When I had woken up, I saw my mom sleeping on Violets bed. I look around and noticed a towel on my forehead. I take it off. She immediately wake up when she hears me trying to get up.
"Jade, how are you feeling?" She comes close to me and grabbed the towel from me.
"I'm okay." I tell her. She grabs a thermometer checking my temperature.
"Your fever went down a little but you still have it, rest some more." She says. I look around searching for my phone I can't find anywhere.
"Have you seen my phone?" I asked her.
"It's here." She hand it to me. I grabbed it looking and there's still nothing from Drew. Nothing at all not even a 'K' so I'd know his alive.
"Is everything okay?" My mom ask.
"Yeah." I tell her to avoid questions. She had this concern look on her face about me. She came and sit on the edge of my bed instead.
"Is there anything you want to tell me?" She ask me.
"No." I tell her and turn to the other side facing the wall instead so I don't look at her.
"Okay, sleep some more." She tells me. She pets my head a little and walk out. Maybe Drew was trying to find a way for us to end this. I thought he wanted me and loved me.
"Hey sis, how you doing?" I turn and noticed Chris is behind me.
"Okay." I turned around to tell him.
"You still don't sound too good. I wanted to ask you something actually. Are you okay enough answer me?"
"What is it?" I asked him as Chris stares at me like something is troubling him. I'm really hoping he does not ask me anything about Drew and I. I'm also hopping it's not that conversation we about to have right now. He sighs then turns around. I'm actually really nervous right now that it bothers me. He then turns again to face me and smile and came to me.
"Get some more sleep you're sick. I'll tell you another time." He puts the blanket over me. I'm actually terrified really. I want to know and I also don't want too. It's complicated at this point. I don't want to say anything either.
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The day continued on with my mom watching over me. I got visits from time to time by my siblings and Lizzie. I still get no signs from Drew, nothing at all. I really want to know what his up. It's hard not to wanting to know.
A sudden knock is on my door and I'm not sure who else would it be. I'm actually excited, maybe it's Drew finally.
"Come in." I say as the person opens the door.
"Hey how are you? I heard you had a fever. I came to check how you were?" It's Drew's mother. I didn't expect to see her coming here at all. I quickly sit up.
"No, don't sit up lay down, I can actually talk to you like this."
"I'm doing okay so far, please have a seat." I tell her.
She came and took a seat on side of my bed. I'm guessing she's also here to tell me something by the way she's looking at me.
"I did bring you this by the way. Drew made it for you." She says. I look at what she has in her bag. It's in a bowl.
"Drew?" I asked her as I take the bowl.
"Yeah I'm surprised too Drew never cooks and he went to the super market which never happens and came to make you this. He was really concentrated while making you this."
"How is he? I haven't seen him for so long?"
"His alright, his not home very much on his free time so I thought he was hanging out with you."
"No." I tell her.
"What?" She looks at me.
"I don't know what he could be doing then. I don't know if his with Daniel because one time Daniel came looking for him and he wasn't home when I thought he was with him."
"I don't know." I tell her.
"Strange, you should ask him."
I smile, I don't want to be petty and tell her Drew doesn't answer my calls or text so I can't really ask him anything.
"Oh you should eat some of it now. I already brought a spoon along." She says and I opened the bowl to see it's checking soup. I did not expect Drew to make me chicken soup at all. It's nice and I get a warm feeling looking at it. At least I get a sign that his alive.
The soup looks nice and I wouldn't expect him to cook it that well. I take the spoon and taste the broth first. I get no taste from it at all.
"Is it good?" She ask.
"I can't taste it."
"You lost your taste buds Jade."
"Yeah, I'm sure it's really good. I'll eat it anyway."
I take another spoon full of veggies and broth to eat it. There's still no taste coming out of it.
"It's okay you don't have to eat it all."
"I'll eat it to get better." I missed him so much I'm willing to do this. I'm not sure why his avoiding me so much but this gave me a bit of hope that his okay enough to make me soup. I haven't been feeling connected to him at all.
"How are you guys?" My mom walks in.
"Good."
"Thank you so much Linda for making Jade soup. You two have really gotten really close behind my back." My mom laughs.
"It's no problem at all oh and I should get going though." Drew's mom got up from my bed to start making her way out. I'm glad she didn't mention it's Drew that made it for me.
"Thank you." I tell her.
"Not a problem Jade, get well soon."
"I'll walk you out, Linda." My mom says as they make their way out of my room. I checked my phone again and still no text from Drew. I don't really know what his up too but at least he thought of me to make me chicken soup since he heard I'm sick but I'm annoyed he didn't come bring it himself. Maybe if I find a way to go to Drew's house I'll be able to see him maybe? I look at the bowl on my hands again.
Maybe there is a way. I could get by saying I have to return the bowl with my cooking inside of it. I mean I'm sure no one would think anything and it's kind friendly gesture and it's the neighborly thing to do. I hope I get to see him there though. I don't know if he'll be mad I came over and that I break our promise. I mean I'm not really breaking any promises either since it's just I'm bringing some food to my neighbor. My phone finally ringed for the day, I quickly put the bowl away hoping it is who I think it is.
I look at the name to see it's Violet calling me. This is rare and unexpected.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hey, my dad told me you sick, how you been?"
This is very unexpected indeed. Violet never calls me or text me and even though she called me it was probably her dad that made her call me.
"I'm alright, how you been?"
"Good, I was actually wondering how's everything with Drew?"
This part isn't really surprising I'm shocked she's still not over him. The smile I had on my face disappeared as soon as she mentioned Drew.
"I think his doing alright." I answered her questioned, I'm trying not to be a bitch.
"Does he ever mentioned me ever since I've been gone?"
"No." I answered that so quickly. I need her to get over him anyway. It's not like I can tell her his dating me although, "I think his with someone, I'm not sure who but it's clearly shows his not interested at all Violet. He was just a friend to you I'm sure you took it the wrong way though by his kindness."
She seems quite all of a sudden. Did I just fucked up by letting her know Drew is with someone? Did my jealousy get the best of me?
"I gotta go, feel better." She says.
"Thanks." I say then she hang up the phone quickly. Maybe I was being a bitch a bit.
