"Chapter Three;
Hiding Enigmas"
This day just went from bad to worse. I'm on bed rest, we had school the next day, I had to try and hide the accident when Kali showed up, and now, this! The last thing we needed were the girls coming over; curse the guys for liking them so much! What were they going to say when they saw this? We had no idea what to do, and we knew, by experience, locking my door doesn't help; it's the reason for my last trip to the hospital.
I was still as confused as to what the hell I could tell them. The guys were pacing back and forth, until Lee walked in holding a glass of water in one hand, and something else in the other. "Please, tell us ya got something!" Max pleaded.
"Don't worry, I've got just the thing." Lee placed the glass on my nightstand, and opened up his palm, to reveal a small, round, peach colored pill. "If you take this pill, you'll temporarily experience flu-like symptoms; fever, nausea, dizziness. It'll be enough to fool the girls, and tell them that you're just sick, and Kali just came to check came to check on you." He assured.
"One problem with that plan, Lee: they'll stay to take care of me, when they're told." I informed him.
Lee chuckled. "This gives you the symptoms for forty-eight hours. In other words, they'll be gone, before the pill wears off." He said. I began to think it over. Was I really going to rely on a drug to keep myself from being attacked. "They'll be here in fifteen minutes, and this thing take ten minutes to kick in, and an extra three to go into full blast." He added.
That settled it. I took the pill from him, put it in my mouth, and swallowed it down with the water. The guys helped me get into a comfortable position, so that I could relax. More than likely, I was gonna feel like shit when this was over, so I needed to be prepared.
Within ten minutes, I started coughing, and I felt the world spinning. Next came the nausea, and the fever. I was a mess, and it was enough to put up a quarantine, unless you're wearing a hospital mask. Perfect!
Soon enough, I heard the girls, talking about the little congrats they wanted to give us. "So, where are they?" I heard Hillary say.
"Yeah, I wanna see them, together!" Ming Ming said.
I would have killed myself, but I felt pretty close to dead already, so no point. "You guys misheard. Kali was only here to check up on Kai." Ray said.
"What does he mean?" Mariah asked, more than likely, Lee.
"He has the flu, we had to put him under quarantine. He looks pretty bad, and won't be going into school for the next couple of days." I heard Lee explain.
"Can we see him?" Hillary asked.
Silence, then, "I suppose, but not without these, it's pretty contagious."
A few moments later, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. I shut my eyes, pretending to sleep. My door opened, and I heard footsteps walk in.
I felt the gentle shake, again, and opened my eyes, to see Lee, wearing a mask, as expected. I looked to my left, and saw the girls, and Tyson standing in the same room; must have looked worse than last night, considering the fact his eyes seemed scared. "Hey, how ya feeling?" Tyson asked, walking up to me.
Thank god, he can act. "Like shit..." I said no lighter than a whisper. Pretty soon, I began coughing like crazy.
Lee had made sure I didn't move, considering my condition. He brought out some medicine for me to take; it was probably to fool them, but I could tell the pills were just his disgusting hard candy.
I took it, and saw him bring out a stethoscope. "Deep breath!" He commanded. I tried one, sounded pretty wheezy, and nearly dead silent. Lee shook his head. "Definitely not going to school tomorrow." He said.
I let out a couple more coughs; I sounded like I'd gag any second. "Aw, poor Kai!" Hilary said, grabbing my hand. "Will he be okay?" She asked Lee, with concerned eyes; I think anyways.
Drowsiness was flooding over me, making me groan loudly, turning my head as to look away. I felt Lee's rough hand on my forehead, then heard a sigh. "Give it a couple days, he should be, but it will mean I'd have to watch him. And with recent injury, a lot can happen." He told them.
Must have been some quick compromise. "What recent injury?!" Mariah asked immediately after.
I heard the door bust open. "Kai went onto the roof to fix up some holes, you know, from the storm that's supposed to be coming! In the end, Kai accidentally slipped, and let's just say the rose bushes weren't enough to keep him from hitting the ground." I heard Tala answer, then shutting the door.
When I was able to move again, I was going to murder him; cousin or no cousin. "Oh, that's awful." I heard Ming Ming say, clutching my right arm.
Bad.
I let out my scream in a choking manner, as her grip tightened. "Uh, Ming Ming...!" Tyson called.
"Let go!" Lee finished, getting her to release my broken arm. I was breathless. These girls were gonna kill me soon, I just knew it. Lee brought out my arm, my groans of pain growing somewhat louder as he did so. "He's hurt enough! I suggest you leave. I'll re-examine his injuries, and check on his breathing, again, but after that, we are not to disturb him, and to let him rest, understand?" He said to them.
They didn't want to leave, but judging by the steps I heard, Tyson was just leading them out. After which I heard the door shut, I heaved out a sigh. "How are we gonna get them to evade the subject, with Kali?" I asked Lee, looking at him through the corner of my eyes.
He shook his head. "We will worry about that! You are gonna get some sleep, before I let them come back to maul you." He answered, giving me a threatening gaze.
I only chuckled at my older guardian. I may have something over him, but he has nothing over me. Once I settled down, I turned my head again, and began to close my eyes. I heard Lee stand up, and walk towards the door to get his other things. "Hey, Lee!" I called.
"Yeah?" He said, turning his head towards me.
I smiled for the second time that day. "Thanks!" I told him.
He was staring at me, unsure of what to say. I ignored it, though. I closed my eyes, fully, and fell asleep.
i try. hope it wasn't too bad!