daughter’s room
for the last half hour for?”
Clear sighed. “Chicago is
very big . There
are a lot of people. It’s so… overwhelming. I have to know Kat if
I’m going to find her.” She bit her lip as pain shot through her
head. “Please Grant… I need to lie down. My head,” she bent over
feeling as if she would be sick.
“ Laura, you got anything
for a headache?” he growled. He helped Clear stand up and led her
into Laura’s room. She pulled back.
“ No, I
shouldn’t.”
“ She’ll get over
it.”
“ There is Imitrix in my
bag… for the migraine.”
Grant flipped the light switch off and
headed out. “I’ll be right back.”
Clear writhed in pain for what felt
like forever, but was probably no more than a few minutes. Finally
Grant came back in with a glass of water and her pill bottle. He
handed it to her and she squinted as she popped the pill top off.
She chugged the water and tossed in one pill, then curled up on the
bed facing away from the window. Grant walked to the other side of
the bed and closed the blinds then carefully left the room, closing
the door behind him. Clear had a momentary feeling of gratitude
before the numbing lead feeling began to descend. She welcomed it,
knowing the pain would end soon.
Clear awoke groggily. She shook her
head, trying to remember what she had seen in the dream she had
been having. It was about Kat, she knew that much. Kat and… there
had been a man… an oogy older man with graying teeth.
Carefully sitting up on the bed, Clear
squinted from the tensing of her muscles. Everything ached so
badly. She had almost forgotten this feeling. It had been so long
since she had been plagued with the migraines. Civilization
sucked!
She gently rolled her head, loosening
the muscles in her neck and focusing on her breathing, trying to
release the images and let them flow freely. Trying to focus on
them would simply cause them to slip away out of her grasp. As her
neck muscles loosened, she began gently rotating her shoulders,
loosening the back muscles.
There was the man and there was
another girl. The man had hurt Kat… hurt her feelings. The other
girl was supportive… Once again the images flitted away. Clear took
a deep breath pushing her frustration away and slowly stood,
feeling the muscles in her legs groan in protest. She began
rotating her hips slowly to loosen the lower back and hips and
tried to breath in rhythm with the rotations, forcing her conscious
mind to relax along with the muscles.
A stark image of the girl came into
focus and the emotions Kat felt for her. They were very close. The
girl was telling her something…. Not to worry about what he said…
Suddenly the bedroom door came open and a shaft of bright light
struck Clear in the face. She snapped her eyes shut as they
prickled from the light sensitivity still plaguing her. Immediately
the images, the whole thing just disappeared.
“ Worst. Timing. Ever!”
Clear growled.
“ What the hell are you
doing?” Laura snapped back. Clear realized that she was still
swaying and moving and immediately stopped, somewhat
embarrassed.
“ Laura.. leave her….”
Grant was right behind Laura and Clear felt this overwhelming sense
of compassion and concern from him. The stab of jealousy was
quickly brushed aside. Realizing that what images she had were now
gone, she flounced out of the room.
“ I need some water,” she
muttered as she carefully slipped past Grant and Laura. Once she
got to the kitchen she realized that she had no idea where to get a
glass. Turning, Grant and Laura were right on her heels.
“ Feeling better?” Grant
asked tentatively.
“ The migraine is gone… for
now,” Clear amended. She knew there would be more, probably one
every single day they were here. Even more motivation to get this
whole thing over with quickly.
Grant moved past her and grabbed a
glass. He filled it with water and ice from the fridge then offered
it to her.
“ Thanks,” she
for the last half hour for?”
Clear sighed. “Chicago is
very big . There
are a lot of people. It’s so… overwhelming. I have to know Kat if
I’m going to find her.” She bit her lip as pain shot through her
head. “Please Grant… I need to lie down. My head,” she bent over
feeling as if she would be sick.
“ Laura, you got anything
for a headache?” he growled. He helped Clear stand up and led her
into Laura’s room. She pulled back.
“ No, I
shouldn’t.”
“ She’ll get over
it.”
“ There is Imitrix in my
bag… for the migraine.”
Grant flipped the light switch off and
headed out. “I’ll be right back.”
Clear writhed in pain for what felt
like forever, but was probably no more than a few minutes. Finally
Grant came back in with a glass of water and her pill bottle. He
handed it to her and she squinted as she popped the pill top off.
She chugged the water and tossed in one pill, then curled up on the
bed facing away from the window. Grant walked to the other side of
the bed and closed the blinds then carefully left the room, closing
the door behind him. Clear had a momentary feeling of gratitude
before the numbing lead feeling began to descend. She welcomed it,
knowing the pain would end soon.
Clear awoke groggily. She shook her
head, trying to remember what she had seen in the dream she had
been having. It was about Kat, she knew that much. Kat and… there
had been a man… an oogy older man with graying teeth.
Carefully sitting up on the bed, Clear
squinted from the tensing of her muscles. Everything ached so
badly. She had almost forgotten this feeling. It had been so long
since she had been plagued with the migraines. Civilization
sucked!
She gently rolled her head, loosening
the muscles in her neck and focusing on her breathing, trying to
release the images and let them flow freely. Trying to focus on
them would simply cause them to slip away out of her grasp. As her
neck muscles loosened, she began gently rotating her shoulders,
loosening the back muscles.
There was the man and there was
another girl. The man had hurt Kat… hurt her feelings. The other
girl was supportive… Once again the images flitted away. Clear took
a deep breath pushing her frustration away and slowly stood,
feeling the muscles in her legs groan in protest. She began
rotating her hips slowly to loosen the lower back and hips and
tried to breath in rhythm with the rotations, forcing her conscious
mind to relax along with the muscles.
A stark image of the girl came into
focus and the emotions Kat felt for her. They were very close. The
girl was telling her something…. Not to worry about what he said…
Suddenly the bedroom door came open and a shaft of bright light
struck Clear in the face. She snapped her eyes shut as they
prickled from the light sensitivity still plaguing her. Immediately
the images, the whole thing just disappeared.
“ Worst. Timing. Ever!”
Clear growled.
“ What the hell are you
doing?” Laura snapped back. Clear realized that she was still
swaying and moving and immediately stopped, somewhat
embarrassed.
“ Laura.. leave her….”
Grant was right behind Laura and Clear felt this overwhelming sense
of compassion and concern from him. The stab of jealousy was
quickly brushed aside. Realizing that what images she had were now
gone, she flounced out of the room.
“ I need some water,” she
muttered as she carefully slipped past Grant and Laura. Once she
got to the kitchen she realized that she had no idea where to get a
glass. Turning, Grant and Laura were right on her heels.
“ Feeling better?” Grant
asked tentatively.
“ The migraine is gone… for
now,” Clear amended. She knew there would be more, probably one
every single day they were here. Even more motivation to get this
whole thing over with quickly.
Grant moved past her and grabbed a
glass. He filled it with water and ice from the fridge then offered
it to her.
“ Thanks,” she
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