He places his arms around Camryn and holds her. Valda smiles as she closed the door.
* * *
"Being kicked is the least of my concerns. A concussion, broken arm, dislocated shoulder and lot of cuts and bruises. You are one tough broad." He said. They kiss.
* * *
"The dog told me his name is Moses, Elmer and Martha who brought me to the hospital said he didn't belong to anyone. So he's mine now. I asked him. He doesn't mind me being his human." Camryn said.
“Of course.” Wesley smiles.
* * *
He's hearing this tornado has an estimate death count at 730 people. It's being labeled the most deadly tornado in US history. Reporter are clamoring to the hospital.
* * *
"I was protected by angels. One of the tornadoes went counter- clockwise...that's so cool." She smiles.
* * *
Wesley nods and smiles. He's gone through trauma training, and the first thing the trainer told his class is people don't always react the way we may consider normal.
* * *
Camryn stops and touches the walls.
* * *
"I'm in a hospital. You're in the hospital. Right?" She asked.
* * *
"Yes. The city we’re in is Wichita Falls Texas." Wesley said.
* * *
"I saw different areas of life in the tornado. I'm not in the tornado, anymore right?" She said.
* * *
"That's correct." Wesley smiles at her. Wesley's seen people with head traumas... people act odd. She had what the doctor called a mild concussion...the other trauma being in the tornadoes is a different story. He is relieved she's alive. She could take a shit on the floor, and he wouldn't care. She's alive.
Miyu helps check some patients when she notices someone odd in the chaos. A reporter.
* * *
Mother fucker! She thought. Anyone in the room could have called. Anyone including the staff and the helpful citizens that brought Camryn to the hospital.
* * *
Kathy located Miyu.
* * *
"We have a problem." She told her.
* * *
"A reporter is here. There like roaches if you've seen one there's another 100 you haven't." She said.
* * *
"I was just at the car rental agency, and six were there and heading over here. So can you find out if Camryn can be moved? "Kathy said.
"Every 2 hours wake her up for 24 hours. At least for three days Ms. Morgan no sex." The doctor said.
* * *
"I just got bitch slapped by Mother Nature. I want to physically celebrate my victory with my man." Camryn stated.
* * *
The doctor laughs. "I understand." She said. The doctor understood Wesley is smoking hot. "It could make the symptoms worse. You're not feeling it yet, but you've been through quite the experience." She said.
* * *
Miyu found Camryn and Wesley. The doctor is releasing Camryn. Miyu enters the room. She hugs Camryn.
* * *
"I'm so glad you're okay. I love you." Miyu said.
* * *
"I love you. I'm glad you're okay. Did Rosemary stay in the ditch?" Camryn said.
* * *
"Yes. But she's gotten herself in another ditch by being an asshole. Reporters are starting to swarm." Miyu said. She pulls a baseball cap out of a bag and hands it to Camryn.
* * *
Camryn rest against Wesley she wants to sleep. She’s glad they are leaving the hospital the dead are coming to her room wanting to chat.
“I’m sorry guys. I can’t help any of you at this moment.” Camryn said.
Wesley and Miyu look at each other. “Concussion.” He says.
* * *
"I know. There's three exits, Manny is going to drive Hugo around and stop at the furthest exit, and hopefully, the vultures will flock. You two go out the front. I think it's the one people believe your least likely to come out. Do you feel up to driving Wesley?" Miyu said.
* * *
"Yea, let me drive us away from the hospital. What do they know?" Wesley said.
* * *
"Her name and someone found her Facebook profile," Miyu said.
* * *
Wesley picks up Moses and holds Camryn's hand. The three walks towards the main entrance. Camryn could see some people had huge pieces of their souls missing. Wesley has cracks, tears and a few holes in his soul. Miyu had a big gap around the area of her heart. That made Camryn sad for her. She wonders who and what caused such damage to her friend.
* * *
Most people as Wesley expected were busy staring at him carrying a German Sheppard out of the hospital. Wesley estimated the dog couldn't be older than two years old. Tadgh caught Wesley's eyes and wanted to make sure Wesley didn't notice him. For a pretty boy, the guy is intimidating.
* * *
Camryn sits on the passenger seat. Miyu and the dog in the back. Wesley drives them out of the parking lot. For the moment Manny driving Hugo to the other side worked. Reporters shouted at Kathy and Devon asking questions, but they got no response.
* * *
Camryn reclines the seat back. The puppy wages his tail she extends her hand out to him and he licks her hand.
* * *
'Wow." Camryn said.
* * *
"What is it, sweetheart?" Wesley said.
* * *
"Me in the car, you driving, Miyu in the back with the puppy. I saw this is the tornado." Camryn said.
* * *
Miyu and Wesley dismissed Camryn's comments. She’s alive.
* * *
It's about a five-hour drive from Wichita Falls to Austin. Wesley pulls off the interstate to a rest stop and he and Miyu switch. Wesley calls the one person best with the last minute fantastic plan.
* * *
"Kevin." He said
* * *
"Wesley! What the fuck man! We're going nuts worrying about you and Camryn." He said.
* * *
"I can't ...we can't go back to the apartment right now. Fucking media! She must rest. Miyu needs to rest we all need to rest" Wesley said.
* * *
"Meet me at my office,” Kevin said.
* * *
"Thanks, man," Wesley said. "Shelby."
* * *
"Is this true Camryn was picked up and tossed around by the tornado?" She said.
* * *
"Yes. Shelby, please go over to the apartment we need clothes and toothbrush and stuff like that. I'm going to stop for money along here. Meet us at Kevin's office please." Wesley stated.
* * *
"Can I speak to Camryn?" She said. Wesley looks at Camryn.
* * *
"She's asleep. Oh um, could you get some dog food too?" He said.
Liz and her team are beyond excited. They got a lot of material to study. Three F5 tornadoes in one day and then they merge to one bad assed tornado.
* * *
Liz mood was dampened when Kathy told her what happened with the tour group. Liz wonders if the area Jeremy's in had cell service because she should be his first call.
* * *
"Is Camryn...?" Liz said.
* * *
"She's alive," Kathy said.
* * *
"What the hell was Jeremy doing? There's no way you all should have been that close." Liz said.
* * *
"Fucking Rosemary...pardon my French," Kathy said.
* * *
"What! He had sex with Rosemary!" Liz said.
* * *
"No. Sorry, No. She shoved Camryn out of the ditch we were hiding in." Kathy said.
* * *
"Most people that come on the tours are cool people. There's no screening process. You pay, you sign the waiver the only thing we specifically say is if you do something to endanger the group you leave. But...are you sure she pushed Camryn?" Liz said.
* * *
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bsp; "Oh yes, she said that Camryn could die and shoved her into the storm,” Kathy said.
* * *
"Shit wow... I'll contact my publicist so she can help me come up with a statement. Wesley must've had a herd when he couldn't help Camryn." Liz stated.
* * *
"Wesley… Rosemary was trying to press charges against him. It’s a mess!" Kathy said.
* * *
"What! Jesus this Rosemary sounds like a piece of work." Liz stated.
* * *
"Oh, she's a piece of something alright," Kathy said.
Zeina blinks to fight back tears.
* * *
"This is like Morpheus finding Neo!" She said.
* * *
"Why are you so happy? This is terrible! This is Camryn announcing she's a Crawford. The coven has confirmation, and now there's going to be the push to kill her." Holly said.
* * *
"Calm the fuck down Holly,” Zeina said.
* * *
"Calm down! No, you get upset. How are we supposed to work with her and prepare her for the challenges with the whole fucking world chasing after her? Do you think she will keep that appointment for witch training when everyone is crawling up her ass?" Holly said.
* * *
"Sometimes you act just like the Normal’s." Zeina shakes her head. "We are literally magic, and you're worrying about bull shit details. It's never gotten in our way before! Why do you think people pour millions into surveillance? No matter how high-tech stuff gets people still do shit that surprises us! The coven wanted proof she's an ancestor now they do, and we have proof that Minerva is not the Powerful One. This is exciting." Zeina stated.
"All the wisdom in this room and not one of you saw this coming!" Minerva shouts at the other Scott ancestors.
* * *
"Child calm yourself" Elder Scott said.
* * *
"Don't call me child. You stupid old woman! I thought the dead had insights into the living. Where was this insight?" Minerva said.
* * *
"It is weather." Elder Scott said.
* * *
"The Crawford women and the fucking weather. And this one doesn't even know her power and look at what she's done." Minerva said.
* * *
"Child, you're being hysterical. The tornado was going to happen she didn't cause one to happen." Elder Scott stated.
* * *
"She caused more than one tornado to happen. Didn't she? The whole fucking world going to be oohing and ahhing over her like she's a new kind of currency for at least the next few weeks and in some circles years! This is power. Real undeniable power. Those sniveling coven idiots groveling at my feet and whispering behind my back again about how she's so much more than me. "Minerva said.
* * *
"This situation isn't as destructive as you’re making it out to be." Elder Scott said. "You wanted proof she's a Crawford. You got that. Now is the time to figure out how to use the knowledge. She's thinking it's a miracle she survived. She didn't sit up and go 'oh gosh, this must mean I'm a powerful witch. Who would think that? You're obnoxious when you panic. Minerva, go drink a glass of wine, go masturbate, go to sleep. Shut the hell up." Elder Scott said.
* * *
"Old bat it's time for you to leave," Minerva said.
Wesley locates Camryn and Moses hiding under a stairwell. She heard wind and branches tapping and brushing against the windows.
* * *
"It is the wind sweetheart." He said.
* * *
"Are you sure?" She said.
* * *
"Yes. Come on" Wesley said.
* * *
"Are you sure it was the wind?" Camryn asked.
* * *
"I promise,” Wesley said.
* * *
Camryn and Moses crawl from under the stairwell. She hugs Wesley. He wraps his arms around her. He had to come up with a way to help Camryn feel safe.
* * *
She didn't see any signs of a storm. She smiles at Wesley. He smiles back.
* * *
"I love you." He said.
* * *
"I love you. I thought about you while I was in the tornado." She said.
* * *
"If you had died...I don't... You were pulled out of my hands. I couldn't help you." Wesley took a deep, shaky breath.
* * *
"Wesley, the tornado was building up speed. The speed is wind. The doctor called it hysterical strength a moment of extreme strength during an exceptionally emotional incident. You see it as I was pulled from your hands. I see it as someone who tried." She said.
* * *
They kiss. Moses barks. He jumps against Camryn. She and Wesley laugh as she pets, Moses.
"Someone's needs some training," Camryn said.
* * *
Katrina strategy to stay close to Shelby is paying off. She arrives with Shelby to Kevin's office. Katrina couldn't believe the radiance coming off Camryn. She is simply beautiful.
* * *
Camryn smiles at Tobias. His soul looks strange. Camryn giggles to herself. How could she make that statement? She is a new soul seer, so she didn't have a qualifier for what is strange. Tobias's soul had a dark grey color to it.
* * *
Tobias thinks Miyu is hot, but he had more pressing matters than worrying about his dick.
* * *
"We can put them on the private jet," Kevin said.
* * *
"She wants to take Moses, and she can't fly for a least a day," Wesley said.
* * *
"That's the dog, right?" Tobias said.
* * *
"Yes," Wesley said.
* * *
"Put on something from Lady Gaga," Camryn said.
* * *
"I'll find something," Katrina said.
* * *
"Thankfully she left Richard," Tobias stated.
* * *
"He's picking up food." Wesley said.
* * *
"Oh," Tobias stated. He didn't like Richard.
* * *
"I can get you guys to New York. Who's going to be looking for you there?" Kevin stated.
* * *
"Didn’t you have a place on Fire Island and something in the city?" Wesley asked.
* * *
"I have a few places in and around New York City," Kevin said.
* * *
"Food's here!" Shelby said.
* * *
Camryn holds Shelby and Katrina hands as they go into the conference room for food.
* * *
Richard is pleased. Confirmation undeniable confirmation. Moses barks at Katrina and Richard. Camryn looks at the Sandoval’s.
* * *
"Shh, Moses," Camryn said. Moses stands in front of Camryn and keeping a cautious eye on the Sandoval's.
* * *
“Great …a canine version of Wesley.” Richard thinks.
* * *
Camryn could see Richard had chunks of his soul missing. Katrina's soul looked like it had been through a shredder. She's reading Minerva off the Sandoval's. Camryn decides she must find out about this Minerva chick.
* * *
"Could you find something from the Rolling Stones please?" Camryn said.
* * *
Richard notices the bruise on the side of Wesley's face.
* * *
"You get hit with some debris?" He asked.
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