He leans in and locations his mouth over mine. It’s not intrusive or pushy, it’s simply smooth, mild, sufficient to let me know that my Clay is true right here with me.

“Do you wish to speak concerning the nightmare?”

I pull again from him and lie again on the pillows which are extra upright than they had been once I first awoke. “I can’t, Clay. Simply belief that I’m doing this for you, as a result of I like you an excessive amount of to place you in peril. I can’t lose you now. I received’t.”

Clay tilts his head and research each a part of me. “You’re by no means going to lose me, quick stuff. I’m right here, and I’m staying right here. Nothing you may do or say will make me wish to go away.”

I shake my head. “I do know. That isn’t why I’m involved. I simply can’t speak about something. I can’t have something I say put you in peril. Please, simply belief me, Clay.”

He by no means takes his eyes off me. He leans his hand on my thigh and rubs circles together with his thumb. “You don’t should say something, however I’m going to ask you a query. I simply must see your face to know the reply.” I sigh, but it surely’s pointless saying no, as a result of Clay will preserve going anyway. “Has somebody threatened you to maintain you quiet? Has somebody mentioned you’ll be able to’t speak?”

“Clay…” I growl out my frustration.

“Nothing will contact you, Shay.”

“No, they received’t. They’ll simply contact everybody I care about. I received’t let that occur.”

“What about Josh, huh? Don’t you need us to search out him? Deliver him house?”

“After all I do!”

I forgot the place I used to be for a second, as a result of when a nurse turns round and appears at me, I shrink again into the mattress.

“I don’t know the place I used to be held, Clay.” I soften my tone. “By the point I arrived at that camp, my sense of path was gone. I don’t understand how lengthy Josh and I saved transferring for. I don’t understand how lengthy Josh carried me earlier than I awoke. It doesn’t matter what I inform you concerning the folks in that camp, what was happening, I’ll by no means be capable of inform you the place Josh is. And the night time I left the jail I used to be in, I used to be too far out of it to even choose up something vital. I don’t even know if Josh remains to be alive, Clay. I by no means as soon as noticed him once I awoke within the medical wing. Keir mentioned he would have been educated as a soldier as soon as he proved his value.”

“Keir?”

“I’ve mentioned an excessive amount of already. However Keir is a physician. Somebody captured similar to me. He helped me as greatest he might. He in all probability saved me alive, Clay.”

Clay seems down at his hand on my leg. He seems deep in thought, disturbed even. I can’t learn him, and that’s by no means a very good signal.

“The place was he from?”

I shrug. “I believe he’s American. We by no means actually spoke about our lives again house. We had been extra involved with serving to the people who walked by the medical wing doorways. And I used to be all the time looking out for a approach out, but it surely practically acquired me killed in the long run.”

“You labored there?”

I nod. “Till I referred to as you and acquired caught.”

“And what sort of folks did you deal with?”

“I can’t, Clay.”

He sighs. Simply once I assume he’s going to get indignant with me, he sits up straight, takes my hand in his, and smiles. “Okay, I get it. I received’t ask any extra questions. How are you feeling?”

“Higher. I simply wish to get out of right here and go house. These 4 partitions always remind of the hospital room I sat in for weeks, months. God, I don’t even understand how lengthy.”

I’ve been caught inside 4 partitions for lengthy sufficient; I must be at liberty and alive once more. I’ve misplaced all sense of myself currently and I want to recollect what it’s wish to reside as me, and never some captured, wounded soldier.

“I believe it will likely be some time, babe. Take heed to what the docs say and also you’ll be out of right here very quickly in any respect.”

That’s what I’m involved about. The docs received’t be in any hurry to discharge me, particularly after the whole lot I’ve been by.

“Hey.”

Carrick peeks his head across the door and walks in with luggage of goodies. If everybody retains going, I’ll have sufficient provides for the total hospital.

“Mother and Dad are on their approach up. Clay, I’ve had my orders to ship you again to the compound. The fellows want your assist.”

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