Chapter 46

New York City…

Avery's pov;

The doctor hands me the result paper and starts explaining,

"From the tests we conducted we found different

DNA samples of blood are trapped in your heart muscle , this is strange because it doesn't happen at all. This is impossible. The only way this happens is when a person has a resorbed / ghost twin hiding in their original DNA but this is not your case , we did tests for that as well and you didn't absorb a twin embryo of anything so we are at loss of words and explanation. This is scientifically impossible miss Miller"

I look at Sheila who is still looking at the results.

She then looks back at the doctor and starts asking what we should do and all that, meanwhile I am panicking in my head because what I have seems to not exist but exists at the same time.

What do I do with this information?

"Doctor , what do I do now?" I ask.

He sighs "I would recommend you get checked by a more advanced hospital, maybe in another country , Germany for example . I have a contact there who can help you, he is a talented doctor in cardiology" he hands me a card with that doctor's name and phone number.

"Thank you doctor" I say and we shake hands , he leaves with the nurses and I am left with Sheila in the room.

"Okay , Avery calm down first of all . The doctor didn't say you have cancer or anything. If you feel like it is necessary we go see another doctor we will . I am here to support you in whatever you decide, it is your health after all" Sheila says while patting my back slowly.

"I think it is best if I wait to see if it gets worse or if it reoccurs again before making a decision-" I am stopped mid sentence when I hear the door opening and it is Eric who enters.

"Avery! Oh my God are you okay? Is it grave?" He immediately asks and checks my entire body, shaking me a bit . Okay this man needs to chill.

"Hold your horses big man . I am not dead am I ?" I roll my eyes and he flicks my forehead. Ow.

"You will one day if you keep that attitude. Now tell me what happened? Why are you in the hospital?" I look at Sheila with raised eyebrows because I know she has something to do with this , Eric is no magician to guess I am at the hospital.

She sighs "Okay I may have called Eric to inform him of your situation, y'all are friends aren't you? Then he should be here supporting you as well" she even winks at me. What do I do with her? Always overthinking everything I do with Eric , actually with any guy at all . She is like those annoying moms who are incredibly cringy and like to set you up with guys. She might be worse than that actually.

Eric just stares at me looking still worried, poor guy , alerted for nothing. Sheila is evil.

"Alright you two I will be off now , have fun . Eric take care of Avery and make sure she gets hope okay" she says chuckling to herself as she wears her coat and leaves the room.

"I am not 9 years old you know!" I yell back at her .

Eric just laughs.

Eric sits on the hospital bed with me and takes my hands in his to warm them . Sweet as always.

"Now can you tell me , why you are here?" He tilts his head to look straight into my eyes . His way of communicating and seeing when I am lying.

"It is just chest pain , I've been feeling it for a while now . It feels like an elastic band in my heart muscle and sometimes veins . The doctor carried out tests and there was nothing real there. Hypothetically I am healthy according to the tests . He told me to consider seeing another specialist just incase it gets worse , I am still thinking about it"

"This seems very serious to me Avery . Kinda weird the test results don't show anything though." He says and I hand him the tests for him to see for himself.

He then asks "And how do you feel right now? Any pain? Did they give you anything for incase it gets worse?"

I sigh and suddenly hug him , I need a hug right now after the fright I just had.

"Are you okay love?" He asks as he hugs me back. Did he- call me- ?

I hug him tighter "I am fine , I don't feel any pain right now, I just need a hug after all this. I kind of thought I had an incurable disease at some point today. So scary"

He nods and hugs me in a more tender way , he brushes through my hair with his fingers and his other hand traces patterns on my back.

We just stay in that position for a while.

This is what I needed after all , this moment ,

When the sun is shining through the window and it's rays touch both our skins , the birds are chipping and I find comfort in the arms of the man I am proud to call my best friend.

Helga's pov;

My head hurts like crazy , I don't know what happened. I feel like I am asleep but I can feel the sheets under my fingers and I am aware of my surroundings.

I decide to open my eyes , only to be blinded by the sunlight shining from my bedroom window.

My bedroom?

I jump out of bed and look around me . I am back!

I am in New York once again.

I look at the amulet and see it looks more dull , it must have ran out of power or whatever it is running on.

First things first , I have to go see grandma and tell her about this incredible thing that happened to me. She is going to be shocked beyond the word itself.

"Grandma?" I call out as I enter the big living room.

I sit on the couch and then comes a maid who greets me and tells me grandma is showering but will be out in a bit. She also seems really shocked to see me . I guess I was gone longer than I thought, I don't know how time zones work in Alba.

Who knows the few weeks I have spent there could have been 2 months here.

"Helga my dear ?!" I turn around and see grandma coming in .

I ran up to her and give her a big hug . I did miss her.

"Dear child , where have you been? You have worried this old lady so much you know" she says as she hugs me.

"Oh grandma it is a long story or rather a long adventure , I willl tell you all about it"

"What is it?" She asks curiously.

"Let me just say one word . Alba" I say and her eyes open widely almost gasping.