Page 51 of Thrust into the Light
“Where are the guys?”
“Oh well hello to you too, missy! And no, not uh, they aren’t coming in here until I figure out what in the hell happened. We knocked on the door, but then we heard you scream and Kram broke the door so we could get in here. You were laying on the table, the big one had your leg in the air and you were shaking and crying on the table. The other one had the big one by the throat. Connor was just frozen in the door he was standing in, looking like he was going to be sick and wanting to kill someone at the same time. So no, they aren’t coming in here until I can make sure you are alright. The Instructor can come in, because he wasn’t a part of this fuck fest. And wow, I think that is the most you have ever said to me in one sentence. You’ve been practicing your talking?”
She talks so much and so fast it’s hard to remember everything she says.
“I’ve been practicing a bit, Healer Daniel did something to my head and when he was done, it wasn’t so hard for me to talk, and it didn’t sound so funny anymore, it was also easier for my mouth to get the words right.”
“Well, that’s good at least, now tell me what the hell happened, and which one of your matches I need to have Kram hang by their balls from the tallest tree he can drag one of them up, though I don’t know how he’s going to manage with the big one, eh he’s resourceful he’ll figure something out.”
“I’m still not sure what exactly happened. We walked into the house and Xander and Vashu had gotten a new big table for us. The big one was all broken when I got up this morning. They had flowers for me and wanted me to smell them because I can smell them now. I smelled both flowers and Vashus smelled better, and it made Xander sad. He went into the kitchen with Connor. Igave Vashu a hug, but he’s so big I couldn’t get my arms past his armpits. I tried to wiggle my hands so I could reach more of him, but he started laughing, then stopped and told me no tickling? I don’t know what that is. Then he started wiggling his fingers all over me, but it didn’t make me laugh like it did him. When he started to wiggle his fingers behind my knee, it made me laugh and he kept doing it. I was laughing so much my stomach started to hurt and I asked him to stop. Then Connor and Xander opened the kitchen door really fast, and it didn’t shut. Xander came over and grabbed Vashu, and it felt like I was back with HIM. I thought that HE was here and was going to hurt me again. I felt the hand on my throat and the squeezing. I don’t remember what else happened, just being afraid I was back there again.”
“I only really understood a bit of that Farlen, when you are talking about him and he, are you talking about one of your matches?”
“No, no, they don’t hurt me. They make me feel safe, and make my heart feel full.”
“Well, they still aren’t coming in here until the Instructor can come and check on you. So tell me what happened after your heart stopped? When did it start again? What happened that made you cough up blood like that? I was so damn worried about you! Like seriously, I met you one time, and I was so afraid! You can’t do that shit to me. I’m too young to die of a heart attack! I have more clothes to wear and piercings to get that I haven’t grown the lady balls to get yet!”
“I’m not sure what happened. I remember feeling like I couldn’t breathe, and then it felt like something was squishing me. Then I woke up here.” I hear the outside door open.
“I WILL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED FROM ALL OF YOU IN A GODS DAMN SECOND LET ME GO CHECK ON HER FIRST!” Rhi yells. Faith hears the yelling and stands up in front of me. She puts her hands on the hips. The door opens and Faith puts her hands down and steps away from me. Rhi is here. Rhi looks at her and looks towards the door.
“Nuh-uh, no way, not gonna happen. I am staying rightfucking here. I am not going to leave her alone until I find out exactly what the hell is going on. And where the hell is my brother? KRAM GET YOUR BIG ASS IN HERE!” The door opens, someone walks in and closes it. “If he looks like he’s gonna hurt her, I don’t care if he is your favorite fucking instructor. You tackle his ass to the ground and get him away from her.”
Rhi just shakes his head and keeps looking at me.
“Gorgeous, what is going on? Kramylor came and got me and said I was needed here. It was an emergency. He didn’t tell me much, just that something happened with you and the others and that he carried you to your bed, and you were shaking and crying, then you stopped and all but stopped breathing, too.”
“How about I tell you what we saw when Kram broke your fucking door down? We heard Farlen shout from inside the house and I told him to break the door, and being the big freak he is, he did. We came in and the big fucker had her on the table with one of her legs in the air. The one with the brown hair had the big fucker by the throat, and Connor was standing in the doorway looking like he was going to puke and murder someone at the same time. She was shaking and crying, and Kram picked her up. Connor tried to take her from him, but I wouldn’t fucking let him touch her. Kram looked around to see if we could figure out where her room was, and Connor walked over and opened the door and we brought her in here. Kram put her on the bed and I sent him to go get you. Farlen told me she tickled someone named Vashu and I’m going to assume that is the big fucker seeing as she said he kept trying to tickle her and couldn’t by the way you’re a lucky bitch, but he found a spot behind her knee that was ticklish and he was tickling her she asked him to stop because it was making her stomach hurt from laughing, then the other two bust through the kitchen door and Xander? I’m guessing just because of what Farlen said, grabbed the big fucker by the throat. Farlen said she felt like she was back with him, which I still don’t understand but she said none of you fuckers hurt her so be happy, because if she said it was one of you, all of your balls would be swinging from a fucking tree. Right Kram?”She turns around and nods her head to someone.
Rhi rubs his face with his hand. “Thank you, Faith, for telling me what you saw. Now if you’d please, I would like to hear it from Farlen.”
“She said it right. Though I didn’t see Connor's face. It felt like I was back with HIM. I could feel fingers around my throat again. I was so scared. I couldn’t find any of you, and the eyes weren’t there. I couldn’t get to my happy spot, so I wouldn’t feel the pain. I didn’t want to feel the knives or fire, or the knife in my bones again. So, I stopped moving and didn’t want to make any noise because then it was always worse. I got put down on the bed and when no one hurt me, I tried to figure out where I was. I opened one of my eyes and saw the back of a man talking to someone. HE never brought anyone else down there, so I looked around more because he couldn’t see me and then realized I was here. I couldn’t hear Faith for a bit because all I could hear was my heart. Then Faith said a lot of things really fast that I only understood and remembered a little of. Now you’re here.”
He puts his forehead on mine and takes a deep breath.
“Alright, I’m going to go ask them what happened. Stay here until I come to get you, okay? I honestly think that this is a big misunderstanding from what I can tell. Did Vashu hurt you?”
“No, but he wouldn’t stop tickling me and it was making my stomach hurt from laughing.”
“Well, that isn’t really hurting you. He was playing with you.” He touches my nose with his finger.
“Okay, well, you’ve got a bodyguard, and Kramylor here, so I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
Faith nods her head to him as he leaves.
“Soooooooo, you’ve got a lot of things to tell me it sounds like. I’m guessing the HIM you were talking about is the bastard who did that to your skin? And sorry, like I told you before, my momma always said my big mouth was going to get me in trouble. It just has a mind of its own sometimes.”
“I don’t feel comfortable talking about what happened to me. I don’t like to talk about it. Rhi knows. He can tell you.”
“Alright, well, tell me which one is Rhi, so I can have him tell me.”
“He was just here.”
“Wait, Instructor Fry is Rhi? Okay, so tell me how that name happened.” She laughs.
“I couldn’t say his name right before Healer Daniel fixed my head. It was hard to say. So he said to call him Rhi. It’s what his family called him.”
She nods her head. “Can you say his name now?”
