The Tormented Soul

Aleera's POV

The door opened and Celia walked back in. During the time she was outside the room I had turned around and was now laying on my left side so I could see the door. I noticed she had some red marks on her neck that weren't there when she had walked out. She noticed that I was looking at her neck.

"No need to worry about the red marks on my neck, Darius lost his temper because he thought I tried to keep him away from you." She told me in a calming tone.

I nodded my head as she walked over to me and sat down on a chair beside the bed. She took my hand and looked right into my eyes.

"Will you try to eat now or do you want to try it later?" She asked me.

I thought about it for a few seconds.

"Later." I whisper out. I was still afraid that the man she called Darius would come back in.

We sat there in complete silence for a few minutes. She was looking at me and I looked around the room when Celia broke the silence.

"Is it okay if I remove the duvet to do some exercise with your legs so you can get your muscles back on track?"

I looked at her and gave her a small nod. She smiled and raised from her chair to remove the duvet. She placed her hands on my legs and moved my left leg first then she did the same on my right leg.

"Can you move your toes for me?" She asked me.

I looked at her confused. Why does she want me to move them? I looked at my toes and concentrated on moving them. It took a while but I was able to move them after a while. When I had finally managed to move them I spotted that Celia now had a huge smile on her face.

"Perfect! Now we know that your muscles from your back all the way down to your toes work." She said in a happy voice. Celia looked at me before she continued.

"How do you feel about trying to get up and walk around the room?"

I looked at her before I nodded my head, I was a little afraid that I would fall. Last time I stood up my legs felt like jelly and it was hard for me to stand at that time and I hope I will be able to do it this time. I moved my legs so they dangled on the right side of the bed and moved closer to the edge of the bed.

"If you feel unsteady you can hold my hands."

me to grab a hold of if I needed them for support. When my feet touched the floor I got that same feeling of having jelly legs so I grabbed Celia's hands for support. I moved my left

and I could see her skin turning red. I looked up and

was just Darius." She tells

Celia's hands. "I do think you should start to breathe my dear, before you will faint from lack of air." She told me with

shower in the left corner and in the right corner

thinking we could use some freshening up, a shower or a

head so hard that the room started to spin around. Just being in the

not my dear, Alea?"

her and I tried to turn around to walk out of there but Celia

me now, but I'm going to guess it has something to do with your past."

I felt Celia's hands move under

time ago that you had a shower or a bath. I don't want to force you to do anything, but I promise that you will feel much better after a bath. I will be here with you all the way. I will not let anything happen. I know you have been through alot but

the bathtub and turn on the water. She put something in the bottom of the tube, I guess it was something that will keep the water in the tub. I know what it

Once she had pulled my clothes off I noticed it was

had on me?" I

no clothes on you when Darius brought you here. He told me those wolves that attacked you had torn them

and looked down at myself. I could see all my scars I got over the years as a prisoner. It was scarred all the

me walk to the tub. When I was beside the tub I started to have a panic attack. Celia hugs me and tries to

anything about your past right now but

explain it to her. "For the past few years, the people that held me tried to drown me a couple of times and they almost succeeded. That's

will not let that happen. If you feel safer you can hold this pen to my stomach. Just relax and trust me." Celia said to me in a trusting voice that made me want to believe

hell, and with that she helped me to get in the tub. The first thing I felt was warm water and the warmth filled my body. The water was not deep at all, it only came a little over my hips. Celia took the

you down so

pushed the pen against her

water will come. Will you lean back

was fine. After I calmed down she asked to try one more time but this time I tried not to think about the past, so I enjoyed the warm water that

last time you had a shower? This water is so dirty already." Celia said with concern