back her laughter.
“And you…” Bernard sighed as he put his index finger
under Addy’s chin, tipping back her blood smeared face to examine it. “Do
either of you require medical attention?”
“No.” They both said at the same time. It felt like
the time he caught them throwing snowballs at cars as they drove by the estate
when they were kids.
“Alright then, put the mats away. Then head back to
your rooms to get cleaned up. Fate wants to see both of you in an hour.”
With that Bernard turned and headed for the door, but
she saw him smiling as he walked away. When she was sure he was gone, Addy
busted out laughing.
“I totally had you,” she said, grinning.
“Really?” Gage gave up trying not to laugh. “It
looked to me like you were about to give up when Bernard came in.” He glanced
over at her smiling, but his face quickly changed to a look of concern. “Are
you sure your head’s ok? That seems like a lot of blood,” he said, reaching for
her, “let me take a look.”
“It’ll be alright.” Addy ducked from his grasp and felt
the trickle of blood down her neck as she pulled her ponytail out. She was
feeling a little lightheaded, but really didn’t want him picking through her
bloody hair.
“Seriously, let me see .” He already had a hold
of her shoulder, turning her around. Gage took a deep breath. “Oh hell, it looks
pretty bad. Let’s go see—”
Chapter 6
“I think she’s waking up.”
Addy tried to open her eyes when she heard a door
close, but the light was blinding.
“Addy? Can you hear me?” The voice belonged to Molly, Gage’s
mother.
“What’s going on?” Addy asked. She opened her eyes
slowly and saw that she was in her own bed. Her cat Moose was laying at her feet
and Molly was standing over her. Addy tried to sit up, but she was met with
heavy resistance from her body.
“You passed out after practice. Do you remember?”
Molly reached down and brushed Addy’s hair from her eyes. “We were all very
worried.”
It all began coming back to her. She’d been at practice
with Gage. He was checking out her head after Bernard left.
“I remember.” She glanced at the window and noticed it
was dark out. “What time is it?”
Molly looked at the clock. “Just before midnight; you
were out almost twelve hours.”
Addy put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.
She spent the entire day like a corpse and missed meeting Tanner. She was
hoping he wouldn’t come snooping around the estate and get caught because she
didn't show up.
“I need to get up and use the bathroom,” she said,
slowly sitting up with Molly’s help. “Who else is here?”
“Kim and Matt are in the living room. Gage went up to
check on things at the main house, but he should be back soon. He’s been pretty
worried.” Molly looked pretty worried herself. “He said you practiced a little too
hard.”
“Yeah, I didn’t get much sleep last night and I’m
probably dehydrated.” She stood up and waited until the dizziness from lying
down so long subsided before trying to walk.
Looking down she saw that she was wearing a nightgown,
not the white and blue yoga pants and top she remembered.
“I’m gonna go wash up and get dressed,” Addy said,
heading for the bathroom that was attached to her bedroom. In the laundry
basket by the door she spotted her clothes from earlier, covered in blood.
Surprisingly, her head didn’t hurt at all. There was
no cut, just some dried blood in her hair and a few places on her skin. She
checked the rest of her body and couldn’t find any bruises. The hot shower
water melted the crusted blood from her hair and body. While scrubbing her scalp,
she searched for any sign that she had an injury but found nothing.
After she showered, she put on navy track pants and a
gray t-shirt. She just brushed her hair and left it wet. She was in too much of
a hurry to dry it.
Addy walked out into the living room and Kim
practically tackled her.
“You
“And you…” Bernard sighed as he put his index finger
under Addy’s chin, tipping back her blood smeared face to examine it. “Do
either of you require medical attention?”
“No.” They both said at the same time. It felt like
the time he caught them throwing snowballs at cars as they drove by the estate
when they were kids.
“Alright then, put the mats away. Then head back to
your rooms to get cleaned up. Fate wants to see both of you in an hour.”
With that Bernard turned and headed for the door, but
she saw him smiling as he walked away. When she was sure he was gone, Addy
busted out laughing.
“I totally had you,” she said, grinning.
“Really?” Gage gave up trying not to laugh. “It
looked to me like you were about to give up when Bernard came in.” He glanced
over at her smiling, but his face quickly changed to a look of concern. “Are
you sure your head’s ok? That seems like a lot of blood,” he said, reaching for
her, “let me take a look.”
“It’ll be alright.” Addy ducked from his grasp and felt
the trickle of blood down her neck as she pulled her ponytail out. She was
feeling a little lightheaded, but really didn’t want him picking through her
bloody hair.
“Seriously, let me see .” He already had a hold
of her shoulder, turning her around. Gage took a deep breath. “Oh hell, it looks
pretty bad. Let’s go see—”
Chapter 6
“I think she’s waking up.”
Addy tried to open her eyes when she heard a door
close, but the light was blinding.
“Addy? Can you hear me?” The voice belonged to Molly, Gage’s
mother.
“What’s going on?” Addy asked. She opened her eyes
slowly and saw that she was in her own bed. Her cat Moose was laying at her feet
and Molly was standing over her. Addy tried to sit up, but she was met with
heavy resistance from her body.
“You passed out after practice. Do you remember?”
Molly reached down and brushed Addy’s hair from her eyes. “We were all very
worried.”
It all began coming back to her. She’d been at practice
with Gage. He was checking out her head after Bernard left.
“I remember.” She glanced at the window and noticed it
was dark out. “What time is it?”
Molly looked at the clock. “Just before midnight; you
were out almost twelve hours.”
Addy put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.
She spent the entire day like a corpse and missed meeting Tanner. She was
hoping he wouldn’t come snooping around the estate and get caught because she
didn't show up.
“I need to get up and use the bathroom,” she said,
slowly sitting up with Molly’s help. “Who else is here?”
“Kim and Matt are in the living room. Gage went up to
check on things at the main house, but he should be back soon. He’s been pretty
worried.” Molly looked pretty worried herself. “He said you practiced a little too
hard.”
“Yeah, I didn’t get much sleep last night and I’m
probably dehydrated.” She stood up and waited until the dizziness from lying
down so long subsided before trying to walk.
Looking down she saw that she was wearing a nightgown,
not the white and blue yoga pants and top she remembered.
“I’m gonna go wash up and get dressed,” Addy said,
heading for the bathroom that was attached to her bedroom. In the laundry
basket by the door she spotted her clothes from earlier, covered in blood.
Surprisingly, her head didn’t hurt at all. There was
no cut, just some dried blood in her hair and a few places on her skin. She
checked the rest of her body and couldn’t find any bruises. The hot shower
water melted the crusted blood from her hair and body. While scrubbing her scalp,
she searched for any sign that she had an injury but found nothing.
After she showered, she put on navy track pants and a
gray t-shirt. She just brushed her hair and left it wet. She was in too much of
a hurry to dry it.
Addy walked out into the living room and Kim
practically tackled her.
“You
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