TMUW 28: Body Heat

I was shivering from the cold when I woke up. I blinked my heavy eyelids open, and Lucas was there, holding a blanket and adjusting it over me.

"It's cold," I murmured.

"Are you still cold? I already switched the air conditioner to heater," he said.

I noticed then that he was only wearing shorts and nothing else for the upper body. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes glistening.

I tried to pull the blanket tighter around me, holding it close.

I attempted to go back to sleep, but the chill in the room made it impossible.

"Can you walk? I'll take you to the hospital," he suggested.

I shook my head quickly. Staying in the hospital would only make me sicker.

"But you're shaking so much," he pointed out.

"This is how I get when I have a fever. It'll pass," I replied.

"Are you sure?" he asked for reassurance, but I didn't bother responding. My eyelids felt heavy, and I could feel the heat radiating from my body.

I followed Lucas with my gaze as he sat on the bed. He se