Chapter 6: Salvation
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Theodore
Her blonde locks are falling over her shoulder as she lays on her back. She looks so peacefull right now, in deep sleep. Past few nights were hard. She had constant nightmares, calling and screaming. When I would try to wake her up, she would continue with hallucinations.
But she seems better now. Her body temperature is getting lower and she was even able to wake up and eat.
Ringing of my phone takes me back from my thoughts. It startles her a bit so I get up quickly and get out of the room.
"Hello?"
"Theodore Hernandez on the phone? "
"Yes, it's me."
"Jack Lewis here. I'm calling you to inform you that the furnance is being delivered. I'll send you my workers as soon as the road to you clears."
"Thank you Jack, I'll call you as soon as the way gets passable. We'll be in touch."
I get back to the room and see her sitting up, looking a litte confused, her hair messy.
" You're up. How do you feel? "
She wide opens her eyes and jumps out of the sofa.
"Who are you?" she says frightened.
I frown.
"Theodore.."
She slowly shakes her head.
"What are..? Last night I was in the forest.."
"Four nights ago..."
She gets even more confused. She starts again, taking a deep breath.
"I was in the forest. There were volves. They started chasing me. There was one more..Bigger...And different...Like a beas...Warevolf." her lips twitch.
" Lycanthrope?"
"What?"
Does she not know the correct term?
"This is insanity" she says with a crazy look in her eyes: " A...What? What are you saying. Do you think I'm crazy! What are you doing to me?! You drugging me?! What kind of monster are you?! You won't get anything from it!"
" What are you talking about, your father was one too."
"Stop it! Stop with that lies! What's wrong with you?"
"What's all this noise?" Nanna comes in hurriedly: "Honey, you have to rest. Calm down."
"Are you together in this? Kidnaping me to get something in return? I have to disappoint you but there is no one left to take care for me."
"Sweetie you are not kidnaped. You are safe here. Come, you have fever again. You have to calm down. It's not what you think." Nanna tried to reason her, while giving me a nod with head to leave.
"I'm not taking anything."
"Just take some rest then. We'll talk about this later. We are not your enemies."
Their voices get silenter as I go furher away.
Is she still in delirium? Can it be that she really doesn't know about our kind? She is for sure Walsh's daugther. But I can't feel the beast in her. It can't be both.
After a while Nanna comes to me in my office with a serious look on her face.
"Theodore. Did you kill Maxwell Walsh?" she says with a strict tone.
Shit.
"I failed."
"You failed?! I failed at raising you! Theodore Antonio Hernandez! What are you thinking with that head of yours! Are you so steeped in hatred! To go out looking for that man! For revenge! I thought you knew better! That you are better!"
"Please calm down."
"To calm down?! How am I supposed to calm down! I thought the time of you being a hothead had passed!"
"Nanna! I didn't hurt him. I just went to see him.."
"And now he is dead!"
I just look at her. She is right. If I didn't go, he would probably still be alive. Or at least I wouldn't be in such a mess.
"Why did you bring the girl here?"
"I don't know..."
"Is it for revenge?"
"No.. I don't want her no harm."
"Does she need salvation?"
I have no idea. At first I thought it would be cool to have the bastards daughter in my hand. But she seems so innocent and clueless. I just couldn't leave her...
A need to help that bastard's daughter... Great!
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