something stirred up inside of me and with the biggest display of power I had yet pulled off I pressed the window with both my hands, pushing myself against it and suddenly exploded through it like a shot out of a cannon. I blasted out on the other side and almost hit Rahmiel. She grabbed me then pulled me into her arms and held me tight.
"That was a close one," she said.
I didn't say anything, merely looked at her, and then exhaled before everything went black again.
C HAPTER 11
I WOKE WITH a scream, then tossed and turned and threw myself out of bed. Darkness surrounded me and I panicked until someone turned on the lights in the room. It was the nurse at the Academy. I sighed with relief and looked at the many lamps surrounding me and enjoyed being able to see again.
The nurse smiled. "Bad dream again, huh?"
"Yes," I said. "Nothing but a bad dream."
She came closer then helped me get back into bed. My leg was in a big bandage, I stared at it. I had forgotten I had been hurt.
"It'll grow back," the nurse said as she placed me on the bed. "Might take a few weeks, but it'll be fine, Doctor Raphael says."
"I'm glad to hear that. And the baby?"
"Nothing to worry about. Everything seems to be going as it should. Now you get some sleep. You need it."
The nurse walked towards the door then put her hand on the light switch.
"Could you leave it on, please?" I asked.
"Afraid of the dark, are we?"
"More than you could ever imagine."
"Very well then. Get some rest."
"I don't understand how it could have happened."
Mick sat next to my bed, holding my hand. He had been there by my side every day since Rahmiel had brought me to the hospital wing, they told me.
"You were pulled right out of my hand, I don't get it," he continued.
His face was strained. He'd probably been blaming himself ever since it happened, if I knew him right.
"It was an accident, Mick," I said. "I'm fine now."
He shook his head. "No you're not. I should have been there for you. I should have protected you. I ... I couldn't even hold on to you." He looked at his hands and turned them in front of his face. "You just slipped right through me."
"There was nothing you could have done," I continued. "It was too powerful. Whatever hit me was too strong."
He shook his head in disbelief. His eyes were empty, just staring at me. "I searched so many galaxies frantically but you were nowhere to be found. It was the toughest decision I ever had to make, but I realized there was no other way. I had to go back without you and get help. Rahmiel and Salathiel gathered a group of Angels and searched the entire universe, but they can't go into black holes. Just like us they would get stuck. Just ..." his eyes came alive again and looked into mine. They were filled with pain. "Just like you were."
"I had to fight my way out of the darkness," I said. "No one could help me but myself. And I did. It's all over now."
Mick shed a couple of tears then kissed my hand desperately. "I'm so, so sorry. I can't begin to explain how sorry I am."
"It wasn't you fault, Mick. It really wasn't."
I looked into Mick's eyes and sensed the pain growing inside of him. He loved me so much, maybe even too much at times. I could easily forgive him since I didn't think he had done anything wrong, but I knew he would never forgive himself. Something was broken in his eyes. The trust, the calmness was gone and somehow it frightened me.
Mick stood up, then kissed my forehead.
"I'm never letting you out of my sight again," he said.
That was what I was afraid of.
My leg healed quicker than expected and about a week later I was released from the hospital wing. It still hurt when I flew so Raphael told me to stay in bed a couple of days longer, preferably a week. Mick came to get me and helped me float back to our chambers. He was extremely tentative. Opening doors for me, helping me float by putting my arm over his shoulder and supporting me while we moved through the hallways
"That was a close one," she said.
I didn't say anything, merely looked at her, and then exhaled before everything went black again.
C HAPTER 11
I WOKE WITH a scream, then tossed and turned and threw myself out of bed. Darkness surrounded me and I panicked until someone turned on the lights in the room. It was the nurse at the Academy. I sighed with relief and looked at the many lamps surrounding me and enjoyed being able to see again.
The nurse smiled. "Bad dream again, huh?"
"Yes," I said. "Nothing but a bad dream."
She came closer then helped me get back into bed. My leg was in a big bandage, I stared at it. I had forgotten I had been hurt.
"It'll grow back," the nurse said as she placed me on the bed. "Might take a few weeks, but it'll be fine, Doctor Raphael says."
"I'm glad to hear that. And the baby?"
"Nothing to worry about. Everything seems to be going as it should. Now you get some sleep. You need it."
The nurse walked towards the door then put her hand on the light switch.
"Could you leave it on, please?" I asked.
"Afraid of the dark, are we?"
"More than you could ever imagine."
"Very well then. Get some rest."
"I don't understand how it could have happened."
Mick sat next to my bed, holding my hand. He had been there by my side every day since Rahmiel had brought me to the hospital wing, they told me.
"You were pulled right out of my hand, I don't get it," he continued.
His face was strained. He'd probably been blaming himself ever since it happened, if I knew him right.
"It was an accident, Mick," I said. "I'm fine now."
He shook his head. "No you're not. I should have been there for you. I should have protected you. I ... I couldn't even hold on to you." He looked at his hands and turned them in front of his face. "You just slipped right through me."
"There was nothing you could have done," I continued. "It was too powerful. Whatever hit me was too strong."
He shook his head in disbelief. His eyes were empty, just staring at me. "I searched so many galaxies frantically but you were nowhere to be found. It was the toughest decision I ever had to make, but I realized there was no other way. I had to go back without you and get help. Rahmiel and Salathiel gathered a group of Angels and searched the entire universe, but they can't go into black holes. Just like us they would get stuck. Just ..." his eyes came alive again and looked into mine. They were filled with pain. "Just like you were."
"I had to fight my way out of the darkness," I said. "No one could help me but myself. And I did. It's all over now."
Mick shed a couple of tears then kissed my hand desperately. "I'm so, so sorry. I can't begin to explain how sorry I am."
"It wasn't you fault, Mick. It really wasn't."
I looked into Mick's eyes and sensed the pain growing inside of him. He loved me so much, maybe even too much at times. I could easily forgive him since I didn't think he had done anything wrong, but I knew he would never forgive himself. Something was broken in his eyes. The trust, the calmness was gone and somehow it frightened me.
Mick stood up, then kissed my forehead.
"I'm never letting you out of my sight again," he said.
That was what I was afraid of.
My leg healed quicker than expected and about a week later I was released from the hospital wing. It still hurt when I flew so Raphael told me to stay in bed a couple of days longer, preferably a week. Mick came to get me and helped me float back to our chambers. He was extremely tentative. Opening doors for me, helping me float by putting my arm over his shoulder and supporting me while we moved through the hallways
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