A.N. Thanks for the good reviews! It's so motivating to hear (or read) someone praising what I do for a change! (Let's just say my writing doesn't go over so well with my English teacher) Ok, enough venting. Back to the story!
Seven minutes later, Christian was still next to Satine, only now she was on his bed and he was sitting beside her. He stroked her hair while he debated calling a doctor. Most doctors didn't put Montmartre high on their priority list, so finding one who would give Satine the help she needed would be a challenge. Suddenly, a sound pulled him out of his debate.
"Christian
Satine was awake. As she slowly regained consciousness and her vision became less blurry, she was able to make out Christian standing over her. However, he was all that she could see clearly. She didn't know where she was, she didn't know how she got there, and she really didn't know why she had the most blinding pain she had ever experienced in her head. Normally, she had been taught to hide pain but this was too much for her. She began to cry.
Christian gently kissed her face in an attempt to comfort her. "It's alright now, angel. You're going to be fine" he said, not knowing how much pain she was in. In his mind, her tears were because she had been shaken up by the fall.
"Christian, make it stop hurting! Please!" Satine had never felt a pain like this before. All of her coughing fits and fainting spells seemed like nothing compared to this. As Christian tried to find a way to help her, the pain became too much. She let out a loud scream. Christian sat down beside her on the bed and sang to her until he heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find Toulouse standing there with a man he had never met before.
"Christian, this is Dr. Elfada. I took the liberty of bringing him over here" Toulouse was interrupted by another loud scream from Satine. "and it looks like we're just in time.
The doctor began examining Satine. Christian grabbed Satine's hand and watched. After a few minutes, the doctor began to rummage through his bag for something. He handed Christian a small bottle of medicine. "Satine seems to have a very minor concussion. She'll be fine in a few days, but for awhile she's going to be a little confused and foggy, so I wouldn't have her go out much. The medicine I gave you is for the pain. I assume you don't want to spend three days listening to her cry and scream.
Christian and Toulouse thanked the doctor as he left. Christian picked up the medicine bottle and sat down next to Satine.
"Ok, Satine, can you open up your mouth for me?" Christian could sense Satine's pain getting worse. Her eyes were starting to roll up into her head again. Satine's world was spinning. She could hear Christian saying something about medicine and her having to open her mouth. She felt a bitter liquid being forced down her throat and heard Christian telling her she would be better soon. She hoped that "soon" was not far away as everything went black.
About an hour later, Satine woke up again. This time, the pain in her head was gone. However, it took her a few moments to realize where she was. Eventually, she realized she was in Christian's apartment, but...why? What was she doing there in the middle of the day? She should be at rehearsals right now. Satine leaped out of bed, but a sudden dizziness pulled her back down. Everything started to spin again and Satine had no choice but to lie back down.
Christian heard her moving around and came back into the room. "Oh, you're awake! Did the medicine help at all?" he asked. From Satine's weak nod, he gathered that something else was wrong now. "Satine, are you alright?" he asked as he sat down beside her on the bed. Satine's dizziness had lessened, and she was able to sit up. She looked at Christian, and said, "Yes, I'm fine. It's just that...why am I here?"
Christian put his hand on her shoulder. "Well, I'm taking care of you after your fall today"
"My fall? Did I fall today?" Satine seemed very confused.
Christian knew this was going to be a long recovery, for both Satine and him.
A.N. Once again, please review! I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can!