[Center][b][color=ec008c] Shelby Jackson –  Salem Clinic [/color][/b][/center]


“I understand. I’ve hurt her enough already. I just wanted to make sure she was okay. I’ve already buried one friend today…..I don’t think I could bury another.” Tom made his way out of the room. He opened the door, “Take good care of her alright? She’s not nearly as strong as she used to be.” Before Shelby could respond Tom was out the door.

Shelby’s heart ached for the man; she wasn’t given a chance to respond. She looked at Eliza, “I didn’t know, I’m sorry for running him off, I didn’t intend for that to happen.” 

The stung as blood was drawn from her, she held true to what she had said that whatever Eliza needed she would give. Eliza needed a fair amount of blood, enough so that Shelby had become woozy and weak herself. She knew she would be fine and recover faster than Eliza, a small sacrifice for the woman she had given everything up for, the woman she longed for.  Shelby held Eliza and drift off to sleep.

[Center][b][color=ec008c]Morning[/color][/b][/center]

Shelby awoke, she was very groggy but quickly realized as the sun shone outside that it was the first night she hadn’t had a nightmare in a very long time. She looked at Eliza and nuzzled her cheek, “I’m still here Hun. If the Doc says it’s alright, I will wash you up later. Maybe even be able to take you to my place, but only if the Doc says I can.”