Inspiration Point (38 page)

“But then after dinner I have to go home don’t I?” I
said again thoroughly disappointed.  Of course I knew I had to go home,
it’s just that I wished this perfect day would never end.

“Yes, I will have to eventually take you home
Hayln.  But you're forgetting something,” he said with that amazing smile
that made my heart stop.

“We will have tomorrow,” I answered him hopefully.

“That’s true we will have tomorrow, and every day
after that if I have anything to do with it, but that’s not what I was
referring to.”

“Well what were you referring to wise one,” I teased
him.

“You're forgetting how skillful I am, and that I know
how to climb in your bedroom window at night.”

My heart suddenly leapt again, and he leant over,
pulled me towards him, and I was once again lost in his kisses.

Spencer

I woke again still feeling a little dazed.  Since
Christian’s death I hadn’t seemed to be able to get a firm grip on reality. 
I was thrilled of course that he had been able to make this discovery before
his passing, but I did feel a little empty enjoying it without him.  I got
dressed and headed to the lab at the Federal Health Centre exactly as I had for
the past week.  The contact Ethan had given me, Steven Benson, was utterly
astounded by our work and had made it his priority.

As I parked the car, I felt another headache coming
on.  This is something else I have been experiencing since Christian’s
death.  They seem to come on as quickly as they go which I am thankful
for, but whilst having them, I can barely move.  A few moments later the
pain ceased and I went inside taking the lift to the lab working on our
strain.  As I went down the hall, I stopped outside a room with a young
scientist and some test subjects in it.  Something about the sight of the
young girl holding the rabbit seemed familiar to me although I couldn’t place
it.  I kept moving, before she noticed me staring at her.

The small team working on the strain welcomed me as I
entered the lab.  Today they were going to test more viruses on the strain
to see if it was resistant.  I was starting to get a little impatient with
the monotonous testing.  So far no virus had penetrated the strain, but
they assured me further testing was required.

I heard my mobile ring and grabbed it from
jacket.  It was my doctor’s number.  I had been there a few days ago
trying to work out what was causing these headaches.  I assumed stress,
but he carried out a number of tests and he was probably ringing now with the
results.

“Hello, Lewis Spencer speaking,”

“Hello Lewis this is Doctor Brady, I have received the
results of your tests back this morning.”

“Thank you for calling Doctor, did you find the source
of my headaches?” I questioned hoping he had a solution for me.

“There was nothing conclusive there Lewis, I think you
might be right in assuming they are stress related.  You have been through
an emotional time lately.  There was, however, something else of concern,
and I had a question for you,” he said sounding confused which made me feel a
little uneasy.

“The results of your cardio exam came back with some
abnormalities.  They are similar to those of someone who has recently had
a defibrillation procedure performed on them.  I assume you would have
told me if this was something that had happened to you recently?”

“Of course Doctor, that doesn’t make any sense at
all.  Apart from the headaches, I feel fine,” I said confused.  “Are
you sure the tests are correct?”

“I already had them double check the results before I
called you, but I must say it has me a little worried.  Would you mind if
I organized some further tests as a precaution.”

“Yes, whatever you think is best.  Just let me
know when,” I agreed.

“Good, I will call you with a time in the next day or
so Lewis.  And in the meantime, nothing too stressful alright?”

“Yes Doctor, and thank you for your call,” I said as I
hung up the phone.

This news had me quite baffled, it just didn’t make
sense, and before long I could feel another headache coming on.  I decided
it was best I went home.  There was nothing for me to do here while they
were still carrying out all these tests anyway.  So once the headache
passed I made my way back to the car and drove home.

I tried not to worry about the results, it would only
lead to more headaches if I did.  When I got home, I headed to the lounge
to rest for a moment.  As I sat down my mobile dropped on the floor, and I
reached down to get it.  When I did, I noticed a piece of paper under the
lounge.  I bent down further so I could reach it and pulled it out. 
I looked at it for a long moment.  It only had one word written on it in
my handwriting, although I had no memory of writing it and no idea how long it
had been there.  But something deep inside me told me that it was
important.

I grabbed a cushion and put it behind my head as I lay
down.  I traced my finger over the word a number of times, but I still
couldn’t remember.  I put the piece of paper down and closed my eyes. 
As I lay there breathing slowly I could feel myself drifting to sleep, saying
the word over and over in my mind.

Hayln.

the end

Thank you for reading my first novel.  As with
many self-published works I know there are still editing mistakes in my book,
and I would like to apologize for those and hope they haven't taken away from
the story.

Thanks again for reading :)