Cold

Knowing I'm risking everything bringing a young woman whose been visously attacked into the emergency room is something I never thought I'd be doing. But I love this woman, I'd give my life for hers. I park and hurriedly swoop my unconscious queen up and carry her gently through the doors leading her limp body to the front desk as I breath out 'help'..

A petite brunette receptionist looks up and gets a horrified look on her when she realizes what's in my arms. I watch as she rushes herself to the nearest nurse prompting them to me. I watch as the older woman eyes me as she makes her way towards me, giving me a half assed frown. She uses her caller for more staff and within a few moments I watch as they bring the gurney out and desperately grab Natalia's body from me leaving behind only bloodied arms.

They rush her to the back fixing her up the best way they know how and before I know it they're gone. The room is filled and yet everything goes silent as my sight gets tunneled and my ears begin to ring. I shake it off and start pacing as I forgot to even notify Ella of her condition, as I pull out my phone to make a call I'm approached by an older man in a white coat.

The man asks my name and if I was the man that brought in the orange haired woman!? I nod and tell him my name as I ask if she's okay, the doctor looks puzzled, he says they won't know for a little while longer as he demands to know what happened. I told him I went to her house and found her that way. His look is off putting but that's understandable.

He talks to me asking more questions before finally asking me to stick around, I let him know I won't be leaving anytime soon. I watch as the man walks away behind the big locked doors. I once again grab my phone and dial the unsaved number to call Ella and head to the parking lot for a smoke.

I'm stressed and Ella hears it, she starts bawling on the phone as she proceeds to tell me she's on her way and I hang up as I wait for her. Pacing taking long drags as my mind is racing with panic, I cannot lose her again.

•Natalia's POV•

I feel like I'm dreaming, but it feels like a nightmare, like I'm drowning right below the surface.. where am I and why am I in pain? My thoughts race as I have no idea what is going on, resistance is the only thing I can think of doing. I hear faint voices that no matter which way I turn can't find the source.

I follow one distinctive voice, it's a higher pitched voice coming from over a hill as I start to walk I notice a big lake with a small wooden boat with paddles with a feminine figure sitting inside singing aloud. Reluctantly I make my way over the hill and to the shore of the waters. As I'm so close to boat the figure has her back turned to me softly singing a sweet song, I listen as the sweet voice sings.

Getting lured into the waters I take a few steps into the water to take the step inside this boat on the opposite side of this mysterious figure. Taking a seat I take a closer look at this mysterious figure and it hits me like a ton of bricks.  The woman is my sister, it's Flora! I can't help but sing a long to a song I thought I've never heard but it does come back to me.

The woman looks up, its Flora but she looks gaunt and uncanny like, I can't help but feel at ease yet frightened at the same time, I watch as the figure goes silent but her lips still moving, no sound! I watch her mouth trying to read her lips, I squint and lean forward just a hair...

As I lean in I finally realize what the figure is saying.

'Not you're time, Not you're time'

By the third time her face gets distorted and screeches

'NOT YOU'RE TIME!'

I fall back and as I hit my head on the seat I gasp, as I see a man's face shining a light into my eyes as I feel wetness fall from the outer corner of my eyes onto my shoulders.

Loud rings buzz throughout my ears and into my head turning into an annoying pulsating feeling. I can't move and all I hear when the pulsation calms is word soup, I try to speak and I can't yet, the pain is unbearable. All I can think is

'Why can't I speak and where am I?' When the pulsation is gone completely I finally hear 'Hello, Miss Volkova... Can you hear me?' Not having much access to movement I only nod.

The man continues, I recognize he's a doctor and I'm in a hospital at this point

He explains that I took a bad beating and had my throat slashed. He says a lot of words I don't understand, but I get the gist of. The doctor finally asks me if I know who did this to me because they'd advise pursuing it legally. I shake my head no as all I remember is seeing my dead sisters distorted face.

After explaining more shit I don't understand and telling me how close of a call this was they give me little comfort and they're on there way. As I lay there numb I try my hardest to try and recall anything my mind is blank all I can do is start carefully and softly singing the melody I heard Flora singing.

After a few moments I hear the privacy curtain to the door being moved and I hear footsteps making their way to my side. It's Luca with tears streaming down his face as he grabs my hand and says 'Where did you hear that song?' I softly tell him Flora, with a puzzled expression I tell him I had a fucked up dream with her in it and she was singing it.. not going into anymore detail of it.

I watch as his eyes widen, almost in disbelief before he pulls up the chair to plop into and wiping away the flowing tears. Luca kisses my hand and says 'How can this be Amorè?' Confused I ask him 'what?'.. He sighs before responding to me, 'The song you were singing is... was our song... it's strange and a curious to how you know of it?'

Not quite sure how to answer I change the subject asking what happened to me. He explains the best he can but sighs heavily when he says 'The grimy fucks got away!' Before he continues cursing in his native language. Only half perplexed at the thought of my 'mother' doing this to me doesn't surprise me but she failed and I don't even know if they know that.

My mind starts racing with panic 'What if they come back....' Luca sees my uneasiness and kisses my forehead giving me a bit of reassurance before we're both startled by loud heels clacking into the room.

All I hear next is a screech of my name 'Naaaattttyy' Ella darts towards my side and before i can say a word she's practically on top of me hugging me and crying into my shoulder mumbling things I can't understand. Watching as she pulls away, I take notice of just how red her eyes are, which means she's been crying A LOT!

the next hour is spent talking to the both of them, Luca spends most of it looking like he's seen a ghost. I start having second thoughts about singing aloud or even talking about Flora. A nurse comes in and tells them visiting hours are ending soon and checks in on me. We say our goodbyes reluctantly and the two of them are off although the only communication I'll have is my phone.

I'm not going to complain I need to gather my thoughts about everything that has happened to me. I lay there cold, paranoid and spooked, that dream or whatever that was has really fucked my head up. As I sit back and just reminisce about my life I can't help but cry, my life has been hell yet I'm the happiest I've ever been. I can't just let them take that from me, I know what has to be done of me!