Chapter 2: Beginning a new life with Tommy and dreaming about Takuya.
"Zoe, wait up...there's something that I want to tell you." Takuya said as he looked at me whilst every other student was walking around, waiting for the lessons to start. "What is it?" I asked him. "I...I love you." He said, sighing and pulling forward until our lips pressed against each other and I backed off. "I love you too." I said to Takuya who looked at me with pink in his face from blushing...so was I and as we pressed our lips together once again in a sweet, passionate kiss...And that's when I woke up, covered in sweat. "Oh, that was a total nightmare...yet it was real! " I said to myself as I checked that I was sitting up in my bed. "What is wrong with me?!" I asked myself as I sobbed into my hands and my mom came running in. "What is it sweetie? Did you have a bad dream?" She asked me as she held her arms out and I ran into them like a young child (I'm thirteen by the way in case you ask after reading this!) "Mom...I had a nightmare...too good to be true!" I said; crying as mom held me in her arms. "Shh...It's okay sweetie; I know you'll have nightmares sometimes but it's just being in a new place." She said; trying to calm me down. "I had this nightmare about kissing some boy named Takuya." I said as mom sat down with me. "Well, do you have...you know, feelings for Takuya?" She asked me. "I dunno, I keep saying that he's a jerk at times, but I'm looking at him all the time...when he walks to class; when he eats and when he runs home. " I said, replying as I stopped crying.
I would soon go back to sleep, but only an hour or two; I had to get up for school, but I was coughing most of the time as I got into my school clothes (Well, my "everyday" clothes). "Come on then Tommy; a new day with a new family!" I said, smiling as he did too and we got into school. "Hi Zoe, gee; you don't look well. Are you okay?" Takuya asked me. "I'm fine; I didn't get an ounce of sleep last night." I said; yawning. "I hope you don't fall asleep in class. Miss Patelli sometimes hates it." Takuya warned me. "Okay." I said; yawning again. I would find myself...well catch myself falling asleep; then waking up quick as possible. It was humiliating because I couldn't concentrate in class and Miss Patelli saw that as I kept dropping off and waking up. "Is there something wrong Zoe?" She asked me as she walked up to my desk as I yawned my head off which made some students laugh a little bit; some of them were afraid that I might hurt myself if I fell asleep – Takuya, JP, Tommy and Koji (Even though he mumbles at me). "I'm just so tired...I didn't get any sleep last night." I said; and all of a sudden, I sneezed. "Bless you." Miss Patelli said to me. "Thanks...I don't know where that came from." I said, embarrassed. "Are you sure you're fine?" She asked me and felt my forehead. "Oh my...you're burning up...I'll take you to the nurse. Class; continue on page 211 and I'll be back as quick as I can." She said as she helped me up and I just remember holding my head and then that was it.
"Oh my god; someone, get the nurse quick" Miss Patelli said as Takuya stood up...afraid that I may have hurt myself. (Probably since I did fall onto solid floor as I blacked out) As the nurse came in, she noticed me on the floor and I threw up right next to Miss Patelli, but she wasn't bothered at all. "What's wrong with her?" Takuya asked as he got told to stay in his seat. "She's got a temperature." The nurse said as she put a thermometer into my mouth and it went straight up to high. "That's not right." Miss Patelli said as she turned me onto my back...afraid that I may be sick again and that I might choke on it. "Let's get her to the hospital straight away...not my office...she's come down with something and I don't know what." The nurse said as they rushed me straight to hospital...it was all happening too fast and I just remember waking up in hospital. "Where am I?" I asked, trying to get up. "Don't try and get up...you're not well." Miss Patelli said as she looked at me. "Not well?" I asked her. "Yes, don't you remember sweetie? You blacked out and fell onto the floor...you threw up and you've got a really bad temperature." She replied as the nurse came back. "It's food poisoning...probably from something that she ate." The nurse explained, turning to me. "Well; looks like you're gonna be missing a week of school Zoe." She told me as I nodded no. "I don't want to miss school...I can't stand to be at home." I complained, but it was no use. They took me back home and told my mom. "Oh...it must have been that chicken that we had last night...I thought it wasn't cooked properly when I bought it." She said as Miss Patelli scolded her. "You gave her uncooked chicken?! My god...that's...that's disgusting!" She said as my mom looked at her. "It wasn't my fault...I bought it cooked and it looked red inside... I'll be writing to that company then." Mom said.
"Look; keep your daughter in for a week...she almost choked when she threw up. Not to mention that she blacked out; complained of a headache and now stomach pains." The nurse explained to mom. "Okay, I'll do that." She said; replying as they left. "Okay; sweetie, I'll get Takuya to bring you some work and homework so you can do your work from here, and then give it to Takuya." Miss Patelli said as she left. "Okay...let's get you into your pyjamas and then it's off to bed for you or you can rest on the couch young lady." Mom said as she helped me change into my pyjamas and put my clothes into the wash because of the puke as I rested on the couch with my quilt over me and I sneezed again. "Oh bless you!" Mom said as she gave me something to combat the food poisoning and I fell asleep watching something on TV...I don't know; I wasn't paying much attention. "Zoe, would you like..." Mom said; stopping as she saw me asleep on the couch. "Aw...I won't disturb her." Mom continued as she went back into the kitchen. It would be a few hours later; but I was still asleep as Takuya came in and looked at me, put the schoolwork and homework on the dining table as Tommy came running in and went into his room...not coming out for ages (He loves computer games; so he plays computer games when he comes home from school to relax) and then Takuya looked at me. "Can I ask something? What's wrong with Zoe?" Takuya asked mom. "She's not well; she's got food poisoning...how Tommy didn't get it...oh! Of course! Tommy asked not to have chicken...he doesn't like chicken; he's a vegetarian; so he doesn't eat meat." Mom said; jumping to conclusions as I sneezed and coughed afterwards.
"Can I go and see her?" Takuya asked mom. "Sure; but be careful; you could catch it." Mom said; warning Takuya as she put her coat on. "Tommy, I won't be long; just gotta pop out for about ten minutes...I need to grab a few things from the shop." Mom said as he came down. "Can I come with you?" Tommy asked as he grabbed his coat and they left...leaving me and Takuya. (My whole mind was like; "Oh my god...I'm stuck in the house with this dingledork, but somehow; I love him!") "Zoe, I know you probably can hear this...but there's something that I want to tell you." Takuya said as he looked at me. (Takuya finally plucking the courage to say what he wanted to say) "I...I love you Zoe. I know I've only known you for a few days; but I love you so much." Takuya continued as he brushed my fringe out of the way. (With my hat on; you can't see my fringe, but without it; I have a huge fringe that I push to one side. I should get rid of it...but I can't seem to) and then touching my cheek with his hand...Ungloved hand. "Huh?" I said, softly as I woke up and saw him there. "Takuya...What in the world are you doing?!" I said as I stared angrily at him as he smiled and bent down, and then kissed me softly. "I've wanted to do that for ages." Takuya said as I looked at him. "Did you hear what I said?" He asked me. "No...I didn't. When I'm asleep; I can't hear anything. It's like I'm deaf." I replied as he lent in closer. "You have such a beautiful face." Takuya said as I blushed. "Thanks..." I said. As I went to continue, Takuya reached towards my face and pressed his lips against mine, as he was doing that; my mind was doing flip-flops. "Yes! I've finally got the boy of my dreams." It was saying as we didn't let go and as mom came back in with Tommy, she saw us. "Hey, what are you two doing?" She asked us. "What does it look like mom?" I said; sneezing again. "We're kissing." I finished as mom rolled her eyes up. "Yeah, I know that; I just didn't think it would take that long for you to find that special somebody." Mom replied as she thought about one person besides me – Dad.