Zosia woke up covered in sweat, her pyjamas stuck to her as if they'd been glued to her. Nausea was rising up in her. ' Oh god, please say I haven't got stomach flu now,' she thought as the nausea turned into a sick feeling. Her stomach gurgled and she shot out of bed into the bathroom.
Guy woke up to the sound of a slamming door so he decided to go and investigate. As he walked across the landing he heard the sound of retching and vomiting. One thought came to his mind,' Zosia'. Instantly, he ran to the bathroom and opened the door, Zosia had her head in the toilet bowl retching. Guy knelt down next to her and pulled her hair out of her face, he gently rubbed her back to soothe her.
" That's it, bring it all up, it's okay," he whispered as she carried on being sick. When she was done she wiped her mouth with toilet roll and flushed the chain. She knelt back onto guys chest and started to cry. Guy could feel her fever straight away.
" Shh, it's okay, what's brought this on?" He asked, but he already knew. There was a nasty stomach flu going around, and working in a hospital, you're likely to get it.
" I don't know, I think I might've caught that stupid stomach flu that's been going around," she sniffed and wiped her eyes.
" Okay, well there's absolutely no way that you're going into work later," he said firmly.
" I know, I'm not going to go and infect already ill patients, please could you call Mr Levy and tell him that I won't be in today," she asked weakly.
" Of course I will, now, let's get you back to bed," Zosia nodded weakly in return. He helped her to stand up when the room started spinning, she put her hand on the wall before she gasped, " Woah!"
" What's wrong darling?" Guy asked, the worry noticeable in his voice.
" I'm dizzy," she breathed deeply.
" Okay, just take deep breaths," Zosia did as he said and the dizziness soon passed.
" Alright now?" Zosia nodded and leaned into her dad. Guy put his arm around her waist to steady her and guided her back to her bedroom. He tucked her in her bed before going downstairs to get her a bucket, glass of water and paracetamol. When he went back upstairs he placed the bucket by the side of the bed and tablets and water on the bedside table. Guy handed her the tablets and water for her to take the them with, then he kissed her forehead as she laid back down on the bed.
" Try and get some sleep now darling," he whispered before he switched off the lamp and went back to bed himself.
Zosia woke for what felt like the millionth time that night, the familiar feeling of nausea creeping up inside her again. She quickly rushed to the bathroom again and threw up once again into the toilet bowl. ' Oh god, when will this torture be over?' she thought as she threw her head back into the toilet bowl. Zosia heard the bathroom door open, obviously her father coming to comfort her again.
" Shh, bring it all up, you're okay darling," he said as he rubbed her back soothingly in circles while he also held back her hair.
" This bloody bug is doing my heading already," she chuckled weakly before vomiting into the toilet again.
" Getting ill is a nuisance darling, unfortunately we all get ill at some point, it's just a way of life," Guy said gently as Zosia leaned back against the wall. She still felt really sick, but wasn't sure if she had anything left in her. Her stomach growled again and she leaned over the toilet. Guy rubbed her back again as she started retching, but nothing coming up. It hurt her stomach so much, she felt like her guts were going to literally come out of her mouth. She felt like her stomach was on fire.
Zosia flushed the toilet after wiping her mouth with some toilet roll. ' God, this bug had better get out of me or there will be hell,' she thought to herself, " Why did I have to fall ill with this blooming bug today?"
" I don't know darling, is it possible that you caught it off another patient?" Guy asked concernedly.
" Yeah, I was treating a patient with severe D&V earlier, probably him that I caught it off,"
" Okay, I'll call Sacha and tell him that I won't be going in today so that I can look after you,"
" Dad, you don't have to, I -"
" No, I'm going to look after you and make sure that you're okay and that you get better," Guy said sternly. Zosia knew that she shouldn't argue" I just don't want you to get ill either though, if you look after me then you're likely to get too,"
" I don't care, all that matters to me is you being okay, if I catch the bug then so be it, I don't matter, you do,"
" Of course you matter, you are my dad after all, I just don't want to end up passing the bug onto you,"
" And if I do get it then I'll be fine Zoshie, now I think it's time that you got back to bed to get some more rest," Zosia nodded and let Guy carefully help her up for the floor. He put his arm around her waist to support her in case she got dizzy. Zosia gladly leaned her head against his shoulder as he guided her back to her room.
" Are you okay darling?" Guy whispered as Zosia laid down in her bed. She nodded her head in response.
" Do you need me to get anything for you now darling?"
" Mm hmm, please can you get me a glass of water and some dry toast? I want to at least try to eat something to stop me from fainting because of not eating," she gave a faint smile and sighed.
" Of course darling," Guy gently squeezed her shoulder before leaving the room to get what she wanted.
While Zosia waited for Guy to return, she played with a ring on her finger, thinking about the events of the day. The unknown patient from earlier had been identified as Andrew Smith, a photographer for famous celebrities. He was on his way to a photoshoot for Little Mix, they were going to have photos done for the cover of their new album. Also, the patient that had the spinal surgery miraculously didn't become paralysed and could continue with his normal everyday life.
She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice that Guy had come back into the room carrying a tray with a plate of toast and some water.
" Zosia? I've got you some toast darling," Guy placed the tray on the end of the bed and sat down. She snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the tray on front of her. She suddenly felt really hungry so she reached forward to get the tray.
" Here you go darling," Guy passed her the tray and she took a huge bite out of a piece of toast. She smiled as the toasted bread filled her mouth.
" I take it you like my toast?" She nodded her head in return and took another bite out of the toast.
" It's amazing! I know it's only toast but I haven't tasted toast this good for ages!" She spoke with a full mouth, spraying crumbs over the duvet.
" That's good then, do you want some more?" He looked down at her empty plate and smiled.
" No thanks, I'm not going to over fill myself and end up sick again," she put the plate back on the tray and picked up the water.
" Okay darling, you try and get some more sleep now," he gently touched her shoulder and picked up the tray before carrying it out of the room and back down to the kitchen. When he returned Zosia had already fallen asleep, he chuckled to himself and pulled the duvet over her a bit more. He kissed her forehead and whispered, " Goodnight darling,"
" Goodnight dad, I love you," she mumbled sleepily as Guy turned around to leave. He smiled at Zosia and left the room to let her catch up on much needed sleep.
In Guy's bedroom Guy was looking at a picture of him, Zosia and Anya out on a camping trip in Devon. It was the summer holidays and Zosia would be starting Year 5 in four weeks so they decided to enjoy the Summer while it lasted. Zosia and Anya had gone swimming in the lake nearby and were soaking wet. Guy had stayed at the tent so he could cook lunch and was wearing an apron that said ' Hey! I'm the best chef in the world!' The apron was covered in food and sauces from previous times that it had been used. All three of them were cuddling eachother, Anya's right arm was around Guy's shoulders, Guy had Zosia on his side trying to balance her. Guy adored the picture so much, because it reminded him of his family, ' Thank God that me and Zosia have made up with eachother, Anya probably hated seeing us like it,' Guy thought. He looked back down at the photo and chuckled, he wished that Anya was here, that they could be a family again.
Guy sighed and put the photo back on top of his bedside table. He knew that none of it would come true, no matter how hard he wished. Besides, he still had a lot of things to clear with Zosia.
He laid down on his bed and pulled his duvet over him. He closed his eyes and fell asleep almost instantly, without even bothering to switch off the lamp.
Hey! Sorry that it took so long for me to update, I've had loads of homework to do so I've had no time to post anything new. So I'll post whenever I can which might be a couple of weeks yet, but with whatever free time I have I'll try and start a new chapter. Thanks - Tia xxxxx
