Chapter 25
Shifting in the chair, Nyla slowly opened her eyes, shivered, and looked around the room. Even though she had closed the window the night before, the bedroom was still very cold. Looking over at Nick, she noticed that he was no longer shaking and appeared to be comfortable. Reaching out, she placed a hand on his forehead to find that it was cool. She sighed with relief that his fever had broken.
She remembered from when they were together how he'd get sick, the first night was always rough for him. Nyla on the other hand, never had trouble sleeping, even when she was sick. Colds always lasted longer with her than they had with Nick. He'd tease her relentlessly about it whenever they were sick together. He'd be fine in three days at the most, while she, five or six days later, was still blowing her nose and sneezing. It was then that she decided to start taking vitamin c pills.
She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Deciding that she needed to go change, Nyla made sure that Nick was still asleep before quietly making her way out the room.
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Nick groaned and licked at his dry lips. Slowly, he opened his eyes and groaned. Damn if he wasn't still tired as hell. Slowly, he sat up and clutched his head to stop the spinning. He tried to sniffle, only to find that his nose was stuffed up. He groaned again, thinking that this was definitely not the time to be sick. Not now. Hopefully, they wouldn't have to be there much longer.
Swinging his legs around, he carefully slipped out of the bed. He braced himself against the headboard for a moment as his legs were weak and shaky. Suddenly thirsty, he stretched a bit and turned to see a half-empty bottle of water sitting on the table beside the bed. Confusion reigned for a moment as he tried to recall if he had gotten that last night. Then it came back to him; Nyla had come in during the night and helped him with his fever. Reaching over, he grabbed the bottle and took a long drink. It was still cold, and very refreshing. As he drank quickly, he remembered how they'd put the water outside along with the carrots and celery.
Capping the bottle, he set it back down and headed into the bathroom. He stared into the mirror and winced at how awful he looked. Sighing, he leaned against the wall, feeling as if all his energy had been drained. He certainly didn't want to go back to bed. Taking another deep breath, he straightened up and made his way out the bathroom. He had to go and thank Nyla for last night and see if she was up for some company. If worse came to worse, at least he could make her sick with him. He chuckled as he slowly made his way out the room.
