Chapter 81

The strange woman was still screaming when I found out It was Laura and the woman on the ground, weak and tattered was my mother. 'Mother?" I cried out, bending over to hug her even with how dirty she looked. She looked so different from the woman I knew but I could identify my mother even in a crowd filled with humans. Her long dark hair was wild, her clothes torn and dusty. She had a bruise on ther upper arm which was pretty bad. 'Take her inside." I ordered no one in particular but then two warriors carried her carefully into Diane's chambers. I then turned my attention to Laura, she too looked horrible and hurt but I didn't care. 'You can leave." I simply said and turned around to go. 'I saved your mother." She said, clutching her elbow in pain as blood dripped slowly. She was in pain but I knew it was all an act to get back into my life. I stared down at her in disgust, not willing to bring myself to her level. 'I didn't ask you to, so leave. I don't want another trsitor around me." I simply said and shut the door behind me even while lots of the people were still there waiting for me to accept her. I knew they would offer to help her but I hoped she wouldn't agree and just get herself out of here. I ran to my mother, to the bed where she layed. Diane was applying the healing ointment on her while she groaned in pain. The bruise on her upper arm was huge and shouldn't be overlooked. 'Don't you think we should take her to the hospital because of that huge bruise on her arm?" I asked and Naomi nodded, no. 'She'll heal here. No need for that." Diane said. 'You need to believe that she'll heal." I stared at my mother as she groaned in pain and I felt for her, feeling guilty. Maybe I was the reason she was in this situation after all. I shouldn't have called her out. 'Don't blame yourself." Diane said, reading my mind. 'This isn't any of your fault." 'You think it isn't? I brought her out to this place and now she's hurt so bad." 'She'll heal. What I think you should do is go outside and forgive your friend." 'I will not do that." 'Hear her out. I have a feeling that she isn't wrong at all. Listen to her please. We can't reject her." 'She's a traitor. She betrayed me and she also masterminded the kidnap of my mother. I can't forgive her. Never! She doesn't deserve my forgiveness." 'Everyone deserves forgiveness." I blocked out my ears, not to hear what Diane had to say. I felt my stomach burn and my heart pounding causing me rage and to unleash and let it all out. Laura, once had my trust but no more, she doesn't deserve a second chance from me since she blew the first one. I knew that she was only pretending. For all I know, she must have been sent by Lucas to watch us and report back to him. I can't give her that chance to ruin me. 'What exactly does she want?" I wondered out loud. 'Why is she back here again to mess things up for me?" Diane didn't reply to me, she just kept quiet, wanting me to figure it out myself. I understood her and finally quit thinking about it. Laura should go to hell. I didn't care about her and whatever she was doing? The next morning, I woke up anxious, feeling like I was drowning in a sea of uncertainty. My mind raced like a car on a highway at the thought of my mother's recovery and Laura's return. Was it connected in any way? Why did she save my mother? When no one clearly asked her even after she told me that she was now on Mascot's side. Did Mascot put her up to this? I ran to Diane's chambers to check on my mother's recovery progress. Diane had encouraged her not to think about all that happened at the hut but focus on recovery. 'How are you, mother?" She was now fully awake and all u wanted was to give her a hug but that would be impossible because she couldn't sit up. She wanted to speak but the pain and discomfort she felt couldn't let her say a word. So I just encouraged her to keep quiet while I did the talking. 'I'm so sorry I let this happen to you. Please forgive me." I pleaded as I held her hand close to my chest. 'Please get better for me." She didn't move but I could see that she was trying to smile and nod at me. I was happy with her recovery and so I didn't leave her bed for any reason whatsoever. I fed her, bathed her and helped her whenever she wanted. For days, I spent my time with my mother at Diane's chambers and it made me so glad that we could share that bond we had when we were little. During those times, I avoided the talk of war, fighting or even death. We only spent happy hours and happy days. I let her take things slowly, from moving her injured arm to walking slowly and eating as she used to before. I was glad that it was all falling into plan. She had braces on which helped her immobilize their arm and aid the healing promise. In a few days, she could speak and talk like normal people. She always told me about the accident but I didn't want to let her talk about it. She was still recovering so I let the issue die for that moment. I knew that Laura was at the hospital receiving the treatment. I had never gone for once to see her and I was glad she was avoiding me as well. It was difficult to avoid not thinking about her and the pain she caused me. She had said that she did it for my good but I couldn't bring myself to believe her. How could she leave me for Mascot and then say she was doing it for my sake. How is that possible? I hated the fact that she believed that she was the victim, how could she think that when she betrayed me? She left me heartbroken and confused and now she's back telling everyone that she saved my mother. What nonsense!