The Deadening by Yvonne Heidt

Author:Yvonne Heidt [Heidt, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2015-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

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Raven returned to Shade’s room after getting another cup of horrible coffee from the nurse’s station. It was too strong, but she was grateful for it anyway. The nights she spent here now weren’t as hard as when Shade was in the coma. The not knowing, and not being able to help, was the worst part of the journey.

At least now, while she sat here and listened to her breathe, she knew Shade would eventually wake up and talk for a few minutes.

Raven had so much to tell her, to share with her. But she also wanted Shade to have full function of her cognitive abilities while she did so. She needed her awake, alert, and the morphine out of Shade’s system before she could really talk to her about them being together.

Though it shamed her, she resented sharing Shade with Tiffany and Sunny. Raven couldn’t help it; she wanted Shade to herself. She wasn’t trying to be selfish, but every moment she had to leave Shade’s side was hard, and they both wanted bits of time alone with her.

Sunny and Tiffany talked to Shade about things and memories Raven didn’t share, and she felt left out. Logically, Raven knew it was unreasonable, but still she wouldn’t lie to herself, and not acknowledge that it also hurt.

Yesterday, a woman named Sylvia had come in, and before Raven could ask who she was, Tiffany had walked into the room, whispered something to Kat, and they both escorted her out of the room.

When Raven asked, Tiffany refused to explain. It was hard to let stuff like that go, but the loyalty Tiffany held for Shade kept her silent. It was the not knowing part that made it worse, because it left the missing details up to Raven’s very colorful and active imagination to fill in the blanks.

Raven set her coffee on the moveable tray and crossed to Shade’s right side. Her fingers were clenched around the device that kept taking her away. Raven took care, managed to remove it, and lay it on the edge of the bed, still within reach, but not so automatically accessible.

She settled back in her chair and sipped the sludge masquerading as coffee.

Outside, it began to rain, and lightning split the black night sky. She counted one-Mississippi and made it to five-Mississippi before thunder rumbled in the sky.

Raven had always loved storms; she enjoyed the rush of raw power and the way it felt against her skin.

But then a different energy altogether smoked under the door and into the room. Raven silently recited a protection spell and then opened her senses to identify it.

Shade mumbled in her sleep, and her body twitched several times.

Raven couldn’t see it yet, but felt the presence move from left to right, closer to the bed. She rose and stood protectively over Shade. “Get out,” she hissed; the command was quiet, yet still forceful. “Leave her.”

Raven rubbed her hands together and gathered energy from the storm to throw as a weapon. When

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