(If you haven't read the first part of this story, I really recommend it if you're interested in reading this second part. Otherwise you'll be feeling lost since this picks up directly after the last part ends.)
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The moment that Thomas had collapsed to the ground, Red was quick to dart over towards his side. A sense of worry began to overtake her at the condition she was seeing him in and Red, unsure of what to do, acting on a moment of panic at that instant, took him to her mother's room. Although Rosa had snapped at Thomas for not accompanying Red into the woods previously, she too gasped at the sight of him when she saw the blood that was splattered all over his overalls and mixed with the dirt and mud-stains.
"What happened?" Asked Red's mother.
Red tried to shake him into awakening. When there was no response from Thomas, she felt her heart-strings pull at the sight of the bloodied farm boy who laid motionless before her.
"I....I don't know..." Red replied; still shaking him by the shoulders.
"I think it would be wise if you took him to the doctor."
"You're right." Red nodded.
"Take him into town, Red, all right? You should head into Redfield and ask around for doctor Johann."
"Yes, Ma'am." Despite the fact that Red had didn't look exactly like the strongest person in the world, thanks to all the times she spent in the years she was alive, helping her father carry plenty of lumber, she had an adequate amount of strength which would serve her well in carrying him into town.
"Red?" Red turned to face her mother when she heard the blankets rustling.
"Yes, Momma?" She offered a gentle smile.
"...Be careful, sweetie. And...Take this, with you." Rosa swung her feet over the bed and walked towards her daughter with rigid movements before stopping towards her. She pushed her lips against those of Red's, who, in return, for a few short seconds, returned the kiss. Then Red pulled away and walked towards the bedroom door of the room and made her way into the living room area before heading out the front door and setting off into the snowy morning.
Dr. Johann was among one of the best doctors in town. He was someone who her mother had had as her doctor since she was a little girl, and it was no surprise that Rosa would first recommend Red going to see him over every other possible doctor in town. It was true Johann wasn't able to help her mother during the sickness she had caught, but he was still regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and skillful of doctors with plenty of experience on his hands.
She followed the path farthest to the South; which led her to a road that had been well-worn and had stood standing for almost ninety years, covered in cracks among the cobblestones that it was comprised of.
While she wasn't particularly worried about her own safety, she found herself thinking back to the wolf and hoping that the wolf wouldn't make any sudden guest appearances while she was on her way to the town. There was no way that Thomas could fight for himself while unconscious, and with her being stuck having to carry him, and even further vulnerable due to a lack of carrying a weapon, things could turn out most unfortunate before they even reached the town.
Red tried to divert her mind of the worse case scenario and think of more positive things.
The rows of tall grass and trees that lined up each side of the cobblestone road and gave the illusion that there was no true end to the winding road. And furthermore, if Red hadn't already known about the town that was on the other side of the road then she probably would believe that there was no end to the path she was traveling.
After a while the sight of the town came into her sight. It wasn't a very big town and was actually quite small. But Red could already make out the faded sign that had big bold letters that said: 'Dr. G. Johann's Office'.
Red made her approach towards the small building that was colored in red paint and then she was before the door that had a few cracks and very clearly had the paint scratching off from years of braving the elements.
She closed her left hand in the form of a fist and brought her hand towards the aged door. But instead of knocking, Red just reached for the bell that was on the side of the door and rang the door-bell to which she received almost an immediate response from Dr. Johann who opened the door. She was greeted with a kind smile from him.
"Red, I haven't seen you since you were a girl; how've you been?"
"It's good to see you again, Dr. Johann. But...Well, the reason why I've come here is because my friend here. I don't know what happened to him."
Dr. Johann adjusted the reading glasses that rested upon his brow and leaned in closer to observe the wounded Thomas who Red had in her arms. His reaction was an instant widening of the eyes and he just told her to follow him inside without any further conversation with the busty brunette.
"So what exactly happened?" Dr. Johann asked as he placed Thomas on the medical bed and then took a seat on his favorite chair.
"I...I'm not quite sure myself, really. But I was about to go start on breakfast for me and my mother when I heard a knock on the door. And when I went to answer the door to see who it was, it was Thomas, covered in blood and looking the most exhausted I've ever seen him before and he mumbled something about how he was sorry. This was right before he collapsed onto the floor."
Dr. Johann looked at her perplexed by the information she had released regarding the young farm boy. It was obvious to everyone that the doctor had seen and heard of some bizarre things during his sixty nine years as a doctor, but for whatever reason, what Red had just told him had him at a loss for words.
"Well," Dr. Johann cleared his throat after pulling his mind away from the endless vortex of thoughts and possibilities that were entering his mind, "I'll tell you what, Red; you leave your friend here with me and and come back here in about three to four hours. I should have figured everything out by around that time."
"Thank you so much, Dr. Johann!" Red walked towards him and threw her arms around his neck hugging him briefly before pulling her arms away and turning towards the door of the room that she soon began to approach. Only to be stopped by the sound of Dr. Johann calling to her.
"Oh, and Red; I wanted to inform you that I've been concocting a special medicine for your mother that I'm almost certain will help. It's a medicine that I've only used on one other patient, just as something as a test to see if it will truly be effective. This medicine only needs about one or two more ingredients and then I should have it all ready for you to deliver to your mother. I'm quite confident that it will help her and cure her of the ailment that has befallen her in this hard time we're living in."
"Thank you again, Dr. Johann. I'll certainly be back for both Thomas and for my mother's medicine. Bye for now."
"Take care, Red." He waved to her before turning his brown eyes towards Thomas.
Red left his office and again returned back to her home. She still needed to get a breakfast ready for both her and her mother and maybe a side of orange juice if the oranges she had picked were still ripe enough for such a thing. But then she had a thought pop into her head: Given that her relationship with her mother had escalated to such astonishing heights from the moment that they shared such a passionate kiss, to the moment their flesh had pressed together, why not show her mother not only appreciation, but also the depths that her feelings had went?
Red smiled to herself and made her way towards her mother's bedroom and opened the door by the doorknob. She was subjected to a light blush that spread across her cheeks when she saw the sight of her mother sturdily digging a finger around inside her snatch, with plenty of hot liquid coating her finger while she moaned. Not only moaning, but moaning her name rather loudly.
