Chapter 10 · breathing

I looked at her. Her face didn't change. A mix of shock and confusion.

I started laughing. I couldn't help it. It was all a joke. Maybe this was just something made up in my head from the fall. Maybe I was dying right now and I was dreaming. Or maybe these people were just mad.

I looked back at her. The fear in her eyes. I stop laughing. This couldn't be fake because that fear on her face was not fake. It was real. So very real.

I felt her gripping me. Her mouth was moving but weirdly like time wasn't moving right and I could hear any sound. I felt odd. She pushed me toward the bed. I felt the air around me. I tried to breathe and found I couldn't.

As quick as it had happened it ended. Like that, I could hear her again.

"Jade you need to breathe. Calm down, you need to breathe." Zoey urged panic clear in her voice.

"I... am..." gasping "I... am"

Slowly the door to the hallway opened to show the form of Bane walking in quickly with a sword in one hand.

"Zoey you ok I heard shouting, its not those rats again is it. I knew they would find me I..." Bane stop as she looked around the room. Then she zeroed in on Zoe's panicked face then to me sitting on the bed still gasping for air.

" you, erm, ok in here." Bane turned to ask Zoey.

" I think we are now. I think Jade may have had a reaction to the healing daft or something." Zoey replied still looking me over.

"Alright then," she said trying to hide the very large blade behind her back "maybe it might be best for you to take her to see someone."

"I guess I could take him to see Felix." Zoey sighed seeming to calm down a bit now.

"Do you think that as a good idea. He super weird and you will have to ask Void" Bane replied who was now backing out the room slowly still trying to hide the blade. Why did she even have that thing? It was as long as my arm and looked to be made of some dark steel with a very sharp edge to it.

"It will be fine. We best get going now in case of anything else." Zoey insisted with a nod. She stood up and headed to the door. Turning back to look at me.

"Come on if we hurry we can get a coffee when coco opens up," before turning her head to Bane "You don't think that I'm blind do you. What did we say about blades in my room."

With a sigh from Bane, she walked off with her sword muttering something about "that one time..." before then going to a different room across the hallway.

I walked over to Zoey. As we headed down the hallway she grabbed a purse and keys before handing me a lightweight green coat.

"In case you get cold and to help cover up." She said with a wink as I look to see the oversized t-shirt falling off one shoulder.

With that Zoey opened the door.