Chapter 34: Weird

"Sir Aeron!" I carefully worked my way over to the bed and sat in the chair.

"Thank goodness, you're alive." He exhaled in relief.

"How are you feeling? Are you okay? What happened?"

"Calm down Charli." He mumbled as he sat up on the bed and rubbed his head. "This is the thanks I get for saving you?"

"I'm sorry." I hung my head. "How'd you find me anyways?"

"I saw your letter." An uneasiness settled in the pit of my stomach. "Why didn't you just leave in the morning like you planned?"

"I was afraid that if I waited…I wouldn't want to leave." I fought back tears that were clearly trying to form and burned my nose.

"Did they find the body?"

"What body?"

"That woman that attacked you. They kept questioning me so I told them where I killed her."

"Y…you killed her?" I closed my eyes and shook my head in disbelief. "Wait…what happened?"