The Girl From Ortec: An Omnibus by Amy Richie

Author:Amy Richie [Richie, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Rani!”

I jerked awake at the harsh call of my name and was already swinging my legs onto the floor before I fully knew what was going on.

“Why are you still sleeping?” Constantina snapped.

Was it morning already? Rubbing roughly at my still-sleepy eyes, I rose awkwardly to my feet.

“Angelina has been calling out to you, haven't you heard?”

The night before, after I returned from talking to Cyrus, Angelina had woken up with sharp pains in her stomach. Doctor Gourini had assured us it wasn't time for the baby yet, but the pain persisted throughout the night. Now it looked like we would have an uncomfortable day ahead of us.

“She hasn't slept more than an hour,” Constantina whispered, her voice—for once—was not filled with distaste when she spoke to me. Fear had taken its place.

I quickly glanced toward the door; sure enough, no sunlight flitted down to us. It was still night.

“Go and see what she wants,” Constantina snapped impatiently. “Make her comfortable, so she can get some rest.”

Obediently, I shuffled across the darkened room to Angelina's bed. “Do you need anything?” I whispered, kneeling low to the floor.

“I'm thirsty,” she croaked. “I want some water.”

Her face, which was so often turned up in some new complaint, had the greyish paleness of someone obviously not well. Pausing only to press my palm to her clammy forehead, I scurried to the low table to fetch a cup of water.

“Is she sleeping?” Constantina whispered form the darkness some time later as I returned to my own bed.

“Yes,” I replied in the same whisper.

She was sleeping for now, but I didn't tell Constantina about the bright red spot I had just found on Angelina's bed sheet. I would wait for morning to tell Doctor Gourini. He had said it wasn't time for the baby yet, but he had been wrong before.

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