Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Danielle glanced at Patrick and could tell that he was loyal to David.

She took out the needle case from her small backpack and slowly opened it, revealing silver needles of different sizes. There were at least a hundred of them.

"Tara, there might be a little pain from the acupuncture later," she said.

Tara was usually terrified of needles. Now that she saw these silver needles, she was indeed a little flustered. But thinking about how she could not let down her granddaughter-in-law’s good intentions, she gritted her teeth, looking as if she had made a great resolution.

"It’s all right," she said. "I’m not afraid of pain. You can place the needle however you want."

If Tara hadn’t spoken with a tremor in her voice, Danielle might have actually believed her act. "Tara, take this pill first," she said. "It’ll ease the pain a little."

Danielle could not help but find it somewhat amusing as she saw Tara pretending to be strong.

"Alright, alright, I’ll do as you say," Tara said.

Upon hearing that this small pill could relieve the pain, she quickly took the pill in Danielle’s palm and popped it into her mouth, even forgetting to drink water.

When David saw his grandmother’s expression, he thought, ’Finally, there’s something that Grandma is afraid of.

"Tara, lie down first," Danielle said gently. "I’m going to start the acupuncture."

"Alright," Tara said. "David, sit here."

David thought his grandmother was scared, which was why she asked him to sit beside her and accompany her. Danielle pulled out a longer silver needle from the needle case and said, "Tara, I’m going to start. Don’t be afraid, and please stay still during the acupuncture."

As Tara looked at the long silver needle, she kept swallowing her saliva.

"Okay, Danielle," she said. "Don’t worry. I promise I won’t move."

Danielle accurately inserted the silver needle into a specific energy point on Tara’s head.

Tara instantly felt a splitting headache, the pain spreading rapidly from the spot where the silver needle had been inserted.

So, she quickly grabbed David’s arm and pinched him hard, thinking, ’I’ve promised Danielle that I wouldn’t move, and I want to leave a good impression on her. As for my grandson, I can pinch him as I please.

"Tara, hang in there," Danielle said. "It’ll only hurt for a while."

Even though she was comforting Tara, her hands did not stop moving. When performing acupuncture, it was important to maintain a consistent and uninterrupted rhythm.

"I’m not afraid of pain at all," Tara said. "Danielle, just feel at ease about placing the needles."

With that said, Tara pinched David’s arm again because of the intense pain, but he did not say a word, letting his grandmother pinch him.

’If you weren’t pinching me, I would truly have believed your nonsense,’ he thought.

The second needle was inserted, followed by the third needle, and so on.

In less than fifteen minutes, over thirty needles were inserted around Tara’s head and several parts of her body.

During the process of inserting needles, all of Danielle’s attention was focused on her hand, and fine beads of sweat formed on her forehead. David looked at Danielle quietly, his eyes filled with heartache.

Because of the pain, Tara clutched David tightly, beads of sweat trickling down her forehead. Her head hurt so much that she felt as if it was about to split open.

The caregiver at the side helped Tara gently wipe the sweat off her forehead from time to time.

"There’s only one needle left," Danielle said.

As she held the silver needle, she focused all her energy on her hand and inserted the last needle into the center of Tara’s chest.

After performing the acupuncture, Danielle’s face turned slightly pale because she had consumed too much energy.