New family

Father is home! A male voice sounded from behind the door and before they could take another step again the door dashed open. A young boy with few frickles on his face and a blonde hair with little mature features on him stood by the door bare footed with a rough hair.

Father i.....who...is this, he said with his eyes on Dracel.

My boy, his father said yanking him into his big arm, you didn't say a welcome to me?

Welcome father, he said with a smile, you did not say of a stranger coming into our home?

She's no stranger anymore, meet Dracel, and Dracel meet my son Rapheal.

There was a awkward silence between the both of them, Rapheal stared at Dracel with wonder in his eyes, while Dracel felt tickles under her feet, the look got her uncomfortable.

Don't treat a lady like that, give her welcome by offering her a seat, she has a broken leg, he said offering Dracel's hand to him.

Oh, he said coming to his senses and realizing she was injured. He held her gently, like he didn't want to get her stained almost letting her loose her balance.

Don't hurt the young lady, his dad said.

Mother is fast asleep, Rapheal warned.

Oh, he lowered his voice to a whisper, I'll go meet her then, he said walking to a door in the house.

Sit here, he said positioning a chair for her but she slipped off his hands making her land on the ground with her butt.

Miss, are you ok, he immediately bend to get her on her feet.

I'm, I'm thirsty, she said as he positioned her on the chair. Her insides were dry like they would crack due to dehydration.

Let me bring you water, he said rushing off to get her water.

Her sight became blurry and she felt her lips crack, though she was supposed to feel hot if she needed water but she started frozing, as if she had seen it all, she felt hot and cold at the same time, she couldn't endure the pain and she passed out.

Are you ok? A female voice said as she opened her eyes, she inhaled sharply and panted heavily. She looked around and saw a lady by her bed side, she had a worried look and was holding a bowl and handkerchief on her hand.

You were hot, and now you're cold, the woman said touching her face. She carresed her gently on her shoulders. Don't worry child, you will be fine, it's ok.

She calmed down after she heard her words. She looked at the woman, all she could see was symphaty, care and love of a mother. She saw herself on a bed and she tried getting up but was stopped.

Careful, I redressed your wounds so they won't catch infection, it seem to have stoppped bleeding but your bone is still broken. Looks like you had a nightmare, she said getting up.

She picked some thin sticks from the corner of the room and hung them on a clip attached to the wall.

These will drive away negativity from you, I will send Rapheal to bring you some food and water, she said removing the strings of hair that were on Dracel's face and gave a light smile and left.

Dracel felt warmth and sadness in her heart, after a long time she was been accepted by a total stranger who knew nothing about her. She was reminded of her deceased mother, she had the warmest smile, the most caring heart and was very protective of her, she was her first friend and if her father was not around she would run to her mother's arms to cry.

Dracel burst into tears that were unseen, she cried all her heart out, though tears couldn't leave her eyes but one could tell she was in so much pain, she held the sheets that she was used in covering her and weeped. Back in her home town when she was feeling lonely her mother would leave what ever she was doing and play hide and seek with her.

105....110....200! I'm coming to get you.... Her voice came echoing.

Little Dracel would hold back her laugher and close her eyes.

Here you are little snow princess, her mother would say after yanking her into her arms.

Mama you cheated, she would say laughing.

I did? No I didn't I counted my numbers correctly.

No you didn't she would laugh loudly.

Then you're going to teach me smart lady.

No... I'm a girl....

You're a lady... Her mother will laugh.

No I'm a smart girl... I'm not a lady.... Mama! She will shout laughing as her mother tickled her.

A knock came from the door but she didn't reply, she started calming herself. There was a slight push in the door and someone came in and dropped a tray on a table and brought it close to her and left.

She didn't bother to look, she clenched her fist tight on the bed sheet and was inhaling heavily to calm herself down, she couldn't bear it anymore she took out her fingers on her neck, she scratched herself in order to cool her urge but it was of no help she got up to find something to cool her urge but immediately she tried getting up she was stopped by a sharp pain in her leg making her shout on the top of her voice.

She was not healing at all, she felt weak and was about to go wild, that could only mean that she had gone beyond her limit. She panted heavily with her head turning every corner and her nose sniffing from left to right, she was loosing control and she needed to calm herself down. The sniffing and turning stopped when she noticed the hot liquid in the cup by her side.

Don't do it! The voice in her head came shouting, you must be sick to think that would melt everything stop it!

But she wasn't listening, she picked up the hot liquid and poured it down her throat, which was followed by a loud shout.

Good morning, a feminine voice woke her up, she held the sheet with both hands and she was white like there was no single blood in her body, she was shivering and one could tell she didn't sleep well at night.

You must have a very high fever, you were screaming last night was everything okay? was this how you were throughout the night? The concerned lady said sitting close to her but she threw her glance to a corner not wanting to inhale her scent.

Alright, she said getting up, let me quickly go and prepare a medicine for you, she said getting up. Luckily for her she wasn't very close to the injured Dracel, unknowingly to her she had been saved from the hands of a predator.

Dracel groaned in pain as she let go of the bed sheet, she knew what she had to do, she couldn't escape it. Last night after drinking the hot liquid, she passed out, last night would have been a disaster if not for the incense that blocked her sense of smell. That was the same thing her mother did anytime she wasn't feeling well, when she felt super dehydrated, she would give her water and burn insense for her to calm down but last night went out of hand. She fell into the same dream, same nightmare of someone wanting to possess her, she would see blood all over her body but it would wipe off like someone was draining her.

Hello, a familiar voice came from the door.

Please don't come in, she warned as she swallowed hard holding the sheets again to stop her from making any move

I have your medications and I was asked to drop it, he said behind the door.

Dracel groaned again, she wondered if she was cursed, she just had a new family who had done nothing but take care of her but little did they know that they had brought disaster to themselves.

Come in then, she said calmly.

The door gently opened, Rapheal came in but freaked out immediately he saw Dracel.

What happened to you?