Into Your Arms

Chapter 2

I do not want to get out of bed this morning; I really don't. I feel terrible. I hear my phone alarm blaring next to my head and I know that even if I hit snooze five times in ten minutes it's going to go off again and I am going to have to get up.

"Ten wake up I need to get to school early," Max calls through the door and I growl snuggling into my warm comfortable bed. "Tenley?" he cracks the door open and peaking in. "You ok?" he asks, walking in and I feel the bed shift as he falls on it next to me but I just cling tighter to my covers, "Sissy you feel ok?"

"No," I mumble, closing my eyes tight and feeling my body get a small shiver.

"What doesn't feel good?" he questions touching my head. "You don't feel warm."

"My head hurts and my whole body is aching," I tell him. "Ugh!" I growl when my phone goes off once again but Max just grabs it turning the alarm off and placing the phone on my night stand.

"Why don't you just skip today? I can write you a note tomorrow," he offers. Max always writes my notes when I miss school. Mom and dad work like crazy and are always traveling which sucks but its ok because I have my Max. I miss them some days but we are still surprisingly close so it's ok, they make good money and take care of us both.

"I can't I have a test in fourth period," I tell him as he brushes my hair out of my face.

"Can't you make it up tomorrow? I mean Ten you look a little pale."

"No, you know I hate making up test. Plus its Mr. Graves unless I have a doctor's note he doesn't let me make my test up," I frown, finally cracking my eyes open but slamming them back shut when I see the light from my window. The light seriously just killed my head anymore, I think it's a migraine because the light hurts, noise hurts and my eyes feel weird. I get them occasionally and after some sleep I feel better but I really don't want to miss Mr. Graves's class, I cannot get another bad grade on a test.

"Well what if I go to school, let you sleep and come back before fourth. I have gym and will just skip it; I'll tell coach I'm sure he won't mind," Max suggests.

"Would you do that?" I smile a little prying my eyes open to look at him.

"Of course and if you don't feel like waiting for me after practice just take the car and I'll get one of the guys to bring me home," he smiles getting off my bed, grabbing a sheet from the closet and some tacks from my jewelry box.

"Thanks Maxie," I smile weakly, as I watch him pin the sheet over my window blocking the light. I have lived here two months and have yet to get blinds for this room. I don't know why I keep putting it off just laziness.

"No problem T, I'll be home soon," he says grabbing my phone. "Do you need a shower?" he asks and I nod as he starts playing with my phone. "Ok well I set your alarm to go off at 12 just in case for some reason you aren't up. I'll be here at 1 so try to be ready and if you just feel too bad text me and I won't come," he says and I nod as he closes my phone sitting it next to me, "See ya later," he smiles kissing my head before walking out of my room shutting the door quietly.

I really do have the best big brother.

About two hours after I hear Max leave I finally crawl out of bed. My headache has started to ease but my body is still aching. I don't know if I slept wrong or what but it is definitely sore. I head down the stairs of my large three story home into the kitchen to make something to eat. I'm not overly hungry but want something in my stomach because I won't be at school for lunch and know by the time I get home today I will be starving.