"I know you speak English. I heard you talking in your sleep." Nikki recognised the Scottish lilt in her voice. Nikki shook herself out of silence. "My… my sleep?" "Sorry, am terrible with introductions. I am Helen Stewart, I have been acting as a doctor around here, even though I am not qualified. I was the one treating your leg, and am relieved to see you up and about." Nikki could only smile at the young woman’s genuine delight in her recovery. She then thought maybe she could get answers. "Where am I? How did I get here? Who are all these people? What is…" Helen cut her off. "You have the same questions as everyone else. Someone found you at the foot of the mountain badly dehydrated and almost dead. He carried you here and left you with Maria. Everyone here are survivors. And I have absolutely no idea where we are."

"Well, it isn’t Scotland." Nikki stated and Helen could only laugh stirring butterflies within the dark tall woman. The smaller Scot could only answer. "No it certainly isn’t" Screams interrupted the comfortable silence. A man came in dragging a screaming woman who was in the process of giving birth.

Helen immediately instructed him to lay her on the bed and knelt between her. The man suddenly appeared green and ran outside again. Helen was struggling in calming the young woman down. "Nikki, talk to her please." Nikki hopped over and sat on the floor and took the woman’s hand. "It’s ok… you will be ok." The woman looked terrified and it became obvious she didn’t understand. Helen was trying to remain calm but needed the mother-to-be to relax if she had any hope in saving both her and the baby’s life. Nikki could see the fear in Helen’s eyes and wanted to help. She could only think of what someone would do for her when she was scared. Nikki began to sing. The woman calmed to the lullaby and Helen sighed in relief.

"Okay, empujón!" The woman pushed, screaming as she did so nearly crushing Nikki’s hand in which she was holding. Within a half hour a baby’s cry could be heard. Nikki cried and laughed. The woman cried and Helen proudly announced that it was a baby boy. She placed the baby into the mother’s arms and found herself crying as well. She looked at Nikki who couldn’t help but to grin. She smiled back. Outside there were whoops and cheers. Maria entered and hugged Helen tightly and then Nikki. "Una vida nueva. Nada podría ser más maravilloso que una vida nueva." Nikki just grinned. Helen translated. "Nothing is as wonderful as a new life..." Nikki wiped her face of tears and nodded. "In times like this, she is so right." Nikki felt weak again and Helen was by her side instantly. "Here, I’ll get you back to bed… you need to rest. You’ve had a busy day." Nikki was not going to argue and allowed herself be guided back to her room. Nikki just could not stop smiling at the thought of what she had just witnessed. "That was incredible. Helen, you were incredible." Helen just smiled. As Helen helped her into the bed, Nikki caught her hands and held them in her own. "Thank you… thank you for saving my life."

Helen smiled. "You’ll repay me I am sure." Helen kissed Nikki on the forehead and left quietly. Nikki smiled at the contact of Helen’s lips and fell into an undisturbed sleep. Helen stood outside wondering why she had done what she had done. She didn’t even know her but felt instantly drawn to her. She put it down to the emotions that the day had brought. She shrugged and went back to the tents. There was more for her to do. The tragedies of recent months had never let her rest for which she was grateful as memories was something she didn’t want to have to deal with unlike so many here that did, Nikki included. She smiled as she thought of Nikki again. She was different from the others.