I was shocked to see who was standing right in front of me. It was Theodore, uncle Pete’s son.
“What are you doing here, Rose?”
What am I doing here? Can’t you see I am stealing some morphine for a good cause?
“I… I came here to.. to… see Uncle Pete” I replied stuttering like a criminal caught in act.
What the hell? What did I just say? What would I reply if he asked why I wanted to see him? Is this the best reply you can come up with? Stupid brain!
I felt like an idiot. How can I not? I had a morphine shot, injections, and a knife set in my hand at the moment.
Whoever looks at me will think I am a lunatic.
“Oh, okay” he replied smiling.
What the hell? What do you mean by ‘Oh, okay’? Don’t you want to be nosy again like you all always do?
I observed the way he was moving here and there either his own feet were unable to hold his weight or the floor was slippery.
I was standing on the same floor so it must be his feet.
“Are you okay, Theo?” I asked confusedly when I saw him grabbing the closet to stand straight.
“I should be asking you that. Where were you? We were searching for you!” Theo replied grabbing my shoulder. His voice was filled with concern but it sounded really childish.
As he came closer to me, I was hit by an unbearably strong scent of alcohol. I was so scared the moment he came in that my senses stopped working.
“Rose, are you there?” He removed one of his hands from my shoulder and moved it in front of my face from left to right.
“Where were you all night? Oliver has made all of our lives a living hell when you did not come back!” he asked innocently while moving around a bit too much.
For a moment he looked he looked cute.
Cute! What the hell is wrong with this night? I, Rosaline Blue, found Theodore Blue, my bloody cousin cute when he is drunk? Something is seriously off about tonight.
I shook my head and waved the thought away.
What was he saying again? Oliver?
Oliver! Oh yes! I didn’t meet him after I hit my head and when I woke up, I got involved with that werewolf. By that I remember, my big werewolf friend is still dying in the basement.
“Do you have more alcohol?” I asked eagerly, avoiding answering his question.
The drunk chicken didn’t hear a single thing I said and innocently pointed toward my wound,
“Your head is bleeding, Rose. So much blood is coming out, look at your top”
Oh, I completely forgot that my head was bleeding before, it’s dried now and the blood on my sweater is not mine at all, not like I am going to tell this drunkard that.
‘My condition is nothing compared to the state he is in. I need to hurry!’
“Yes, I know. Do you have more alcohol?” I asked while getting all his attention.
“What? You want a drink too? Here!” He happily gave me the bottle of bear but I was eyeing the bottle of expensive vodka he hid under his jacket.
Vodka has more concentration of alcohol so it could be a better disinfectant than beer.
Thinking that I sweetly said, “I want that, Theo”
I smiled like a vixen.
“You want vodka? Can you handle it?” He asked in shock. He was about to lose his balance but I caught him. I couldn’t lose my last bottle of vodka.
I smiled like a vixen and nodded my head in assurance, “Yes, I can. I can handle my alcohol really well”
“Can we be drinking buddies?” He asked excitedly, his face lit up and he moved the bottle towards me.
So, his father is a drug addict and he is addicted to alcohol. Poor Theo, he must get rid of this addiction.
“Sure, but not today” I said snatching the bottle from his hand like a wild kitten.
“Why?” He asked disappointedly with a pout looking at the bottle in my head longingly.
Oh, such a cutie! He was younger than me but never once he respected me. This brat!
“Because I am really angry as you all left me alone. I hurt my head and was unconscious for a while. I hope you understand why I want to stay alone for a while” I said in a stern voice but didn’t miss the chance to show the pain I felt with puppy eyes.
“Yes, that’s understandable. Sorry for leaving you behind” he said and a voice inside me said that he actually meant it.
Something is actually not right tonight!
“You said sorry to me? Are you okay, Theo? Pigs must be flying!” I was more than taken aback, he wasn’t as bad as he seems. He is actually good when he is not with his evil sisters.
“Flying Pigs? Where?” the poor drunk guy started looking at the ceiling for flying pigs.
“There! Outside the house. Go before they leave” I said pointing towards the door.
“Okay, okay,” he said jumping happily
“What a dork!” I shook my head with a small chuckle.
“I am coming, piggy piggy” He was about to jump out of the window.
“Use the door dancing clown” I exclaimed before he jumped and he shyly replied while scratching the back of his head.
“Sorry”
I didn’t have enough time to waste so I stormed towards the basement before anyone else caught me.
“I must tell Oliver she is okay. Hello, piggy where are you?” I heard Theodore saying before closing the door.
Once I locked the door, I removed antibiotics from my bag.
“You are back?” I heard the guy asking weakly.
“I thought you passed out” I replied honestly.
“I wanted to but…” I tried to speak but stopped in pain.
“I can’t take you to the hospital that’s a given so I think I have to operate you myself. Don’t worry I am a medical student. I’ll be honest, I have never done this before but I will do my best” I said trying to sound confident but even a kid can say I wasn’t confident at all.
“I trust you” He replied and I could tell, by all means, he meant it.
How can he trust me with his life like that?
As I didn’t reply, he broke the silence once again, “Do me a favor. remove the bullets from my body first”
“That is not needed. You see, bullets are not actually that harmful. We must stop the bleeding and disinfect the wounds and close them first. That way…” I tried to explain but he cut me off.
“Just remove the bullets. They are made of silver and stuffed with wolfsbane. I will explain to you what is wolfsbane later but I will eventually die if it is in my system. The toxins had already spread throughout my body. Remove it so that the toxicity will reduce. I’ll only heal once the bullets are out of my system” he explained hurriedly and the pain was clear in his voice.
“Removing will be the only thing needed? What about the amount of wolfsbane thing already in your system?” I asked curiously arranging everything needed to operate him.
“It will be flushed out. I will be okay once it is out of my system” he informed me in a serious tone.
“Fine then. I will do as you say. How many bullets are there in your body?” I asked, clearly talking to myself.
“Four” he replied plainly but the reply shook me.
“Four? And you are still alive?” I shut my mouth instantly and cursed myself under my breath.
I removed the antibiotic and sterile thread from my bag. Thank God, I keep them with me all the time.
I had to wash my hands before starting so I moved towards the door. Once I opened it, I realized there is another door across the stairs. I opened it and found a well-made bathroom.
“Wait! They have a bathroom here too? The rest are using the common bathroom on the ground floor. What the hell do they do here?” I really wanted an answer but I had no time to waste.
I washed my hands. Sterilize my hands as well as the equipment with vodka.
I injected the antibiotic into his body.
As I was about to inject the morphine into his vein, he grabbed my hand.
I looked up to meet his exquisite royal blue globes.
“No matter what happens, it’s not your fault! I know you did your best” he said reassuring me but it only made my heart beat faster.
I felt like my heart was about to explode.
I nodded my head and took a deep breath and he let go of my hand.
I injected the morphine into his system and initiated the surgery.
It took me a while to remove all the bullets from his body. He was lucky enough that none of the bullets hit his vital points or bone. It was just deep inside his muscles. Which can heal eventually with good rest.
As I was busy with my work, I heard a loud knock on my door.
“Rosey, open the door!”
“Oliver!”