Tomorrow in you life…
Chapter 7
"A burning fever"
Candy and Terry came back a little earlier; most of the students were coming back on Sunday night, so the school was almost empty.
Candy got a phone call from Tom, which cheered her up.
- Candy! I'm in front of my computer, the pictures are ready…
- Tommy, good evening… you're right on cue!
- What's wrong?
Tom felt the sadness in his little sister's voice. Candy told him about what had happened with Junior and the memories it brought back. Tom consoled her and encouraged her to feel better. He sent her the pictures by e-mail. She opened them right away and they comment on them together, on the beautiful day they spent together. She felt a lot better.
The following day, Terry went back home for his brother's intervention. Even though they didn't get along, they were still brothers, they had the same blood.
On Sunday night, the students started to come back to school. Patty, and Tanisha arrived. The friends hugged each other.
- So, said Annie, how did you spend you vacations?
- You must've been bored all alone said Patty
- Poor Candy said Tanisha hugging her
- Thanks but I wasn't alone… said Candy
- Really? Asked Annie
- Who were you with? Asked Patty
- With Terry, said Candy
- WHAT! Yelled the three friends at the same time
They looked at Candy like she had three heads.
- He invited me at his parents' house… or should I say the Chateau of flowers…
- The Chateau of flowers? You were at the Grandchester's Chateau of flowers? Said Patty
- Yes, said Candy and I spent the vacations with …
- Terry, said Annie.
- And his brother, his sisters and his grandmother…
- Oh said Tanisha, Wow! He invited you to spend the Easter vacation with him? How was it?
- Super, we went to see N'sync concert where I met Tom, Annie
- Really? Said Annie, Tom is our brother from the orphanage she explained to Patty and Tanisha
- We met the next day, we did the London tour with the bus and we went to the museum of history and Madame Tussaud's, he sent me the pictures by e-mail
Candy showed them the pictures from Madame Tussaud's.
- They are very pretty, Terry wasn't there Asked Annie
- No, he was out early in the morning, when I went to meet Tom
- Tom is cute…So asked Tanisha where is your relationship with Terry?
- We are good friends…
- "Good friends"? Said Annie, you spend the vacations at his house and you're only "good friends"
- Sorry to disappoint you said Candy
- You're killing us! Said Tanisha, Candy, you are impossible!
Candy burst out laughing. She told them about the rest of the vacations, without the "Junior drug incident". It was a private problem and it wasn't her place to talk about it.
School was back and Candy continued helping football players. Lizzie came back to school and acted like nothing happened. She continued doing ecstasy and was always in a very bad mood in the next day, nothing out of the ordinary there. Eliza became friends with Lizzie after Terry broke up with her. But Eliza had a thing for Terry, and she hoped secretly to seduce him… in her dreams. Lizzie was still hoping to get Terry back, because after being with Terry and being so mean with everybody, the boys were kind of afraid of her. Some though were trying…Candy and Terry continued being friends; it's like they were afraid of taking the next step… they continued e-mailing each other, regularly.
Candy was still asking herself why no one was asking her out. Didn't Terry say that all the boys were ready to fall into her arms? She learned why by accident. She was in the library doing some research for a history paper. She wasn't feeling well since the morning. She was working with a boy a little shy with big glasses, name Kenny. He was part of the group they called the "nerds". They were always in their own corners but very brilliant in class. Candy as usual didn't care about any of that. They came out of the library.
Lizzie and her group were in the hallway waiting to see the math's teacher. Candy had a terrible headache, sore throat and she was cold.
- Hey nerdy said Lizzie, you're not afraid of getting yourself killed? You're on private property…
Candy ignored them, but was wondering what Lizzie was talking about. Kenny blushed, but said nothing. They continued walking and they heard other comments.
- The nerd! You're courageous! Said one voice
- You've got more guts than we thought! Said another voice
And so on. Candy finally asked Kenny what was that all about.
- What's happening? Why is everybody teasing you?
- It's nothing, they're being ridiculous…
- Tell me what's happening….
- You mean you don't know?
- I don't know what?
- Terry gave the order to all the boys to leave you alone…
- Leave me alone? How? Why?
- Not to ask you out…
- WHAT!
- Yes, he wants you for himself…
- Since when?
- Since the first day in the cafeteria….
Candy felt her head hurting even more. She wanted to go to sleep under the blankets in her bed. But she had to talk to Terry first. How dared he? How arrogant! He wanted her for himself? So he made sure no one asks her out? So why wasn't he doing anything? That's why no boy was even looking at her! How dared he! She wanted to talk to him. She did an ultimate effort and went where he was with his friends. He saw her from a far and saw her pale face.
- Candy, he said, you look sick, are you ok?
- No, I'm not! She said with anger
- But what…?
- I just heard that you gave the order to all the boys not to ask me out?
- WHAT! But…
- You didn't tell the boys to leave me alone?
- Yes, but, they understood me wrong…
- Why Terry? She asked with a weak voice
- Candy let me explain it to you…
- You had a girlfriend! And you were keeping me as a spare?
- No, it's not that…
- You had no ri…
Candy saw the world spinning around her, and she fell into a black hole, just in time to hear Terry's voice call her…she was fainting
- Candy!
Terry caught her. She was burning with fever. Terry carried her, one of his friend picked up Candy's stuff. Terry took her to the infirmary. The nurse told them it was probably a bad case of the flu, but since she fainted, they had to take her to the hospital so a doctor could look at her.
- Mr. Grandchester, the school's vehicle is busy with other errands, said Reverend Mother, can you take her to the hospital? Her cousin Mr. Cornwell is busy in the science lab. To call an ambulance is going to take too much time. (Ambulances in London take a very long time to come) We will follow you as soon as the car gets here.
- Consider it done! Said Terry running to get his car
He came back a few minutes later and took Candy in his car. Tanisha who was there and who had heard the news went with them to the hospital. Once in the hospital, nurses who took her to the emergency room greeted them. A lot time passed before the doctors were able to tell them something. The Reverend Mother arrived with Sister Margaret and other teachers. Stear, Archie, Annie and Patty arrived a few minutes later.
- So? Asked the Reverend Mother
- They're doing some tests said Tanisha
- Why are you here? Asked Archie to Terry
- Not now, Cornwell! Said an irritated Terry getting away from him
- She fainted in front of him explained Tanisha, he's the one who brought her here with his car
- Oh… said Archie
The doctor finally came to talk to them after a time that seemed interminable.
- Well, are her parents here? Asked the doctor
- No, doctor, answered the Reverend Mother, she's in boarding school. She's under our responsibility
- Ok, she has influenza, a very bad case of it and we are trying to bring the fever down. I will come when I know more
Stear and Archie walked to the washrooms.
- That Grandchester is getting on my nerves… said Archie, he's always behind her
- And she likes it said Stear, she likes him. That's what's bothering you isn't it?
- I still can't believe she spent the Easter vacation at his place!
- I think it was nice of him to offer…
- But telling the boy not to ask her out…
- It was taken out of context. He was talking about what Lizzie provoked on her first day…
- Well, said Archie ironically, are you his new spokesperson or what?
- I'm going to go wait with the others… said Stear leaving
He was in Terry's class and he found him likeable. He went to sit next to Patty and they started to talk.
Candy's condition didn't get better and the others had to go back to school. The teachers will come to get some news in the morning. Terry wanted to stay, but he was not authorized.
Candy's fever came down in the morning. She was allowed to go back to school, but had to say in bed for a week. She didn't go to class but she was able to give her work, a little late, the teachers understanding. Other students became also sick. The classes were almost empty. Her friends came to see her but the boys couldn't come. She spent most of her time sleeping. Her friends brought her the notes of the day.
- Annie, Patty this school doesn't love me; first I'm drugged; now I become very sick…
- Come on Candy said Annie; those are the facts of life….
- How's Terry? She asked
- Your saviour? Said Patty
- My saviour? Said Candy
- Yes, you fainted in front of him said Patty
- I vaguely remember, I thought it was a dream
- He brought you to the hospital, the school vehicle wasn't available, said Tanisha
- Oh… I think I was screaming at him when…said Candy
- You were screaming at him? Asked Annie
- Yes, I heard that he told all the boys not to ask me out…she explained
- Wow said Tanisha, super!
- Super! I was mad, how dare he? Said Candy
- He wants you for him! Said Tanisha
- He gave that order when he was still with Lizzie…said Candy
- Stear told me it was taken out of context said Patty, it was about what Lizzie had provoked the first day you were here
- Oh, said Candy, so I yelled at him for nothing? Superb!
They talked for a while.
- I have an article to finish said Patty, good night
- And we have papers due tomorrow, said Tanisha, see you later and good night if I don't see you…
- It's my last day of vacation said Candy, tomorrow; I'm coming to class. Don't forget to pick me up
- Ok said Annie, good night sweetie…
- Good night girls!
Candy rested a little and decided to do her work too. When she was done, she started to arrange her thing for school, her books, her uniform. She was listening to music. She was thinking about Terry. She hadn't seen him for a week. She missed him. She wanted to see him…. Should she go to his room? But she didn't know his window. She started to brush her hair.
"Oh Terry, I want to see you so much…"she thought.
She wanted to see him to thank him and to apologise for screaming at him. She was only angry to learn that "He was keeping as a spare". He had Lizzie…. She felt humiliated, almost like a consolation prize. But it was only a misunderstanding. She was attracted to him ever since she saw him on the plane. She was hoping secretly in her heart to be with him. She thought he felt the same way, that he wanted to be with her, but the circumstances of the moment didn't permit it. Then he broke up with Lizzie, he invited her to spend the Easter vacations with him at the Chateau of flowers. They thought the house was going to be empty, but his brother and sisters were there. She was hoping secretly that something would happen, but the occasion didn't present itself. Now after her illness, she felt the need to be with Terry, it was stronger than ever, stronger than the other times. She wanted to know why.
"Terry, do you want to see me as much as I want to see you? Come and see me, Terry, come and see me… I want to see you…" she repeated in her head.
She hoped that this telepathic message would work. They say everybody has a telepathic ability. You just have to know how to use it, with whom, and in what circumstances. And when you receive a telepathic message awake, you don't hear the voice of the person calling us, but you feel a sudden urge, a very strong urge, to see that person, to talk and to be with that person.