THE ORPHANAGE

Chapter Fifteen

JUNIPER’S POV

I laid on the hospital bed still in shock and unable to talk, my eyes were widened and I didn’t know when the doctor walked in with a nurse

They injected me with Anesthesia and my eyes started to get blur, I could hear indistinct voices in the background and I heard the door close.

Maybe I could finally get some rest; I’m out of the house. Abbadon shouldn’t be able to get me here. I felt a gush of wind rush into the hospital through the window, it was heavy as it was almost knocking down the stainless tray the nurse put beside me in case I needed to puke.

With my vision still blur, I could see a shadow figure walking in the walls and my breath started to quicken and I was using up more oxygen from the oxygen tank beside me, I couldn’t shout or scream. All I could do was mumble in fear.

The shadow came closer and I could see the same dagger that was used to stab me earlier, I reached for the help button beside me to alert the nurses but before I could find it the shadow sliced off my fingers, leaving only the index one. It’s abbadon.

I screamed inside and tears poured from my eyes, I managed to hit the help button and Abbadon removed the oxygen mask from my nose.

PETER’S POV

“This is the last draw Martha! Now you can’t tell me that there’s nothing in this house!” I yelled as I paced around uncomfortably in the room, rubbing my temple and sighing in frustration.

“There is, there is something” she sobbed, “juniper” she whimpered

“she’ll be fine, I’m sure she has received treatment but right now we can’t be here. we need to get out of the house as soon as possible” I  ran my hands through my hair

“but where would we go? We aren’t planned for this peter” she exhaled deeply and winced as she supported her back with her hand

“we’ll figure it out babe, anywhere is better than this house right now. We’re not safe, this is a fight against something we cannot see or defeat and I don’t know where the hell father Matthew is and I’m not wasting a second more” I emphasized

“there’s also something you need to see” she said and brought out some pictures from inside a small box, “I found this in the attic”

I collected the pictures and took a look at them, “is this kalian?” a surprised look was plastered on my face, “my expression too when I saw it” she said

“is this a family or another orphanage?” I arched a brow as I took a closer look at the pictures, “ I don’t know, wh…wait turn the photo to the back, there’s an inscription on it” she pointed to the back and I turned the picture to the back

“MCGREGORYORPHANAGE” I read aloud as the inscription said and we looked at each other

“he was in an orphanage before? This house was an orphanage?” I asked confusedly, I don’t understand at all. his parents never said anything about them taking kalian to another orphanage before.

“we’ll figure that out later, I’ll take the picture to Mr. Downer and have him take a look at when this picture was taken maybe we can find out more. Right now where do we go?” she asked

“we could lodge at a motel for now” I suggested, “with seven kids?” she arched a brow

“that’s the best thing I can think of right now, get the kids now” I said and she rushed out of the room