SZNS SERIES 1: Summer by Maria Writes (book series for 10 year olds .TXT) 📕

she opened her eyes to see if someone is in her room, but she saw no one. After a couple of minutes, Jesse barged in her room with Caroline. They both looked worried but she cannot speak, afraid that pain will invade her head again. Jesse sat the bed and put her head on his lap.

Caroline exited her room and came back a couple of minutes with a tray in her hands. She placed it on her bedside table and went to sit beside her. Caroline went to touch her head as if feeling her temperature. "He has a fever, Jesse. She's burning hot."

Jesse helped her sit up and lean on the headboard. "Could you please get her tons of water, a lose shirt, and medicines. Please, Caroline."

"Sure." Caroline went out of the room to probably do everything Jesse ask. She's shivering. Her head in pounding and she feels numb. Chloe is squeezing herself to Jesse to make herself warm. He covered her with her comforter and wrapped his arms around her.

"Let's just wait for Caroline then I'll help you eat okay. You need to eat for you to drink your medicines." Jesse is now hugging her from behind. She's now leaning on his chest. She wanted to feel warm so she took both his arms and wrap it around her. Her body is very weak now and she just wanted to sleep, but she has to drink her medicines first because she still has a lot to do tomorrow.

I need to feel better tomorrow morning.

The door opened and in goes Caroline. "Okay, I'm back. Here's some aspirin, water, and I'll just rummage in her closet to look for a shirt." She can hear Caroline moving across the room, while Jesse helped her sit up straight and lean on the headboard. Jesse, took the bowl of soup from the bedside table and feed her slowly. She tried to took the spoon from Jesse but she failed.

"I can do it. I can feed myself."

"No, Ginger. You're weak, you might not hold on to the bowl. Let me feed you."

She continued to eat with the help of Jesse. Caroline is in the bathroom running her a bath and preparing the clothes she's going to wear. She slowly finishes her soup and chug down her water together with the aspirins Caroline brought for her.

Chloe is now left with Jesse in her room because Caroline has to do something important. He led her to the bathroom to have a bath. Jesse's guiding her towards the tub where the water is ready for her to submerge. She was about to remove her clothes when she realized Jesse was still behind her.

"Get out." was all she said, and it made her smile when he obeyed. She stripped off all clothes and left it scattered on the floor. Chloe slowly climbs in the tub and let the warm water kiss her skin. With the help of the water and the soup she takes earlier, her feeling is slowly getting better.

"Chloe, are you decent? Can I come in? You're very quiet in there, I'm getting worried." Jesse shouted from outside the bathroom. She smiled and didn't answer. "Chloe!"

"Stay right there, don't come in. I'm fine." Chloe just sits on the tub silently and closed her eyes. She's feeling the warmth of the water wrapping around her skin. It's helping her feel better a little bit. When she felt her feeling sleepy, she drained the water from the tub and grab the towel near her.

She slowly walked outside the room and saw Jesse sitting on the bed. She grabbed her clothes and was about to go back to the bathroom when she felt very dizzy. Jesse held her when she's about to fell but luckily, she fell on the bed.

"Turn around, I'll just get dress here. I can't go back to the bathroom." When Jesse turned around, she quickly gets dressed and dried the ends of her hair that touched the water earlier. "You can face me now."

Chloe laid on the bed and so is Jesse. For the past few days that he's back from spending time with his parents, he's been sleeping her in her room. He lifted up her head and laid it in his arm. She moves closer to him and hugged him tight. The warmth coming from his body is making her feel relax.

Jesse is playing with her hair and quietly humming. He really has a nice voice. And she loves it very much. She's fighting her sleep because she still wants to hear Jesse's voice. But she failed. So before she closed her eyes she looked up to him and smiled. "When I'm already asleep, don't leave me." She reached up to his face and touched it. "I want to see you tomorrow when I wake up. If I wake up."

"Baby what are you talking about? It's just a flu. You'll be fine by tomorrow."

"Of course, I will. I'm just messing with you. But yeah, don't leave me. I want you to be the first one I see tomorrow."

Jesse sighed and kissed her on her forehead. " Okay, I will not leave you. I'll be right here when you wake up. I will not leave your side. Always."

She felt the contentment filling up her heart. Chloe closed her eyes with a smile on her lips. She knows that Jesse will not break her promise. He's been giving her his word ever since they started dating. Besides, it's just a simple request so she knows that Jesse will do it.

And she was right, when she woke up the next day, feeling better, Jesse's laying by her side. Snoring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 17:

Forever

"Jesse, we are going to be late. Let's go!" she's at the