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“What happened?”
Catalina shook her head, burying her face in her hands as she spoke,
“I don’t know, this morning I woke up and I was so dizzy. I couldn’t remember anything and I felt so incredibly nauseous, I thought it was just a hangover but they are never this bad.”
“You don’t remember anything from last night?”
Catalina remained silent for a moment as she freed her face from her shaking hands, grasped a piece of hair in the front of her head, and began twirling it around her fingers.
“I remember our talk last night if that’s what you’re asking, but anything before then,” She shook her head,
“It’s all just a blank, I don’t even know how I got home.”
She had taken her car last night to wherever she went but her car wasn’t here this morning. Gabriel left around seven to go pick it up and everything that was in there before remained. Nothing was taken.
“Maybe you called a ride or something?”
Perhaps she just doesn’t remember.
“Maybe.”
She twirled that piece of hair between her fingers a little faster as her eyes went back and forth. She was trying to remember. Trying to sort through the cloud of fog plaguing her mind.
“Worry about it later, right now you need to rest.”
As soon as Gabriel returned with her medicine and she was able to rest and eat, the memories would come back. She just had to be patient.
“I’ll grab you some more water.” I took the cup from her hand and made my way back to the kitchen, this time just filling the cup with water, not bothering with ice considering how fast she drank her last cup, I didn’t have to worry about her water getting warm. She was still pressed up against the wall when I returned. I handed her the cup as I sat back down beside her. Just like before she easily downed the second cup of water.
“You need to rest, can you stand?”
Catalina nodded her head as she slowly began to stand. Or at least she tried to. Her legs shook as she tried to stand, trembling like a baby fawn but her legs gave out and I caught her before she could hit the cold hard floor.
“I’ve got ya,” I said as she struggled to stand up on her own.
She can’t stand on her own.
“Wrap your arms around my neck.”
She hesitated.
“I can walk to my damn bed.”
“Catalina you can barely stand let alone walk.”
She peered her green eyes up at me,
“Just do it, the sooner you get to bed the sooner you can rest and recover.”
Slowly she slid her arms around my neck as I bent down, gathered her in my arms, and picked her up. Her head rested on my chest as I carried her to her bed and gently sat her down. She began to push herself up against the headboard,
“Lay down.”
“I don’t need-”
“You need to rest until Gabriel gets back so again, lay down.”
Slowly she lowered herself down, pulling the large and heavy blanket over her.
