Running For Answers (Book 2 Of Running Series)

Chapter 20 - Alive

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We'd been at Chief Boma's for 2 hours now and had yet to get desert. I was getting to the point where I'd had enough, after being out cold for a week, my body wasn't used to the exertion it was being put through. I was also beginning to feel sick, as my body got used digesting actual solids,

"I'm going to the toilet" I said, "Tayte can you come with me?"

"Of course," we all headed over since the dessert area was the same way as the toilets. We left Noah and Arii eagerly piling up their bowls whilst Angelo watched like a parent, "Are you okay?"

"No, I think I'm done for the night. It's all too much for me now" I told him truthfully as I went into a cubicle shutting and locking the door, I took a breath and then threw up, Tate obviously hearing this ordered,

"Keane open the door" I opened it a minute later, "Let's get you back to Talina's, are you going to be sick again?"

"Nah, I just need to sit down," Tayte steadied me and I looked in the mirror, "Jeez, do I really look like that?" Tayte half smiled.

When we reached the table everyone immediately knew that something was wrong,

"I'll call Anthony" Talina said before we'd even sat down, getting her phone out and leaving the table,

"Keane" Arii said worried,

"Don't sweat it. I just over exerted myself. That's what happens when you sleep for a week and then go out thinking your bodies going to cope just fine" I said,

"This cheesecake will make it all better" Noah said smiling, we all laughed, Talina came back over and said,

"Anthony will be here as soon as the traffic allows"

"I think I can last a little while longer, especially with some of Noah's cheesecake" we all laughed again, even Talina who probably didn't fully know why we were laughing in the first place.

We were back at Talina's by 11.30pm and by now Tayte was literally taking all of my weight as we headed into the bedroom after saying goodnight to everyone. Arii was sleeping with Noah and Angelo (in their room, not in their bed with them). I collapsed on the bed,

"My legs tingling" I said absentmindedly shutting my eyes, "Not a good tingling either" I yawned, I then felt Tayte pull off my boot carefully, I opened my eyes and propped myself up by my elbows, "How's it looking?"

"It is quite red to be honest, perhaps the boots rubbed or something. I'll get Angelo to look at it tomorrow"

"Yep" I said yawning again, "Urgh, I'm sorry but I'm not with it. I'm going to sleep now," rolling over,

"Keane really! I know your beat but..."

"Urgh" I groaned "You're such a slave driver," he chuckled and I sat up pulling off my clothes,

"Thank you" he said, I rolled back over and he went into the bathroom, coming out 5 minutes later, "Budge over"

"You know people are going to start talking Tay'" I muttered, he laughed,

"Let them" He climbed in beside me and we both fell to sleep.

Tayte's POV

No surprise that I awoke first, Keane had really overdone it yesterday; I slowly began to move from the bed,

"Leaving so soon" he muttered opening his eyes and smiling,

"Damn I've been caught" I replied grinning, "How's' the leg this morning?" he sat up,

"Seems okay," I pulled the sheet off his leg, "You're so intrusive"

"You know you love it" I teased looking at it. It was still red "I'm going to get Angelo so don't go anywhere," he rolled his eyes,

"Oh you're hilarious" he said as I left the room,

"Morning" I said as I popped my head around the door, only to find Angelo on the bed, phone in hand,

"Morning Tayte"

"Were you about to call someone? I can come back"

"No it's fine, no one answered, I'll try again in a bit. Noah and Arii are in the pool if you were wondering. Anyway, what did you want me for?"

"Can you come and look at Keane's leg? Last night he said it was tingling and I looked at it and it was red, I thought maybe the boot had been rubbing, but thinking about it, he hasn't had it on for a week"

"Of course I'll take a look" we left the room and found Keane half asleep tangled under the sheets,

"Keane wake up" I said,

"I thought you'd left, you back for more? I know I'm good" he muttered, I couldn't help but laugh,

"Doc's here to look at your leg so behave"

"You're lucky I love you" he muttered sitting up and messing with his bed head, "Hey Angelo", Angelo was stood with an amused look on his face,

"I definitely know where Noah gets it from. Honestly you two together are trouble"

"I don't know what you mean" We both said together. Angelo just rolled his eyes and then set about looking at Keane's leg. It turned out to be rubbing/chaffing, the fact that Keane wore the boot for the first time in a week, plus the process his body was going though meant his skin was dry and the boot was creating a nasty rash, but it was nothing to worry about, thankfully!

The rest of the day was spent relaxing, we'd booked a flight for 2 days' time, everything was going well, and then Keane took a turn for the worst.

It was as if someone flicked a switch from normal to 'I can't do this anymore, I'm falling apart, what's going on?'

And it was scary, because to begin with everyone thought he was having us on, but then we realised that he was very much not having us on.

And that something was seriously wrong!

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Only short. Just needed to give at least a glimpse of Keane happiness, before a total disaster strikes again!

Next Update: Hopefully sometime next week. Probably on my birthday next Tuesday!

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