I'd been in only one place like this, but...
I'd been in only one place like this, but Melanie's childhood was full of
such memoriesThe short row of double cabinets, the sink where the Healer was washing her
hands, the bright, clean white walls…
“First things first,” Knits Fire said cheerfullyShe pulled a cabinet openI tried to focus my
eyes, knowing this was importantThe cabinet was full of rows and rows of stacked white
cylindersShe took one down, reaching for it without searching; she knew what she wanted
The small container had a label, but I couldn't read it“A little no pain should help, don't omega olympic watch you
think?”
I saw the label again as she twisted the lid offo Pain? Was that what it
said?
“Open your mouth, Glass SpiresShe took a small, thin square–it looked like tissue paper–and laid it on my tongueIt
dissolved at onceI swallowed automatically
“Better?” the Healer askedMy my head was clear–I could concentrate without difficultyThe pain
had melted away with the tiny square
“I know you feel fine now, but please don't moveYour injuries are not treated yet
“Cerulean, could you get us some water? Her mouth seems dry
“At once, Healer Knits
The older woman left the chanel handbags for sale room
The Healer turned back to her cabinets, opening a different one this timeThis, too, was filled
with white containers She pulled one from the top of a stack, then took another
from the other side
Almost as if she were trying to help me fulfill my mission, she listed the names as she reached
for them
“Clean–inside and out… Heal… Seal… And where is… ah, SmoothDon't want a scar on that
pretty face, do we?”
“Ah… noYou'll be perfect again
“You're very welcome
She leaned over me with another white cylinderThe top of this one came off with a pop, and
there was fake gucci fabric an aerosol spray nozzle underneathShe sprayed my forearm first, coating the wound
with clear, odorless mist
“Healing must be a fulfilling profession My voice sounded just rightInterested, but not
unduly so“I haven't been in a Healing facility since insertionThis is very interesting She started spraying my face
“What are you doing now?”
She smiledI guessed that I was not the first curious soulIt will make sure
nothing foreign stays in the woundIt kills off any of the microbes that might infect the wound
“Clean,” I repeated to myself
“And the Inside Clean, just in chanel handbags on sale case anything has snuck into your system
She had a different white cylinder in her hand, a thinner bottle with a pump rather than an
aerosol topShe puffed a cloud of mist into the air above my faceThe mist
tasted like mint
“And this is Heal,” Knits Fire continued, twisting the cap off the next canister, revealing a
small pouring spout“It encourages your tissues to rejoin, to grow the way they should
She dribbled a tiny bit of the clear liquid into the wide cut on my arm, then she pushed the
edges of the wound togetherI could feel her touch, but there was no rolex sport watch pai