Chapter 45 DALIA
DALIA
I lie on my bed, breathing so heavily. I'm sweating profusely as I feel the coldness of my body. I know that my body will be so pale right now. I actually tried getting into Sarah's mind but failed. As a result I'm so weak right now. I used a lot of my power and it's draining me.
I sneaked into Sarah's room some hours ago when she and her daughter were still unconscious. I tried to enter her mine but I couldn't. The thing is that I don't know how to. I try to think of a way I entered the witch's but nothing comes to my mind.
I don't know why I don't know about this power of mine. And I also don't know how I can control it. If I had known it before now, I would have learned how to control it and use it in a crucial situation like this. I was unconscious when I entered the witch's mind. Is that the key? So I decided to try it out. I try going to the back of my mind and get lost in my unconscious mind. I don't know what I did wrong but I suddenly felt sharp pain in my heart and spit out blood. I felt so weak that I hardly made it to my room without collapsing.
Before I left Sarah's room, I made sure to clean the blood that spluttered on the floor. I used my last strength to do that. I don't want anyone to find out what I tried to do. I was shaking when I returned to my room. I take some time to regain my strength before I hear a knock on my door and it's Lena telling me that Sarah and her daughter are awake.
I'm sure I was a bit okay when I went to Sarah's room with Lena, but right now I can't say the same. I'm suddenly feeling so weak. I climb down from my bed and sit on the floor as I shift to a meditation pose. That's one of the things my mother taught me….. meditation. She said it calms the spirit and regains lost strength.
I take a deep breath and close my eyes as I shut the world out and focus on healing my inner spirit and gaining my strength. I don't know how long I meditated until I started regaining my strength. After that I take my bath and go to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up feeling strong and refreshed. I brush my teeth, wash my face and go down for breakfast. Nikolai and Lena are the only ones at the dining table.
“Good morning, Dalia,” Nikolai greets with his usual flirty smile. The first time I saw him, I didn't know I would get along with him. He has been nothing but good to me ever since I came to this pack. And I consider him my friend.
“Good morning.” I return the greeting. I also greet Lena who just replied with a smile. Lena has a beautiful smile but it seems she hardly let it out. Her face is always serious. But that doesn't hide her beauty. She has an ethereal beauty. It's something I can't deny. Her body just looks so perfect. Maybe that was why I was jealous the first time I saw her. I thought she's in a relationship with Ezekiel. I mean, she's so beautiful and I think she's his type. I didn't expect to be so glad when Nikolai said that she's just like a sister to Ezekiel.
“Ezekiel said that I will be working in the hospital with you,” I tried to raise a conversation with Lena. I really want to get along with her. Not that we are beefing or something. We are just neutral and I want more than that. Well, it has not been long since I met her. We can still build a friendship between us.
“Yes. After breakfast we can go together. I will put you through some things,” she replies. Her face was blank as always. I nod with a smile.
We continue eating our food in silence until Nikolai breaks it. “Would you like to tour the pack with me, Dalia? You know we only tour the pack house which I didn't even show you most places because of what happened. I'm sure you will like to go round the pack.”
That reminds me that I've never left the pack house since I came here. I would really like to see more places in the Midnight Pack other than the pack house.
“Yes. I will love it.” I beam.
“That's great. Whenever you are ready, you can tell me.”
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After breakfast, I go to the hospital with Lena. Ezekiel didn't come for breakfast and I'm yet to see him. I don't ask about him. Maybe he's busy with something. I mean why will I care whether he eats breakfast or not.
“So anything about the psychiatrist doctor Ezekiel said he will get for Sarah and her daughter?” I ask Lena as we walk into the hospital. The thought just came to my mind now and I thought of asking her. Whatever we are doing, we need to be fast with it because we have no time.
“I will be the one to find the doctor. I've already sent words to my good friend. She will help,” she replies as we get to her office. I nod and enter her office with her. It's a good space neatly arranged.
“Ezekiel said that you are not a doctor but you studied anatomy. He also said you have healing abilities. I also heard it from the nurses and some of the patients,” she says as she sits on her leather chair.
I take a seat opposite her as I reply. “Yes. I know a certain level of medicine and I can be of good help to you.”
She nods. “Well, Jerald did a lot of damage and I've been handling that for the past few days, besides that there's nothing much to worry about. But I will put you through with the things you need to know about the hospital.”
We spend the next hour with Lena telling me about the hospital and showing me around it. Yes I've been here before, but I don't know most places. The hospital is big. She told me all I needed to know. I tried striking a conversation outside the topic but she would dismiss it.
Maybe she's a reserved person or she doesn't want to be my friend. Either way I tried to show her that I'm good with her and we can be friends.
“Dalia.” She calls my name as we get to the front of her office. “Do you love Ezekiel?”
I don't know if I imagined it but there's this look I see in her eyes but it came as a flicker so I just dismissed it.