Turning Twilight (Jasper Hale Love Story)

Chapter Five: Sick

Disclaimer: everything but Beverly and her family belong to Stephanie Meyer.

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November...

It was a month later since the research assignment. Many people didn't do their research very well at all. They did very little research than they should have done. Jasper and I got perfect scores on the research. I wasn't too surprised when it came to history.

I considered Jasper as a very good friend. He treated me very well. He would spend his lunch time with me and not his family. I never saw him eat. I thought maybe he wasn't hungry or he ate something during passing period. In truth, I liked his company very much. It made me trust people again after a long time.

Today was not my day. I woke up feeling hazy a bit. Luckily it was a weekend, but I had work today. I couldn't afford to skip work. I had to earn money to pay for the rent. I went to the bathroom and washed up. I checked my temperature. I did have a fever, but it wasn't high enough that I considered a danger to my health.

I got dressed into some warm clothes and went to the kitchen to eat some soup. After breakfast, I went to the diner to work at 7:00 am. I did my best to serve the customers as efficiently as I always dd for the diner. I was done at 5:00 pm. The manager told me that I got a pay raise and a bonus today. I was happy. Maybe I could raise some money for some new clothes.

I walked outside and started to feel dizzy. I needed to get home. I started to cough into my handkerchief and I saw bits of blood. {This is not good. I really need to get home.} I felt someone's arms around my waist. I started to struggle until I heard a voice.

"Its ok. I'm here darlin'," I heard. I recognized the voice. It was Jasper. I leaned against him and we walked to the car. He put my seatbelt on for me and drove me home. I coughed up blood a few times. I would see that Jasper would tense up a bit every time he saw blood on my handkerchief. I guessed that he didn't like the sight of blood.

We were at my apartment. Jasper open the door for me and I tried to stand up. I fell back into the seat. I was too weak to even move. I felt Jasper carrying me into his arms and walked me to my apartment. His body temperature was cool. It felt nice. I gave him the keys and opened the door. I pointed the direction to my room and he set me down on the bed.

I felt really hot once he laid me down on the bed. It hurt to open my eyes. Soon I heard foot steps and a small thud on the nightstand. I heard water sloshing in a plastic bin. I felt a cold hand on my head. It felt good. "I'm going to take your jacket and sweater off," I heard Jasper say. I gave him a weak nod. He helped me take my jacket and sweater off. I had a long sleeve shirt on. He helped me lay back down on the bed and pulled the covers up.

I felt a cold towel on my head. I knew that Jasper was wiping the sweat off my face and neck. Next thing I knew, I heard the door bell ring. "I will be right back," he said and I heard him walk away. After a while, I heard two different footsteps. I knew one was Jasper, but I didn't recognize the other. I felt someone taking the towel off my head and dipping it into the water. I felt a cold hand on my head again.

"Beverly can you hear me. Its Carlisle," I heard. {Did Jasper call Carlisle earlier?} I gave him a weak nod. "I'm going to check your temperature and your heart okay," he said. I felt something cold placed on my chest. It was the stethoscope. I felt a cold hand on my hand. It knew that it was Jasper. The Stethoscope was gone after a minute. Then I felt something enter into my mouth. I guessed that he was checking my temperature.

I felt Carlisle taking the thermometer out of my mouth. "Your temperature is too high. I am going to give you some vaccination to help fight the fever off okay," he said. I felt Jasper grip his hand a bit tighter on my hand. {He must be worried about me.}

I felt Carlisle roll up my sleeve and wipe my arm with a disinfectant wipe. I felt a tiny pinch. I knew that he was giving me a vaccine. Soon, he was done with the vaccine. I felt him put a band-aid on my arm. "You will need two days of rest. You need to drink lots of fluids to get well. Don't worry about the medical bill," he instructed me. I heard walking out of the room.

I started to drift off into a deep sleep. The last thing I felt was something cold on my head. I guessed that Jasper kissed me on the head.