The Healers Chronicles
Walking down the highway - barefoot, feverish, and in only a nightgown.
At least the storm had quit.
Now if I could get my chattering teeth to stop, it would help - maybe.
Up ahead, I see some stopped cars. Some have their lights on. Maybe I can get help. Too bad I can't travel any faster the way I am.
That's odd. Nobody in them. Lights on, but no one at home.
Except for a crying baby. And no one answers my calls either.
No, I can't leave her alone. At least there's a shawl they left with her and her blankets.
So she and I are on the road again. Toward the next town, which is just a couple of painful miles ahead.
None of us remember what happened to get us here.
This anthology contains:
- - The Healers Chronicles: Birthdays - 01 by S. H. Marpel
- - The Healers Chronicles: Origins
- - Lazurai Homecoming by J. R. Kruze, S. H. Marpel
- - The Lazurai by J. R. Kruze
- - Ham & Chaz by C. C. Brower, J. R. Kruze
- - The Lazurai Returns by J. R. Kruze, C. C. Brower
- - The Healers Chronicles: Miracles by S. H. Marpel
Excerpt:
I woke up not remembering much of how I got here, where I was, or who I used to be.
There were two babies, one on each side of me, who were sleeping soundly. All of us in a big bed that was soft and warm.
My hair and white muslin nightgown were drenched. Like I’d been out in the rain with them. Even soaked the sheets a bit.
But the babies were both dry.
I could hardly move from where I was, since the top sheet and quilted patchwork comforter had been tucked in around all of us so tight.
A little work at loosening these from under the babies allowed me to carefully scoot up a bit to more of a lounging position. The extra pillows helped me not have to go all the way to vertical and wake up those cherub-faced infants on each side of me.
At least I could take in the room.
Being alive, at least, was a plus.
If I woke up without any memories, I at least was in good company. These two had none or few yet themselves.
Then I heard steps come up the hallway. I’d soon find which door led out. But the question of who was coming in made my heart race a bit...