Sarah had wallered in the bed for a week. She didn’t want to get up. Part of her felt like it died with Jack. Orion hadn’t been around either.
There was a knock at the door. She was hoping that if she didn’t acknowledge it, whoever it was, would go away. Did they go away? She couldn’t tell. No, they didn’t. Someone was shaking her. She rolled over to see Paul crying.
“What’s wrong?”
“Please help us.”
She rolled out of bed, got up to follow him down the hall. Paul led her to Orion. James and Rao where sitting by his side. He looked like death warmed over. As Sarah got closer, he went into a convulsive fit. James held his arms so he couldn’t hurt anyone or himself. Rao scooped Paul up in her arms but they didn’t leave the room. Sarah slowly walked around the bed. Orion looked like a ghost lying there. She was shocked. How did he deteriorate so quickly in a week? This sudden feeling came over her. She didn’t know what to do. He stopped shaking, reaching out his hand to her. She took it. His skin was cold. Dead.
“Save me,” he gargled.
“I don’t know how.”
“I have faith in you.” He started throwing up.
Paul concealed a scream.
Sarah regained her wits. “Get him out of here.” She nodded at Rao.
Rao quickly left taking Paul with her.
Sarah and James raised Orion up so that he would drown. He quickly covered his sheet with his sickness. When he was finished a maid came changing the sheet as Sarah cleaned him.
The maid left.
“Sire, let me get him away from here.”
“Why?”
“I have been reading Dr. Carter’s notes. Jack had a hypothesis about what is wrong with him. Because Orion didn’t trust him, Jack was afraid to put it into practice. Let me take him away from here. Someplace I know he can recover in safety.” James didn’t answer her right away. “Sire, you asked me once to help your son. I think I can. Let me.”
“What do you propose?”
“I want to move him. When he starts to recover, I will contact you to let you know where.”
A million questions dances through his mind. Right now the most important thing was the life of his son.
“Very well.”
“Thank you.”
James stayed with him. Sarah left to make arrangement to have Orion moved. By the time she returned, he had calmed down. James was holding his hand. “I am so scared.”
“I can only imagine.”
“You don’t have children?”
“No.”
“My children are my life. I would give mine for theirs.”
“I don’t think we will need so much.” She smiled.
Tears streamed down James’ face.
