The Only Girl In The World

Chapter Twenty-One

~Kaylee

My eyes snapped open as I felt the sudden urge to throw up. Getting off the bed, I rushed to the bathroom instantly throwing up in the toilet.

Letting out a groan, I sat on the floor leaning against the wall trying to breathe. The pounding headache, the throbbing pain in my chest, the dizziness in my eyes and the sudden exhaustion coming down at me all at once.

I’m starting to think everything that happened yesterday was a bad idea. I mean running out of my house in the middle of the night while it was raining, basically running away without telling anyone and skipping my drugs like three times because as much as I hate them, I depended on them to get through the day.

Christian appeared by my side the next minute holding me up gently.

“OK, I’m taking you to a hospital.” He said.

I shook my head. “I’m fine, it’s probably because I was out in the rain yesterday.”

 “Kaylee, you just threw up blood and you’re telling me it’s because of rain?” He asked not buying it.

“Just take me back home.” I pleaded, my voice faint having no energy left.

I wasn’t going to a hospital, I didn’t need to be diagnose with cancer for the second time. I just needed to go home, take my drugs and pray I would be OK.

“Kaylee.” He pushed on.

“Please?” I begged. “My uncle knows what to do. I’ll be fine.”

With a long look, he sighed and grudgingly agreed.  An hour later after we were both freshened and packed, we were on the road back home.

Holding the necklace that had the initial of both our names as the pendant that Christian had gotten for me as a birthday gift, I sighed as I looked out the window.

Can nothing good ever last in my life? I can’t have a little break from everything without something going wrong.

I eventually slept off and when I woke up, I found myself tucked in my bed at home. It was dark outside so I must have been out the whole day. I slowly sat up still feeling my insides on fire. Tears sprung in my eyes and my fingers fisted the bed sheet as I tried to ignore the pains.

Every single time I fall asleep, I wished I wouldn’t wake up. When I was asleep, nothing else exists. No one, no pain, no memories, no nothing. I was free from everything for those little moments that I was asleep.

The door swung open and Rick walked in holding some pills and a bottle of water. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he gave them to me.

Normally, I would grimace or hesitate before taking them but they were the only way to relieve me of my pain. Taking them once, I drank some water and then put the bottle down.

“Thank you.” I mumbled dropping the bottle on the bed table. “Where’s Christian?”

“He left half an hour ago, I told him you would be fine and we needed to talk anyway.” he replied placing a hand on my forehead.

“There’s nothing to talk about” I stated coldly shifting away from his touch.

“There’s a lot to talk about. This could have gone a lot worse Kaylee.” he started and I rolled my eyes mentally preparing myself for this talk. “What you did was irresponsible and reckless.”

“Can we not have this conversation right now? My head feels like it’s going to explode any minute.” I said trying to control the anger bubbling inside of me.

“You wouldn’t be feeling like that if you hadn’t snuck out like that knowing fully well that you’re sick.”

“Don’t you think I know that?” I snapped. “You don’t have to remind me, I know. Do you think I want this? My parents, the nightmares, this stupid illness is driving me insane! You don’t know half of what I’m going through! Leave, stop caring and pretend like I don’t exist. Isn’t that what you’re good at? Isn’t that why mom is dead? You didn’t care so don’t start now!”