, A guy named Flynn caught me before I had hit the ground. So no physical injuries caused thanks to him.

The doctor said that he could not find anything that could had caused this, besides the lack of sleep.

My mom gives me one last smile and says she will get me something to drink.

Carline came to see me as well as Maggie, they were happy to see I was doing okay.

So the guy I locked eyes with name is Flynn, I know that his the same guy that caught me, those eyes were unmistakable.

I know that it was stupid to feel saddened that he did not come to see me.

Visiting hours were over so I said my goodbyes to my mom and friends. The rest of the beds in my room were empty, only mine was occupied. The words from my dream, haunting my thoughts. Were they true? What did they mean?

I picked up my phone on the table next to me, to distract myself. My mom had brought me a few things with her from home. I check my messages and see a few from C and one from my mom but nothing out of the ordinary.

I have this knowing feeling something dark was coming but I was not sure what. The air around me just seems more charged up. I was not ready for what is to come, but it does not matter if I was or not because whatever it was does not seem to care either way.

The next day I was allowed to leave, on the condition that I stay home on bed rest for a few days to gather my energy. I tried to catch up on some sleep, and spent some time with the dogs. Keeping myself busy with giving them a brush and tidying up the house. It got a bit boring so decided to take toggles for a walk to the field, the sky had cleared up a bit and the sun was peeking through the clouds. Toggles was excited, sniffing at the ground smelling the new scents that each day had brought.

After my three days I was back at work, Flynn was no where to be seen. I was kind of hoping he would be around, I wanted to thank him for saving me from bruises I would have attained and a possible concusion. A week went by and still nothing, I eventually forgot about him and things went back to as normal as it could get after the last couple of weeks. The dreams were a little less but they were still there in the background, waiting.