Chapter Sixteen:
~Back At The House~
We soon got back to the house and went inside. I plopped down on the couch, stiffling a scream as mor pain shot through me. Jessi sat next to me, but not for long as the phone rang. She was quick to retreive it...it was Matt as usual. I smirked to myself as she left the room on the phone. They were my favorite couple by far. I curled my feet up underneath me as I let out a deep breath, trying to ease my pain. Instead I began to cough, cough to the point were I was spitting up blood. I quickly grabbed a napkin and tried to calm it down before Jessi came back or heard me. I slowly stood, carefully walking into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and began to drink, but it wasn't helping, only making it worse. I began to panic. 'No, not now. Not this way.' I thought frantically to myself. I quickly made it to the sink where I threw up. Tears began to run down my cheeks as I panicked more. Jessi came in to see me hunched over the sink and coughing harshly.
"Matt, I'll call you back." Jessi said quickly as she abruptly hung up on him and rushed to my side.
"Swetie, breathe....c'mon. Breathe with me." Jessi coached as she took in deep breaths and let them out. I tried my best to follow her, but only ended up throwing up again. She noticed the blood and turned to grab the phone to call 911, but I grabbed her hand. She turned back to me as I frantically shook my head 'no'.
"You need to get to a hospital." Jessi tried to reason. I managed to slow down my coughs to talk.
"No! I'm not going back to any hospitals!" I said in a harsh tone. I let go of he hand and gripped onto the sink as I threw up again. Jessi respected my wishes and began to rub my back soothingly. After about 20 minutes of coughing, gaging horror, it all began to subside. I slowly sank down to the floor exhausted from it all and breathing heavidly. Jessi sat down next to me and pulled me to her, craddling me in her arms.
"Thank you." I whispered out to her.
"Ok." Came her soft reply.
"Jessi, I'm sorry." I said as I began to cry. My weakness was to strong and I could no longer hold in my tears of pain and sadness.
"It's ok sweeite. It's ok." She is whispered to me as she rocked us back and forth on the floor. I started to calm myself as she pulled slightly away.
"Come, lets get you in bed to sleep this off. OK?" She suggested. I nodded as she helped me up and slowly out to my room. She helped me chang into my pajama pants and tee shirt, then into bed. After pulling the blankets up she leaned over me and kissed my forehead.
"See you in the morning." She said in a soft tone. She rose up and left the room. I hesitantly fell asleep.
~In The Livingroom~
Jessi grabbed the phone and quickly dialed Matt's cell phone number. She waited till her picked up.
"Oh my God Matt! I was aweful! I can't do it...I can't do this anymore." Jessi sobbed out.
"Shhh...baby, calm down. What are you talking about? What's wrong?" Matt asked, his soothing tone comforting her instantly.
"Lisha...Matt, I've never seen her so bad. She's fading and I can't take it anymore. I want to help her but I can't! It's killing me! I just can't do this....I..I think I'm gonna be sick....." She dropped the phone and rushed to the bathroom just in time. Coughing as she finished, she picked herself up and walked back out to the livingroom where she dropped the phone.
"Jessi?! Jessi!" She could hear Matt yelling for her.
"I'm here." She replied in a raspy voice.
"Are you ok? Should I call an ambulance for you?" Matt asked concerned.
"No...I'm ok...I got sick." She said in a sad tone.
"Are you sure your ok?" Matt asked.
"Yes...I need you here though." Her tone getting lower and sadder.
"We'll be there by the morning." Matt said trying his best to comfort her. Jessi looked over at the clock and it read 9:45 pm. She let out a sigh as she turned her attention back to the phone.
"Ok. I think I'm gonna go try to get some sleep. The back door is open so if we're not up just let yourselves in." Jessi said as a yawn crept out of her mouth.
"Alright. You get some sleep babe. I'll see you in the morning." Matt said. They xchanged good-bye's and hung up. SHe placed the phone back on it charger and headed to her room to fall into a fitfull sleep.
~Back At The House~
We soon got back to the house and went inside. I plopped down on the couch, stiffling a scream as mor pain shot through me. Jessi sat next to me, but not for long as the phone rang. She was quick to retreive it...it was Matt as usual. I smirked to myself as she left the room on the phone. They were my favorite couple by far. I curled my feet up underneath me as I let out a deep breath, trying to ease my pain. Instead I began to cough, cough to the point were I was spitting up blood. I quickly grabbed a napkin and tried to calm it down before Jessi came back or heard me. I slowly stood, carefully walking into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and began to drink, but it wasn't helping, only making it worse. I began to panic. 'No, not now. Not this way.' I thought frantically to myself. I quickly made it to the sink where I threw up. Tears began to run down my cheeks as I panicked more. Jessi came in to see me hunched over the sink and coughing harshly.
"Matt, I'll call you back." Jessi said quickly as she abruptly hung up on him and rushed to my side.
"Swetie, breathe....c'mon. Breathe with me." Jessi coached as she took in deep breaths and let them out. I tried my best to follow her, but only ended up throwing up again. She noticed the blood and turned to grab the phone to call 911, but I grabbed her hand. She turned back to me as I frantically shook my head 'no'.
"You need to get to a hospital." Jessi tried to reason. I managed to slow down my coughs to talk.
"No! I'm not going back to any hospitals!" I said in a harsh tone. I let go of he hand and gripped onto the sink as I threw up again. Jessi respected my wishes and began to rub my back soothingly. After about 20 minutes of coughing, gaging horror, it all began to subside. I slowly sank down to the floor exhausted from it all and breathing heavidly. Jessi sat down next to me and pulled me to her, craddling me in her arms.
"Thank you." I whispered out to her.
"Ok." Came her soft reply.
"Jessi, I'm sorry." I said as I began to cry. My weakness was to strong and I could no longer hold in my tears of pain and sadness.
"It's ok sweeite. It's ok." She is whispered to me as she rocked us back and forth on the floor. I started to calm myself as she pulled slightly away.
"Come, lets get you in bed to sleep this off. OK?" She suggested. I nodded as she helped me up and slowly out to my room. She helped me chang into my pajama pants and tee shirt, then into bed. After pulling the blankets up she leaned over me and kissed my forehead.
"See you in the morning." She said in a soft tone. She rose up and left the room. I hesitantly fell asleep.
~In The Livingroom~
Jessi grabbed the phone and quickly dialed Matt's cell phone number. She waited till her picked up.
"Oh my God Matt! I was aweful! I can't do it...I can't do this anymore." Jessi sobbed out.
"Shhh...baby, calm down. What are you talking about? What's wrong?" Matt asked, his soothing tone comforting her instantly.
"Lisha...Matt, I've never seen her so bad. She's fading and I can't take it anymore. I want to help her but I can't! It's killing me! I just can't do this....I..I think I'm gonna be sick....." She dropped the phone and rushed to the bathroom just in time. Coughing as she finished, she picked herself up and walked back out to the livingroom where she dropped the phone.
"Jessi?! Jessi!" She could hear Matt yelling for her.
"I'm here." She replied in a raspy voice.
"Are you ok? Should I call an ambulance for you?" Matt asked concerned.
"No...I'm ok...I got sick." She said in a sad tone.
"Are you sure your ok?" Matt asked.
"Yes...I need you here though." Her tone getting lower and sadder.
"We'll be there by the morning." Matt said trying his best to comfort her. Jessi looked over at the clock and it read 9:45 pm. She let out a sigh as she turned her attention back to the phone.
"Ok. I think I'm gonna go try to get some sleep. The back door is open so if we're not up just let yourselves in." Jessi said as a yawn crept out of her mouth.
"Alright. You get some sleep babe. I'll see you in the morning." Matt said. They xchanged good-bye's and hung up. SHe placed the phone back on it charger and headed to her room to fall into a fitfull sleep.