Anaconda in a Cold Rainy Night

Albrecht made a porridge mixed with bird's egg for her dinner while she's still closing her eyes - lifeless and complained some pains caused by her wounds. A little while, George carefully offered her a spoonful of porridge soup and she tried to have some perks of it.

" George, don't confiscate my dagger, give it back to me." She whispered.

" Yeah, of course, its in your bag, I put it there. Outright recovery, you can have it again."

" Next time, don't wander in those areas, its truly dangerous." Baldur commented.

" I know...but even if I stay inside nor outside, still I don't know if what would happen to me. Today was luckily my accidental rehearsal being alone and its kinda deadly. I'll be more cautious next time."

" Why did you slap George that much? its too harsh, he's just helping us you know." Albrecht reminded her.

She stopped from eating and bury her head with another pile of pillow over her.

George smiled and put the bowl filled with porridge.

" Albrecht, don't worry, I'll leave very early tomorrow, I'll go ahead of you. Anyway, I'm not any longer needed here." He winked an eye to Baldur.

Baldur and George went to the balcony.

" George, thanks."

" We've got a problem. I have to pick up Dad two days from now and Albrecht needs to go back there in station one, you know, as custodian of the budgeting of stocks. You're also needed there as our head but can you just stay here before I return, my sister needs a friend. We've already decided to leave her alone but she's a bit clumsy and that accident even happened today."

" Hmm, sure. But you saw how she slapped me." He sheepishly smiled.

" Still she likes your company, I could feel it."

" Okay, both of us here? for two days?" George looked at him with some worrisome thoughts.

" I'm also confused but - I don't know at all." He hardly pressed his head with both palms.

There was a deafening silence then George spoke.

" If my stay can help, I'm also willing to extend my presence." He tapped Baldur's shoulder then he returned to her.

When he opened the door she quickly covered her face with a blanket.

" Ehm...why you're hiding, what have I done?"

She was quiet, attentively listening and likewise busy looking at him through a small hole of the blanket.

" I'm your resident nurse and bodyguard tonight so hope you drink again the bitter 'serpentina' leaves before you sleep. Wait."

He suddenly went downstairs and poured out the kettle's boiled water in the mug and returned to her with 'serpentina' leaves tea on it. A little while, she removed the blanket covering the face and smiled at her.

" Please sit down, have some tea and this will help regain your energy. She slowly returned the cover on her face but he removed it again."

" You changed me without my consent and while I was unconscious."

" Ah, I asked consent from your brothers and I covered you with towel, haven't seen anything, promise! besides, its an emergency." He blushed.

" Really? Good." She looked at him straight.

" Yes, pretty sure. I can guarantee and you don't need to worry."

" So, you're leaving tomorrow?" Magee asked.

" There's a change of plan. Baldur will fetch your Dad and Albrecht ought to check all the stocks in station one. They requested me to stay with you while you're still recovering. But if you don't want me to stay, I'll leave tomorrow."

" It depends on you if you want to stay or not." She smiled.

" She wants me to decide if I stay or not. She's naughty." He thought.

George was smiling sneakily and offered the mug to her. Without hesitations, she drank the tea like a cold coffee and her face was filled with shaded wrinkles.

"Its the worst tea I've ever tasted in my whole life. Try it."

He tasted the last drop from her leftover and yelled.

" Waaaaaaa! what....the worst herb! Hah!"

" Hahaha...now you know if why it wrinkled my face."

He stood up and breathe as they both laughed.

The siblings were chatting at the balcony.

" I'm worried for Dad, his travel was extended and this is inusual, what do you think is the reason? Baldur said.

" Don't worry too much, he maybe just dropped by to stations two and three and it delayed him even more." Albrecht pacified him.

" Grrr...its too cold in here, let's get inside now." Baldur was chilling.

" How about them?"

" He's pleasant to her eyes, just leave them alone. There's nothing to worry about that guy over there, hmm, c'mon!"

They locked the doors below, closed all the windows and chilled like in a freezer on bed.

While upstairs, Magee chilled a lot just as George felt so she covered her with more blankets, his clothes and anything that can cover her. Out of curiosity he got out and checked and its all blurry but its the cotton-like fogs that has occupied the entire house, the wooden floors were already slippery and he could feel the breeze from the sea behind the rocky wall nearby. He was even worried with his lips felt like cracking and peed many times. So he got back beside her and lighted a candle on a small table and saw her face unwell and still chilling. With his increased worries he rushed to the kitchen and boiled some water and hurriedly gave her a mug of it.

" Here, drink some and go down to pee. Don't stock your urine, its not good to your health. Grrr....the fogs here are terribly serious. Okay, drink it now before it gets cold again."

When she's done she slowly stood up and held his hand to accompany her going to the bathroom. The candle has a cover so it gets them safe movin' downstairs. It heavily rained outside and the onset of an extremely intolerable that worsened the temperature too. Meanwhile, she installed him to stand by outside and wait. But momentarily, he noticed a huge log-like object movin' under the kitchen table which was estimated almost three meters away. He shook his head and was tremendously shocked after finally identifying it as a big green anaconda snake silently sleeping underneath. Nevertheless, to avoid panic he tried to control his pulses on the rise and waited for her to get out. When she's done he immediately grabbed her hand and they hurriedly went back, passing the slippery stairs and they're both chilling with cranking jaws. Magee slowly got back to bed and covered her entire body with piled up of blanket.

" Whew! it's as big as my legs, for God's sake! What if that keep coming' here and she's already alone? " He thought then he slowly took the 'sundang' or long knife beside the cabinet and determined to return downstairs into where he found the big anaconda. Despite the chills, he has smelled its very strong odor and finally located it promptly as it opened its eyes and eventually attacked him mercilessly but his long knife had cut its neck that made Baldur and Albrecht ran to get out after hearing the noise. They saw him still holding his breath and leaned on the wall.

" Heavens! what a big fuss this snake is doing to a combatant. But I'm serious, how come it gets in this hour when we locked all doors and windows!" Baldur commented as he shook his head.

Despite their tension, the siblings drew closer and touched the snake's body in horror. Observably, it took for minutes before its body gradually moved till it dropped down dead.

" Its not just three meters buddy, its five meters!" Baldur spoke in amazement.

" Wait, I have to check her for a while. But wait, can we keep this from her? She musn't." George whispered.

" Wow, what are we going to do with this meat, the locals loved it, been hearing them talking about this mixed with extracted coconut milk and lemon grass." Albrecht had plans of bringing it to station one.

When George reached on his mat which was located below Magee's bed, he sat down and was pacified.

" Thank God, she never saw it and never knew it exist around, otherwise, the first unforgettable guests she had here would be those wild slaying dog and five meters green anaconda, you lit'le rascal with rascal guests." Then he smiled.