It's been three days since I caught this fever. Neither fever is subsiding nor my pain. Instead it's still rising followed by my body ache and headaches. I have severe joint pain, and muscle pain. I'm vomiting often, my nose is bleeding, and now I'm not even eating the four-five bites I used to eat before. I am even unable to stand up and go to the washroom by myself. I'm just crawling like a child. “Belle, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. It's pretty exciting,” Aiden says, all of sudden entering the room.I'm holding back my tears. I'm missing Ethan badly. I don't want to hear about anything else other than Ethan. I'm wondering if he's okay or not. "I just got the confirmation today – I'm going to debut with my first song! Soon I'll record the song,” Aiden says, his lips curling into a wide grin. “This journey is as much yours as it's mine.”“How’s this my journey?” I murmur slowly. “Now that you are my girlfriend,” he begins to say, taking a seat beside me. “My jo
As Aiden pulls away from the hug and wipes his tears from his face. I slip out the diamond ring from my finger that he gave me, and place it in his palm, holding on his wrist. “I can't keep it anymore. It doesn't belong to me,” I say, looking into his eyes. “I bought it for you. It belongs to you,” he says as he grabs my hand, and slips the ring again in my finger. “You are the owner now. I don't want it back.” But, I don't want to keep it. And then, before I can protest against him, his apartment's door bell rings. “Let me check who's that?” he says, rising up from the bed; and he emerges outside the room, leaving me alone there. Suddenly, I hear abrupt noises outside the room. The fight, the punches, and the growls. “Where's Belle? I need to see if she's safe or not?” A loud voice echoes in the place. “Get out of here. She's safe,” Aiden's voice catches my attention. He's shouting at someone, but whom? “I will not go anywhere till I have a talk with her. I don't believe sh
I have let go of Aiden, my ex boyfriend. But what about this guy now? Ethan. He loves me madly; and seeing my condition I can tell I am sick of more than just fever. He can't even tolerate a single scratch on my body. How will he endure all these things when he gets to know about my abdominal pain, and nose bleeds? Considering that, I don't want him to stay next to me. In view of the fact that I'm terribly sick, he won't leave me alone. Moreover, he himself will get tensed and worried about me. “Ethan…let me go now. I want to go back to the dorm,” I demand. “You're not going anywhere else other than hospital now,” he announces, continuing walking further. He swings the Lamborghini's door upwards and stubbornly settles me on the seat. My muscles tense as the leather of the seat touches my back. Before he can lean back and shut the Lamborghini's door, I pull him towards me, grabbing his shirt’s collar. “Please. You know I don't like hospitals. I don't want to go there,” I beg him.
Inasmuch as I slowly open my eyes feeling the same ache of pain throughout my body, I realize I am laying on a bed in a hospital room. The walls are a sterile white, and the faint hum of the medical equipment fills the air. Turning my head slightly, I see Ethan sitting on the chair beside me, holding my hand gently, his warmth comforting me. I notice a thin tube attached to the veins on the back of my hand, delivering glucose in my system.“Ethan,” I whisper, my voice barely audible. He looks at me and his lips curl into a smile. “You're awake,” he murmurs softly, squeezing my hand gently. “You’re really sick. The doctors think it might be dengue, but we're still waiting for blood results.”I feel gratitude and emotion wash over me. Despite the pain, having Ethan beside me makes me feel better. “Thank you,” I murmur, tightening my grip on his hand. “But you should go now. I'll take care of myself.”I don't want to trouble him. I know he's worried about me; but still, the lover girl
Ethan's jaw tightens and he clenches his fists tightly, glaring at Aiden. I brush my thumb on the back of his hand, trying to soothe him and reassure him. He averts his gaze back to me, his face tensed and concerned. I glance up to Aiden. “Why are you here? I didn't ask you to come,” I say, locking my eyes with Aiden's eyes. “I was worried about you. I wanted to see you,” he answers. “What did you want to see? That she has died or not after being tortured by you?” Ethan snaps back. This guy! What do I do with him? Why does he like mocking him all the time?“I wanted to see if she's all okay or not,” Aiden growls, looking into Ethan's eyes. “I will stay with Belle.”“Don't need to do anything for her. You can go,” Ethan barks. “Ethan…go and eat something. I'm all okay,” I demand. “No. I don't trust you can be all okay in his presence,” he says, fuming with rage. “Please, I don't want you to end up fainting. You're diabetic patient,” I beg, looking into his eyes. “Please, just go
Suddenly, I feel a sharp cramp in my stomach. Already dealing with high fever, abdominal pain, muscle and joint pain, now I feel uneasy about the added discomfort. It might be my menstrual cramps. I check and my suspicion confirms. I'm wanting to curse god at this moment. I can't tolerate anything anymore. Why this now? I don't even have pads. I feel anxious and uncomfortable at this moment. Reaching out for Ethan's phone, I search for Alex’s number and call him as Ethan told me to do. I don't have anyone who I can lean on for help other than Ethan. Neither my best friend Emily nor my boyfriend Aiden. The only two persons I believed most—have hurt me in the worst way possible. Though, I never asked Aiden to help me. I never told him about my periods. Were we truly boyfriend-girlfriend? There wasn't anything like a relationship between us. I think I never considered him as my boyfriend. What I felt for him was just friendship—not love, I guess. I mistook my feelings for him. “Belle
“Do you believe in soulmates, Ethan?” I ask all of a sudden. “Why are you asking that?” he asks, caressing my head gently. “Because from the moment I met you, I felt like I'd finally found mine,” I say, making patterns on his chest with my fingers. “You're the missing piece of my heart. Every moment with you feels like a beautiful dream I never want to wake up from.” Pulling away from the hug, I glance up into his eyes, locking my teary eyes with his, as I continue, “I love you more than words could ever say.” His eyes shimmer as soon as our eyes lock. I can feel everything he feels. The love, the pain, the deep connection we have. We don't even need words to communicate with each other. “The moment our eyes locked…the very first eye contact we had…I could see in your eyes that you liked me.” “You could see that?” he asks, raising his brows. “Yeah…it's all in the eyes after all. But unfortunately I believed you didn't like me…when I saw your cousin girl hugging you. I
Ethan slowly lays me down in the bed and washes his hands in the sink of the room. After sanitizing his hands, he takes a seat next to me and places a tablet in my mouth. He lifts the glass of water near my mouth, letting me drink from it. I swallow the tablet. I don't like medicines. I would never take medicine if any other person would be giving me, but I don't want to trouble Ethan anymore, that's why I didn't protest. I used to throw up medicines. Oh my god! I have literally changed too much. If my parents saw me like this, they'd never believe I'm their same picky, fussy daughter. “Ethan, how did you hack the phone? Can you tell me?” I ask curiously, breaking the ice. “You clicked on a malicious link, and your phone got hacked,” he says, laying me down in the bed. “Is it that easy? Can you teach me how to do that?” “Why do you want to learn it? Do you want to hack someone?” he asks, looking into my eyes.“Yes,” I say, squinting my eyes. “I want to hack you. You don't say any