A sidenote thank you so much to all for participating.....the story is getting more interesting as it goes......please feel free to participate...........thank you all

I agree with you Harsh;-)
Good sports all of you.
Please continue, if you wish.
It has been a good first week for me here!
xxx

Its your turn now to narrate and take the story forward waiting to hear the fabulous story

I am a sleepy orchid. I will dream something up. I will change my picture to add drama;-)

Hehe i cannot wait for my turn to come :)

Please write, H, if you're on to something!

I can wait after all if i wait i get to know which way the story will go

The maid servant… Hazel… entered the room and immediately drew a bath for Orchid… after testing the water… making sure it wasn’t too warm to cause her any further discomfort… Hazel instructed Orchid to get out of bed and to climb into the tub... having never been accustomed to others bathing her… Orchid sat in awe as she watched Hazel reach for the washing cloth and bottle of body wash… after pouring the soap onto the cloth…Hazel softly caressed Orchid’s body… so as not to bring additional pain to her wounds… and beginning with her feet… she took one foot in her hand at a time… scrubbing her insteps and toes, the tops and her ankles… Hazel applied slightly more pressure to ensure a good cleaning of Orchid’s feet… from her ankles she ran the cloth up each of her legs to her thighs… as Orchid began to feel a twinge of unusual excitement… Hazel stopped to rinse the cloth and apply more soap every so often… but Hazel stopped short of cleaning Orchid’s treasure trove… instead… from her legs… Hazel caressed each arm and under each arm pit… and also her hands… carefully cleaning each finger and palm… her back… neck… shoulders… chest… each breast she gingerly caressed with the cloth moving down to her belly and abdomen… always stopping just short of… once Orchid was thoroughly cleaned and rinsed… Hazel helped her out of the tub and ever so gently toweled her dry… then she helped her into the nightdress the Shadow had sent Hazel out to purchase for Orchid while she remained unconscious… he thought of everything when it came to taking care of his new and unanticipated house guest… and wanted nothing more than to see that she gets well and back on her feet again… after Orchid was dressed Hazel left her alone at the sink so she could use another cloth to wash her face and ears… there on the sink top were all manner of skin cleansing lotions, creams, soaps.. whatever she might need was easily within her reach… after making sure she was clean and ready to return to the Shadow’s bed… Hazel dressed all of Orchid’s more serious wounds… then instructed her to drink the cup of hot tea the Shadow had ordered brought to her bedside… finally… after about an hour of wakefulness… the warm bath and hot chamomile tea she sipped had their desired affect on her nerves and Orchid laid back on the pillow… as she drifted off to sleep once again… her mind could think only of her kind and generous host… and how fortunate she is to have been rescued by him… soon Orchid was in a deep sleep… only to be wakened suddenly by the knock on the bedroom door… who could that possibly be, she thought, as she opened her eyes to focus in the direction the knocking was coming from… quickly as a flash… Hazel ran across the room and grabbed the doorknob… turning it to open the door... there stood…

Meanwhile Orchid was having a bath and taken care of The Shadow was in his study room going through old books that his great ancestors had written down and passed on from generation to generation................as he was going through one of the books he read a few pages which startled him to the core...................and while he could recover from the shock he heard a strange sound miles away and knew that he had to protect Orchid more than ever now and so he rushed towards his room where she was sleeping with Hazel guarding her................he had no time to waste and so he pounded on the door and he saw the door being opened by a shocked Hazel ......................he looked at her and there were more strange sounds being heard.......................he went straight to Orchid took her in his arms and made a run to the secret passage.................they had just reached the passage when there was an explosion ...............and