Here's the other chapter that I missed! I'm sorry that it's so short, I promise the next ones are really long! :)

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One Week Later

It was break day and Hope was just too exhausted to move. She had skipped dancing practice, even when Allison had sent Emily to go fetch her, had declined Spencer's offer to go out and get her something to eat (he knew how overworked she was), and was just lying in the chair.

She had tried to get dressed, but ended up freezing as soon as she get into jeans and a long sleeved shirt. It was summer, and they had the day off in North Carolina. And Hope was wearing jeans, a thick shirt, a sweatshirt and had a blanket on and she was still freezing.

Her body was achy, with something that clung to her more than anything, as if no amount of sleep would heal. Her nose seemed to be constantly runny, and she always seemed to be coughing. She knew she should call Spencer, anyone, to come and help her, but she couldn't get the energy to even lift her hand, much less walk across the room to get the phone.

A few moments later Hope heard the door open and the guys came in. Hope could faintly hear the muffled voices of Brendon and Ryan arguing over something stupid, and Spencer calling out to Hope.

And then Hope heard muffled footsteps, before being engulfed in a pair of arms.

She was gently unwrapped from the blanket that she had clutched in her fists, but she got too cold to stand it and huddled to whoever was holding her, trying to warm herself. It wasn't working very well.

"Jesus, Hope." Spencer said, wrapping his arms around her.

She felt a hand touch her forehead then immediately withdraw. "She's got a pretty high fever," she heard Ryan say quietly.

"What do we do?" Spencer said, sounding desperate.

Jon quickly said, "I'll get a cool washcloth for her forehead. That's what my mom always did whenever I was sick with a fever. It seems to always help."

"Brendon, could you uncover the bed so Hope can rest?" Spencer said, before grabbing her bridal style and quickly carrying over the petite girl to the bed.

In a matter of seconds she was out, and could hear nothing more.

So I'm not going to say anything about anything else! It's all staying locked up! You guys are going to have to wait for the end of it all!

Thanks again for reading and I hope you guys review!

Lizza