Chapter 12

Keera's Pov
I jolted awake from a nightmare. From the sudden movement, pain shot up and blood trickled down. I screamed bloody murder. My fricking back is killing me. Cadrian ran into my room.
"Whats wrong?" Cad asked me. He sniffed the air.
"My back is killing me." I whimper out. Been a long time since Ive been in this much pain.
"Yeah, thats probably cause you sat up to fast. Come on turn around, I need to stitch you back up." Cad replied. I tried turning around but that made the pain flair up even more. Making me scream louder than before. Cadrian crawls to sit behind me.
"Where are the others?" I ask.
"They went home to sleep alittle, I offered to stay and watch over you." Cad replied. "Is it okay if I take the shirt off."
"Yeah. So why you helping me?" I ask corious.
"You saved my life from Rebel and I kinda like you." Cad replies with a hint of smile in his voice.
"Seems since I saved Akira more people come into my life." I say sighing.
"Is that a bad thing?" Cad asks me. I think about it for a few seconds.
"I dont know. Ive never really had people care for me like this." I reply back truthfully.
"Dont you have family?" Cad asks. I feel him prick my back.
"Yeah but they are dead." I reply. "What are you doing?"
"Stitching you back up. Do you mind me asking how they died." Cad asks cautiously.
"When I was 6 my parents died in a car chrash, when I turned 17 my brother died in a fire. And a few days ago a lady I thought as a grandmother died." I reply.
"Damn that must suck. Hey how do you learn to fight so good?" Cad asks
"Um I knew alot of people who belonged in a gang. They taught me how to fight." I reply as little as possible.
"You mean you were in a gang." Cad restates
"Thats not what I said; I said I know people in a gang." I reply back
"No way a gang will teach you things if your not apart of the gang." Cad says. God hes not going to let it go till I admit to my past.
"Fine. Yes I was in a gang. I joined at 10 and got out when I was almost 15." I say.
"Normally they wont let you out." Cad replies.
"Why dont we stop talking about this." I yell. I hate talking about my past.
"Alright." I start feeling a cool gel on my back.
"Whats that stuff." I ask.
"Wintergreen leaf soaked in water, then turned into gel." Cad says. "Its to ease the pain. lot better than pain killers."
"Okay."
"You hungry?" Cad asks while putting my shirt back on.
"A little. Can you get me some brocolli and cheese soup please?" I ask.
"Yes Ill be right back. Lie back down and rest." Cad sort of orders me. I just do as told, not in the mood to argue.
   A few moments later Cadrian comes back with a bowl of soup. I try sitting up, but fail. Cad helps me up and starts feeding me. When the food is gone I yawn.
"Cad how long will it be till im better?" I ask wanting to be out of bed as soon as possible.
"A few days-week tops." Cad replies. "Detendez-vous. Essayez de dormir."
(french for Relax. Try to sleep.)
"Alright." I say lying back down. Cad starts to walk away. Making me go into a mini panic attack.
"Hey, hey calm down. Your fine. Whats wrong?" Cad says worried.
"Scared. please dont leave." I sob out. I feel the bed shift from Cad lying down. I try moving towards him, only to fail at moving my body. Cad notices so he moves closer to me.
"Mind telling me what has you so scared?" Cad asks. I shake my head no, not ready to tell anybody. I fall asleep after Cadrian said sleep.
~Cadrians POV~
As soon as she fell asleep, I tried looking into her mind agian. This time all I saw was a huge fire and somebody carring a limp Keera out. After the guy laid Keera down he ran back into the fire. I could hear Keera yelling for a guy named Danny and sobbing. She tried running into the fire, but a firefighter held her back. Keera tried getting out of his grip, but it was pointless. An EMT came over to the girl holding a needle. He stuck it into her arm, then she went limp. Keeras mind went black, I decided I would leave her mind.
Think I just saw part of her past. Ive noticed she hates talking about her past, now I know why. I soon started to daze off into my own past.

Author's Note

should i take the meaning out after Cadrian speaks in french or keep it.