anywhere.
"Speaking of Daniel, where is he?"
Avalon steps back. "He went upstairs to check in on Iris. I haven't seen him since and he went up there a half hour ago."
Weird. "I think I will go up and check on them both. Thanks Ava."
Avalon gives me another quick hug.
"You’re welcome. I am so happy for you Jaci."
I am happy too for the moment. Now I have to go check on Daniel and maybe let him know what's going on. I am so not looking forward to this.
I walk upstairs towards the room Iris is in, the entire time thinking about how I am going to break it to Daniel that I am in love with Michael. I mean how does one let down a man they were sleeping with after so much has happened? After everything he has done for me?
Right when I decide to turn around and go back downstairs I hear something. I hear Daniel talking to Iris through the cracked door. I peek in to see the candle lit and him sitting next to her bed and talking to her. I struggle to see her around the door without making it move, I don't need to alert them to my presence yet. I see Iris lying in the bed listening to Daniel intently. I am surprised to see her so calm. When she saw Michael I thought she would have a heart attack. I decide to stand by the door and listen as he talks to her.
"I am so sorry this happened to you Iris. I don't know why but I feel like it is somehow my fault. I know that's impossible but it feels that way. When I saw you lying on that floor, chained to the ground, half dead, and my heart broke into a hundred pieces. I can't explain what happened. Oh how I wish you could talk. I wish you could tell me what you are thinking."
Daniel lays his head down on the bed next to Iris. I can hear his sobs through the blankets. Then it hits me, Daniel loves her.
As I continue to watch them I see Iris lift her fragile hand then place it on Daniel's head as he cries.
"It is not your fault."
Did my eyes really just see that? Iris spoke to Daniel! I see Daniel's head pop right up as if she shocked him and I knew I wasn't hallucinating. She really said something! Daniel leans towards her.
"Did you actually speak?"
Iris just nods her head.
"Please let me hear your angelic voice again. Please." Daniel pleads with her.
I see the hesitation on her face but she eases him by speaking again. "It is not your fault Daniel."
The smile on his face is undeniable. He is filled with happiness at the very sound of her voice. He places both of his hands against her face.
"You're talking! You're really talking."
Thanks to my excellent eye sight I see a single tear fall down his cheek. He really loves her. I don't know how but he does. Iris begins to cry as well.
"I feel safe with you Daniel. Please do not blame yourself for what that evil man did to me. It is his fault not yours or anyone else’s."
Daniel hugs her.
"I know it is not my fault. I just wish we had gotten there sooner."
She wraps her little arms around his neck.
"It is okay. It will be okay."
Daniel pulls back then sits back into the chair.
"Now you must eat. Do you think you are strong enough to eat?"
I see Iris nod so I decide to run back down to the kitchen.
I race down the stairs as fast as my feet can carry me which , in my case, I am in the kitchen within a second. At the same time Avalon is by my side.
"What's going on Jaci?"
I scramble to make something for Iris to eat. I don't know if I am more excited about her talking or that Daniel has found someone he loves, either way I'm taking her food. I throw some eggs in the skillet and some toast into the toaster. I grab some coffee and orange juice and place them on the tray then go back to finish up the eggs that are frying.
"Iris is talking! She is talking to Daniel. He asked her if she could eat and she said yes so I ran down here to fix something."
Avalon claps her hands together.
"This is fantastic Jaci! What made her talk you think?"
As I finish up the eggs and place them on the plate I turn to face Avalon and
"Speaking of Daniel, where is he?"
Avalon steps back. "He went upstairs to check in on Iris. I haven't seen him since and he went up there a half hour ago."
Weird. "I think I will go up and check on them both. Thanks Ava."
Avalon gives me another quick hug.
"You’re welcome. I am so happy for you Jaci."
I am happy too for the moment. Now I have to go check on Daniel and maybe let him know what's going on. I am so not looking forward to this.
I walk upstairs towards the room Iris is in, the entire time thinking about how I am going to break it to Daniel that I am in love with Michael. I mean how does one let down a man they were sleeping with after so much has happened? After everything he has done for me?
Right when I decide to turn around and go back downstairs I hear something. I hear Daniel talking to Iris through the cracked door. I peek in to see the candle lit and him sitting next to her bed and talking to her. I struggle to see her around the door without making it move, I don't need to alert them to my presence yet. I see Iris lying in the bed listening to Daniel intently. I am surprised to see her so calm. When she saw Michael I thought she would have a heart attack. I decide to stand by the door and listen as he talks to her.
"I am so sorry this happened to you Iris. I don't know why but I feel like it is somehow my fault. I know that's impossible but it feels that way. When I saw you lying on that floor, chained to the ground, half dead, and my heart broke into a hundred pieces. I can't explain what happened. Oh how I wish you could talk. I wish you could tell me what you are thinking."
Daniel lays his head down on the bed next to Iris. I can hear his sobs through the blankets. Then it hits me, Daniel loves her.
As I continue to watch them I see Iris lift her fragile hand then place it on Daniel's head as he cries.
"It is not your fault."
Did my eyes really just see that? Iris spoke to Daniel! I see Daniel's head pop right up as if she shocked him and I knew I wasn't hallucinating. She really said something! Daniel leans towards her.
"Did you actually speak?"
Iris just nods her head.
"Please let me hear your angelic voice again. Please." Daniel pleads with her.
I see the hesitation on her face but she eases him by speaking again. "It is not your fault Daniel."
The smile on his face is undeniable. He is filled with happiness at the very sound of her voice. He places both of his hands against her face.
"You're talking! You're really talking."
Thanks to my excellent eye sight I see a single tear fall down his cheek. He really loves her. I don't know how but he does. Iris begins to cry as well.
"I feel safe with you Daniel. Please do not blame yourself for what that evil man did to me. It is his fault not yours or anyone else’s."
Daniel hugs her.
"I know it is not my fault. I just wish we had gotten there sooner."
She wraps her little arms around his neck.
"It is okay. It will be okay."
Daniel pulls back then sits back into the chair.
"Now you must eat. Do you think you are strong enough to eat?"
I see Iris nod so I decide to run back down to the kitchen.
I race down the stairs as fast as my feet can carry me which , in my case, I am in the kitchen within a second. At the same time Avalon is by my side.
"What's going on Jaci?"
I scramble to make something for Iris to eat. I don't know if I am more excited about her talking or that Daniel has found someone he loves, either way I'm taking her food. I throw some eggs in the skillet and some toast into the toaster. I grab some coffee and orange juice and place them on the tray then go back to finish up the eggs that are frying.
"Iris is talking! She is talking to Daniel. He asked her if she could eat and she said yes so I ran down here to fix something."
Avalon claps her hands together.
"This is fantastic Jaci! What made her talk you think?"
As I finish up the eggs and place them on the plate I turn to face Avalon and
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