1 and a half weeks later

Iggy POV

My head throbbed as I clutched it in my hands.

These headaches have been going on for a couple days now. I had a fever a couple days ago but didn't tell anyone. I couldn't miss school. I told Mom that I had a headache yesterday after school so she gave me some pills and sent me to bed. I hoped the headaches and fevers would've stopped by now but they didn't.

I already took an Aspirin earlier this morning but it didn't help at all. Every throb brought another wave of pain.

I stood up but then collapsed back down.

I blinked and rubbed my eyes. Everything was blurred.

My left eye was throbbing too. I thought it was going to pop out of its socket if it continued.

I had to get up. I had to get to the bathroom to get ready. I had to get to school. I had to get to practice... our first playoff game for football was coming up and I just had to be there for the team. I made team captain again this year and couldn't let the team down.

I finally managed to make it to the bathroom. I combed my hair and brushed my teeth as my hand shook violently.

I made it to the staircase before I felt another brain attack.

I screamed internally and fell to the ground clutching my head. I shut my eyes tight and clenched my teeth waiting for the torture to be over.

When it stopped I slowly got up. My legs were shaking. I took one step down the carpeted stairs and fell. I fell down all 17 steps.

I was at the bottom stair. My head hurt even more. I probably banged it on a step or something.

I tried to look around but everything was blurry.

I groaned and felt something sticky on the side of my head. I touched it with my fingertips. I brought my hand back and stared in horror at the blood on my fingers.

I tried to sit up but right as I lifted my head it banged back onto the stairs. I was too weak to even lift my head up.

My head started throbbing. It felt like my left eye was going to explode.

I felt cold. But my head was burning up.

Am I dying?

I moaned and heard a scream which made my head hurt even more.

I couldn't see who it was but it sounded like Max.

"MOM!"

Another wave of pain went through my skull as the person screamed.

I realized that it must have been Max because it sounded like a girl.

Just then I heard someone gasp. Then I had to listen to the sound of someone's puke landing on the white carpet upstairs.

"What is it honey?" I heard. It must have been Mom. I doubt Gazzy would call Max 'honey'.

"IGGY!" Mom screamed.

Why is everyone screaming? All this noise is going to make my head burst open.

I could still hear someone throwing up.

I felt a cold, bony hand touch my forehead. The hand pulled back quickly as if my forehead was as hot as a grill top.

"What do we do?" Max questioned.

"I-I-I'm going to have to call an ambulance." Mom stuttered.

"But the wings!" Max retorted.

"That's a risk I'm willing to take Max!"

I heard some beeping and then a "Hello?"

I moaned. I opened my eyes to try to look around again.

When I opened my eyes all I saw were blobs of white, bright, light which made my eyes hurt so I quickly shut them.

"I'm dying" I thought. "I'll never get to play the first playoff game of the football season. I'll never graduate or go to college. Worst of all, I'll never be able to tell Ella how I really felt about her". I was planning to ask her to the winter ball in a few weeks but it looks like that's all canceled now.

The last thing I heard was an ambulance siren from outside.

Then I drifted off into a land of pain.

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