When I woke up, my stomach ached with hunger. I descended down the stairs to the tiny kitchen and cook some toast.


    As I waited for the bread to crisp up, I turned around to see the glorious sunshine (and to make sure that my psychotic mother wasn''t peeking through the corner of the window), and noticed that I wasn''t the only one awake. Ro sat on the white armchair, scrolling through her phone.


    "Hey." I greeted. Ro didn''t look at me though, she didn''t even say a word. She only continued to stare at her phone. I tilted my head and folded my arms. "Is everything alright?"


    Suddenly, my toast popped up, and as I turned to take care of it, Ro finally speaks.


    "Mmm, I''m not feeling all that peachy."


    "I can tell that." I say.


    Ro then mumbled. "I think staying up all night caused my body to hate me. I don''t know...everything aches."


    I nod slowly. "Yeah, me too. We must''ve caught the midnight chill. After all, it IS close to winter time..."


    "Mm - hmm." Ro muttered.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original.


    As I ate my toast, I walked over to her. "Anything I can do for you?"


    "Just leave me be." She said weakly. I nodded and walked back upstairs, I could immediately begin to feel my body drain. I slumped back into bed and wrapped myself under the thick blankets.


    ...............................................


    When I woke up once again, it was nearly nighttime. Noticing the time, I race back down the stairs, only for my stomach to feel nauseous.


    What the hell?


    Suddenly, I could hear Ro retching in the bathroom. When she emerged, I went over to talk to her.


    "You okay?"


    Ro shook her head. "I think you''re right, Gale. I think we DID catch something in the air. Maybe it''s flu season."


    I nodded. "Times of change in the weather again." Suddenly, I found myself coughing.


    Ro shook her head. "Maybe we should get back into bed."


    I nodded my head in agreement. "Tomorrow, I''ll go to the clinic, and see what I can find for medicine."


    Ro shook her head. "Just don''t worry about it, we''ll find something here....besides, she''ll find you if you''re not careful."


    Oh right, I think to myself.


    "I think we just need bed rest." Ro suggested.


    I nodded once again. We walked back up to the stairs and separated as we entered our rooms.


    I slept well, but still my body felt crappy. With my body refusing to go back to sleep, I look through my phone.


    Even though I was scared of that witch, I still needed to go get SOMETHING! We barely had anything healthy in the fridge. We need to either be at the grocery store or the clinic. And I prefer the clinic, since it''s close by, and it''s uptown, away from her. She doesn''t even drive in the northern part of the city anyway. Shed rather get shit from the grocery store.