Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 25

The first few days, I let myself wallow in my own misery, moping around the apartment. I don't even shower. I spend a lot of time on the balcony, letting cigarette butts pile up in the ashtray. When I can't stand the silence anymore, I throw myself into work. I get to the office by seven in the morning and leave after eleven at night every day. After three days, I realize Carly is working the same hours to try to keep up and looks exhausted. I let her know she doesn't need to stay the long hours I do, she can work her regular hours. She seems relieved and grateful. Milo and Lenora distract me over the weekend with movies and shopping. I don't need anything for myself but I picked up some kitchen gadgets for Kas as winter solstice gifts. On day eleven, I woke up ready to train. Saint has the itch to spar, which is bad news for my sparring partners. * I get to the training grounds and let the trainers know to queue warriors up so I can burn some energy. They already know what to do when I'm in a mood like this. They pair up experienced warriors and triple up new trainees to spar against me.

 

I burn through all the pairs until I get to Milo and Reggie. They're the only warriors that are an actual challenge for me, the others are just warm-ups.

 

"Ready or not, here we come!" Milo teases. They lunge at me simultaneously. Milo to my upper body, Reggie to my lower body. I lean back and roll, bringing both of them with meas I fall. [hop up from the roll, facing them. They pop up ready to lunge again.

 

Ding.

 

[hear a little bell. No one around me seems to acknowledge the sound. I stand up from my defensive stance, looking around confused, just as Milo throws a vicious right hook.

 

I fall to the ground like a ton of bricks. I can hear gasps around the ring.

 

"Bronx, are you okay, man? You didn't even defend yourself!" Milo runs over, picking me u p off the ground.

 

"I-I got distracted," I say, more to myself than Milo.

 

"Saint, did you hear a bell?"

 

"Yeah, but where did it come from?" he sounds a bit dazed.

 

Ding.

 

The sound chimes again but this time it feels like it vibrates my bones making me feel dizzy. The smell of fresh rain and lilacs fills my nose.

 

"Kas?" A sharp pain rips through my head. I press my palms to my temples and grimace, " Kas is that you, Baby?"

 

“Bronx, Kas isn't here, she's in France," Reggie's face appears in front of me looking worried.

 

Ding.

 

loud that I can't concentrate on anything else. I start to feel disoriented and nauseous. Oh Goddess, I'm gonna puke. I lean forward as

 

Ding.

 

hard that I fall to

 

don't hear

 

the trainer is looking into my eye

 

Ding.

 

onto my hands before my vision

 

2 kK

 

the middle of the night in the hospital wing. My head is throbbing. Nothing a little aspirin won't fix. Otherwise, I feel fine. Milo is in a chair on the other side of the room with Lenora in his lap. They're both sound asleep. The clock on the wall says one-

 

"Saint what happened?"

 

sound did something to

 

"Are you okay?"

 

through worse.

 

That's when body parts disappear. We need to assess the treatment we need and keep moving. Right now, I need a running faucet, enough water to hydrate an elephant, and aspirin. I could

 

over the side of the bed and stand up. My legs are a little shaky, but a couple of steps gets them back to normal. I walk over to Lenora

 

Milo," I use Lenora's childhood nickname as

 

then

 

she launchs herself at me for

 

awake with a big yawn, " See Sugar, I told you he'd be okay. He just needed a nap,

 

out all day! That was a Hell of a punch, Milo. But don't worry, payback's a bitch," I

 

you weren't out for

 

Bronx, please sit down so we

 

bed while the nurse checks

 

scent?" He looks concerned, "Alpha, with your

want to do a brain scan before you leave. Phantom sounds and smells are symptoms of a stroke. As is, you slept for thirty-six hours." "Thirty-six hours! What the fuck are you talking about?" I jump up from the seat, startling the nurse, "I have to leave to see Kas! You can scan my brain when I get back, doc." "Now Alpha, you still have five hours before your flight leaves. I will have you out of the hospital wing in forty-five minutes. Still plenty of time to pack and get to the airport. I promise.

 

he makes me sit in a wheelchair. I feel like an invalid. I can walk just fine. As soon as the scan is done Lenora is waiting for me with fresh clothes, my suitcase already packed, and all my travel documents. "Be safe, Bronx. You're

 

praise her

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