Chapter 7

Just what I needed.

I feel my arm being violently shaken and the voice of my sister creeps into the darkness that is my mind. I slowly open my eyes and look up to her. She smiles looking relieved to see me alive.

"Are you ok?" She asks, her eyes never leaving mine. I go to talk but I just don't have the energy to. She follows my hand and see the knife wound I'm hiding. "Oh my god..." She gasps pulling my hand away, she applies better pressure. I grimace as she pushed against it and she apologizes.

"W..w.." I trail off still unable to find my voice.

"Don't talk.." She moves her wrist towards my mouth. "Drink, you need the strength." I slowly shake my head to her.

"Vervain.." I breath, glad that I could say that, as I didn't really want to drink from her anyways.

"I know there is Vervain in all the drinks." She smirks slightly. "I could smell the herbs. And plus I saw them. I haven't had anything, trust me." I look into her eyes a bit longer and then sink my teeth in. At first I'm hesitate but once I realize she isn't lying I begin to drink.

The red velvet liquid spreads through my system, healing my wounds slightly and returning my strength. I feel her arm losing the pressure against my chest and quickly let her go, licking the wound over her wrist so it will heal.

"Thank you..." I croak. She smiles dazed at me and blinks a few times before putting the pressure back. The pain has subsided and the bleeding seems to of stopped now. She moves her hand away and after checking it she sits back.

"You need to go."

"I...I can't.." I sigh looking to the floor.

"Why not?" She snaps looking irritated.

"Because he'd know it was you that let me out." She went to argue but understood that I was right. "I'll stay here as I was, when he comes back he will get a surprise." I wink.

"What should I do? I have to get the replacements." She looks around searching for something. "Which aren't even in here... I must of gone into the wrong room!"

"Then go back, locking this door behind you and say you couldn't find it." I say moving back into my original position.

"Ok." She looks at me for a little while longer, after I nod and smile to her, she heads back up the stairs locking the door.

I close my eyes and sleep, waiting for his return.