A/N: So this chapter is 47 words less than 1,000 so that'd better hopefully.
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Chapter 3
Sweeney wok up early and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get back to sleep, so he got up, and polished his razors, as he liked how they glistened and shined in the light.
Once the sun had properly risen, he went down to the kitchen and started to make breakfast. He had gotten used to doing that in the mornings, but it still surprised him how many people came in at dinner to eat Mrs Lovett's 'meat' pies, he knew just how Nellie liked her breakfast now, so once he had made it he went into her bedroom.
'Mrs Lovett? Breakfast,' he put it down on the bedside table, and slowly shook her awake,
'Mrs Lovett?' She wasn't waking up, he shook her more vigorously but she still didn't wake. 'Nellie wake up.' He said to her, trying to awaken her, but she didn't. She was just starting to get better, why was this happening? Sweeney panicked and put a hand on her chest, he felt her heart beat, and relaxed slightly but not entirely. Why wouldn't she wake?
He went out and closed the door,
'Mornin' Sir,' Toby said, heading towards Mrs Lovett's door,
'You are not to go anywhere near that door until I say so Toby.'
'Why Sir?'
'I am getting the Doctor,'
'Isn't he meant to be comin' later Sir?'
'Yes, but we need him now, you are not to go into Mrs Lovett at all, understand?'
Toby nodded, and Sweeney rushed out, to the Doctors surgery. He went into the building and the person who worked there said that he was with a patient, and he shouldn't be too long. Sweeney waited for over half an hour, and was beginning to feel anxious.
Anxious? Why was he even worried at all? Nel-Mrs Lovett meant nothing to him, he just needed her so that he could carry out his revenge.
He needed her. He did need her yes, but he would have been able to do it with out her help of course. But he couldn't help but feel agitated. Why was he feeling this way? It was scaring his slightly, but before he could get lost in thought anymore, the doctor came out.
'Mr Todd!' he exclaimed in surprise, 'Is everything alright?'
'It's Mrs Lovett, she wont wake,'
The doctor frowned, and hurried out of the shop, quickly followed by Sweeney, back to Mrs Lovett's Meat Pie Emporium.
'Stay out here boy.' Sweeney ordered Toby.
He opened the door, and the doctor followed him in.
The doctor went over to the side of the bed and slowly shook Mrs Lovett. This annoyed Sweeney, he wouldn't have gotten the doctor if he hadn't tried that would he? And it annoyed him for some other reason that he couldn't quite place.
The doctor felt for Nellie's pulse on her neck, and then felt her heart beating. He then took her wrist and felt for a pulse, why he needed that when he'd already gotten evidence that she was alive, plus she was breathing was beyond Sweeney.
He did a series of things then, that Sweeney had no idea what they were before turning to Sweeney.
'You haven't given her any Chlormethiazole?' The doctor asked him,
'Any what?'
'It's a tablet that induces sleep, although she seems to have an allergic reaction to it, and it's very serious.'
'I can assure you I haven't given her any Chlormazile.'
'Chlormethiazole,'
'None of that, no.' he shook his head,
'It could be fatal, if we don't figure out how to counter the effects of her allergic reaction to it fast.'
'Fatal?'
The doctor nodded, I'll go back to the surgery, and look through my books, I'll let you know, as soon as I've found anything.' Sweeney nodded, and the doctor left.
'May I come in now Sir?' He heard Toby ask from outside the door
'No.' he closed the door, and sat by Nellie's bed.
'Mrs Lovett,' he said simply, moving a strand of auburn hair from her face, he quickly withdrew his hand once he realised what he was doing.
He sat there, and watched her for a while before going out to serve any customers that were there. After serving some pies, and 'getting some fresh supplies', he sat down in his barbers chair, taking extra care to keep his foot away from the peddle.
Why was he so concerned about Mrs Lovett? That was the question that kept playing over in his mind, but that was the one question that he couldn't answer.
He had to an extent, a fondness for her, he decided. Yes, that was it. But why had he felt so protective over her, when the doctor was examining her?
In the end, he decided to just stop thinking about Nellie, there were too many questions that he didn't know the answer to.
He went down to the shop, and gave anyone who was there some pies, and wondered why Toby wasn't doing it. He went into Mrs Lovett's room, and saw Toby there
'Did I say you could come in here?' he growled
Toby jumped in fright, 'N-no Sir, I just wanted to see how Mum was doin','
'Well you've seen, so get out.' It was almost more frightening than when he was shouting, it meant that he was too angry to shout, and Toby was terrified.
'W-what's the matter with her?'
'Get out.' He pulled Toby out of the room, and slammed the door.
He sat down by the bed, and looked at Nellie. Why was he even in here?
Stop, Sweeney, just stop. Thinking about her is counter-productive.
He thought to himself, before putting some coins in the money pots, and sighing.
A/N: first things first, i looked it up, and apparently Chlormethiazole is an old fashioned tablet for sleeping, if this is incorrect then please blame google not me :)
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