Bound with Blood

Morning Call

…….. I opened my eyes; I was lying on my own bed. I sat up quickly and looked round. Brae was sitting in the semi darkness in the chair in the corner of the room.

“I asked you to call me to come get you, not get pissy and black out the entire city” He got up

“How sis I get back here?” I croaked looking down at the still mud covered dress.

“I found you in the graveyard with HIM” he growled the end of the sentence. I looked at Brae

“Where’s Seth now?”

“Right now at the foot of the hill with my knife hilt deep between his…”

You killed him” I literally leapt off the bed and got into his face pushing him back against the wall “WHY?... Why the hell would you do that? I raised my hand

“Whoa” Brae ducked as a flash of lightening left my finger tips and blew a hole in the wall where his head had been. “I’m Kidding” he shouted at me as thunder rolled, he caught me off guard tackling me and throwing me over his shoulder, carrying me across the hall to the bathroom turning on the water and dumping me under the cold stream.

“Fuck” I gasped at the shock making me stop struggling

“Cool the hell off” Brae held me under the torrent of water with one strong hand while the other reached got the hot water turning it on “Vandes is fine” he sounded thrilled at that notion “He called me to come get you last night” He let go of me now get cleaned up and we’ll talk” he walked to the bathroom door “oh and Pete is beyond pissed you met him again and you ended up where you did” he walked out and closed the door behind him.

I took a few deep breaths and peeled off the dress and underwear and reached for the shower gel. I scrubbed myself clean and turned off the water, Between trying to comprehend the things I had experienced last night and the very unfunny Joke me dear brother had tried to crack I felt like I’d been trampled by a bull. I wrapped my hair in a towel and wrapped my robe round myself.

I opened the door I could here talking down stairs and the distinctive sound of Pete’s pacing. I went into my room and closed the door quietly picking up my phone and sitting on the window ledge; I pulled up the yellow book on the phone and found the number for the Vandes Building. As much as he said Seth was okay I had to check for myself… and well hell if it meant I got to listen o his voice. I shuddered at the thought of it, I glanced at the clock just after 7am, I dialed the number

*Vandes Corporation how may I direct your call?

Me * Seth Vandes please

* Mr. Vandes asked not to be disturbed

Me * this is an emergency

*About what

Me * I’m not prepared to discuss my dealings with Mr. Vandes with you put me through to him right now and tell him it has to do with the meeting he had with me last night

*hold please

I heard a click and some really bad 80’s ballad while I was held. I got up and paced the floor. What was I doing? What the hell was I going to say to him? Would he think I was stalking him? I almost hung up as the phone clicked

Seth * Star

Oh damn that voice was like warm honey being poured over me

Me * Er… hi

Seth * is everything alright?

Me * I was making sure you werent’ dead

Okay that sounded dumb