Again, sorry it took so long to update. I've had Writer's Block, not to mention I had to write this poem for school, which took forever because I can't write a poem to save my life.
Disclaimer: I don't own House of Anubis. I if I did, season 3 would be about to premiere.
Alfie's Secret: Chapter 6
Fabian's POV
I hoped, with all my heart, that Nina would be okay. I didn't want to talk to anyone when they came in, I didn't care what they did. Until Nina was okay, I wasn't going to do anything but stare out this window.
There was a knock on the door, but I didn't turn my head. I heard a click as someone stepped in the room.
"Ms. Millington, Mr, Rutter, are you feeling alright?" said an unfamiliar voice. I looked to see who it was. A doctor. I resumed my window-staring.
"Fine, thank you," Amber said. "Is there any news about our friends?"
"Yes, that's what I came to tell you. Trudy Rehmann is making progress - very little progress, but progress none the less. Jerome Clarke is getting better. Nina Martin has been stabilized," he said.
I let out a sigh of relief; she was okay. Nina was okay.
"Ms. Martin has been moved into a room with Alfie Lewis," he said, reading off his clipboard.
As he was about to leave, Amber said, "Wait! Do you think I could switch rooms with her? Fabian's dying to see her, and I really want to see Alfie."
"I'll see what I can do." He walked out of the room.
"Yes!" I whisper-yelled, punching the air. "She's okay!"
"Yeah, and Trudy and Jerome are going to be okay. They have to be," Amber said. She reached for one of the magazines next to her. I would have rolled my eyes, but I was too excited and happy.
I had just calmed down when the doctor came back in. "Ms. Millington, you can switch rooms with Ms. Martin if you both choose to," he said.
"I choose to!" Amber said, like he should know. "And I know Nina does to."
"Well, some of the nurses will be in here later to move you if she says 'yes' also." He left the room again.
"Nina is so going to switch with me. I know she's dying to see you," Amber said. I laughed - her cockiness was so funny sometimes.
About half an hour later, two nurses came in and removed Amber from our room to switch with Nina. A few minutes later Nina was wheeled in.
"Hi!" she said happily, her smile reaching her eyes.
"Hi!" I said in the same context. She laughed, knowing that I was mocking her.
"So, what have you been doing?" she asked.
"Oh, you know, just enjoying the fun things that come with being in the hospital," I said sarcastically. She laughed again.
"Yeah, it sucks," she said.
"Wanna play a game?" I asked.
"Like what?" she asked.
I picked up a pack of cards from the table. "How about war*?"
"Okay." She wheeled a table between us and I separated the deck.
I put my card down first. A ten. Not bad. She layed down her card. A king. Darn it. She took both cards. We played until the doctor came in again.
"How are you two doing?" he asked.
"Good," we said in unison.
"I have an update on your friends. Trudy Rehmann has made a lot of progress, but isn't stabilied. Jerome Clarke has been stablized," he said.
"Yay!" Nina said happily. "I was really worried about them."
"Well, that's all I have to say, if you're both comfortable?"
"Yes, we're fine," I said. He nodded and left. "Where were we?"
Alfie's POV
"Okay, what do you want to play?" I asked Amber, shuffling the cards.
"Let's play...10,*" she said.
"Okay." I shuffled the cards and layed them out in the form. Then I placed the rest of the cards in the middle. "You start."
We played until about ten o'clock.
Amber yawned. "I'm tired. Time to turn in. I do need my beauty sleep," she said. I smiled.
"You don't need any beauty sleep - you always look beautiful," I said. She blushed a little, then layed her head down to sleep. I did the same. I watched her until I was sure she was asleep, then I let myself drift off into a dreamless sleep.
First *: For those of you who don't know how to play war, you take a deck of cards, remove the jokers, then split the deck in half. Then you put a stack in front of the other player face down, and do the same for you. Then you both flip a card over. Whoever has the higher card (Ace is the highest, then king, queen, jack, 10, etc.) take the two cards. The first person without any cards loses.
Second *:For those of you who don't know how to play ten, you shuffle a deck of cards and place ten cards upside down in front of you, then do the same for the other players. You put the remaining cards in a pile in the middle. Then one person draws a card. If it's a two, you put it in the 2nd spot. (Ace - 1st spot, 3 - 3rd spot, and so on.) Then you take the card under the card you just placed (face up) and put it in the spot it goes in. If that card is a two, a king, or queen, your turn is over. If it's an Ace or a number card, you put it in the spot it goes in unless you already have a card there. Jacks and jokers are like wild cards - you can put them in whatever spot you want. When your turn is over you put the card in your hand face up next to the stack. The next player can either take the card that you just layed down, or draw a new card. The first person with all their cards in a spot wins.
So, what did you think? Good chapter? I would love to hear your opinions in a review! Alfie's secret will be revealed soon, I promise. At least, Fabian will find it soon. It won't be revealed until the chapter after Fabian finds it.
