The Alpha Beast

Chapter 5: Delirium

Evelyn

It's very warm. Something is embracing me, and if feels very pleasant. I try to move, but I have barely any strenght. I open my eyes a little bit and see someones bare muscular chest. I must be dreaming. This nice feeling can not be real. A dream in which I have a boyfriend and we are sleeping tangled together. It's very nice. I want to continue this dream. I immerse in this warm cosy feeling.

Theodore

" Use some wet cloth until the drug starts to work. Someone should go to the town for these other pills because I don't have them by me. You won't see any improvement in next three to four days. Try to feed her with some chicken soup... " said Dr. Marlow looking at Nanna: " If you need me, feel free to call for me although I should come visit in three days." 

" Thank you doctor, very much. " I say as I walk him to the entry door. Dr. Marlow is in retirement, but is very honored in his profession so he still works when people call for him. Kane is standing in the hallway, waiting for him to get him back to the village.  It was snowing heavily all night long and the only way to come here was by motor sled, so I asked Kane for help. I nod to him and they leave. God it was a long night. I took a while for her to get warm. She looks so gentle and delicate when she sleeps. Her skin is so soft and she smells so nice...It makes me almost forget that she is a Walsh. There can't be anything good about her. Not with that blood running through her veins.

Evelyn

I see a little girl with blond soft locks. She is standing in front of a big doll house.

Then I see someone getting in the house on the ground floor. He is comming for the little girl. She is playing carefree and clueless. The man looks like human at first. But as he comes closer to the girl he slowly turns into a beast. I try to warn her to get shelter. I call for her but I'm voiceless. Suddenly I realise the girl is me. She is still playing with the doll house while the intruder is closer and closer. I try to scream for her but I am still silent. I start to panick. He is almost there....

" Come sweetie... Wake up. You have to take this. " I hear some voice. Is it directed to me? What does it want.. Someone is putting something in my mouth. 

" Come on. You have to swallow it. " It is something hard and I struggle to swallow. My throat burns. Someone pours some liquid into my mouth. It feels a little better now. Will I be left alone now? I feel so tired. I just want to sleep. 

I'm standing at the sunlight looking at the open sea. My father is standing next to me. He is looking at me with a wide happy smile on his face. It looks like he is proud of me. He starts to laugh loud and happy. Like everything is finally as it should be. But then he starts to move away from me. It's like he's gliding. As he moves further away trees start to apear one by one around me. I'm not by the sea anymore. The woods are getting denser and closer. My dad keeps fading away. I try to reach him but i just stay immobile. 

" Remember Lynnie, in the time of  necessity, beside of being brave, you have to believe..."

I wake up. Where am I? This is not my room. I don't now this place. Where the hell is this?! I get up sudden, starting to panick. I want to get out of this, I don't know any of this. 

" Hey hey.. Calm down. It's ok, you're safe... You have to lay back down..."

I look at him as he talks to me. He seems familiar. And assuring. 

" I have to umh use...umh bathroom." I say feeling a little dizzy.

Theodore

" I can do it on my own. " she says taking her hand out of mine.

" Fine let me just show you where it is." 

I take her to the bathroom and let her get in. It takes her a while and I get impatient.

" Are you ok in there?" 

Finally I hear water running. Then something starts to crash and bang. f**k this, I open the door and see her picking various little boxes and sundries from the floor tiles. 

" It's fine, just leave it there. " I say taking it from her and putting it back on the shelf. I take her by the hands and start leading her out, back to the room. 

" I have to wash my hands." she protests.

I bring her to the sink. She is so weak she can barely stand on her feet. After I finnished washing our hands and start leading her back to the bed, she colapses in my arms.

Evelyn

I open up my eyes. I'm covered with some soft blanket. The fire in the fireplace is crackling. Through the window I see sun is high in the sky. I slowly get up in the sitting position and feel slight dizyness. I uncover myself and see I'm wearing men's pajama shirt and shorts. Someone's voice is heard from another room but I can't discern what it's saying. I hear him comming over. A tall masculine man with black hair and dark eyes gets in. Those eyes....

" You're up. How do you feel? "

Those eyes! Suddenly everything  comes to me. My heart starts racing and my chest clenchs. I get up and back few steps away rising my hands in selfdefense. It can't be! I must be going crazy! 

" Who are you? " I ask in a whisper.