1| Ophelia

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-CHAPTER THIRTY THREE-
OPHELIA
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Guess who isn’t going to have a party on their 17th birthday because they’re sick. 

That’s right it’s me!

After Blake had checked my temperature, which was unusually high, all my brothers had become mother hens fussing over me as if I was a new born baby. Even Sebastian had spent two nights (that I know of) making sure my temperature would either go down or at least remain stagnant, anything to make sure it didn’t go up. 

I didn’t go to school for a few days but Diana, Elijah and Harry took turns in helping me with school works. Not only was I confined to my bed, but also no one was allowed to visit me in case what I had was contagious. 

Because of this, the twins and Lucas weren’t able to take care of me. Blake had forbidden them to take a shift because ‘I can’t take care of two of my sick babies’. Or whatever that was supposed to mean. Sometimes I couldn’t understand Blake. 

Usually it was Nico or Blake during the day, and at night time Blake and Sebastian would take turns on watching over me. I tried to assure them I was fine and that they didn’t need to spend the night and should go to their own beds, but neither would budge. With Sebastian, I wasn’t even able to get four words out when he cut me off saying, “Shut your mouth and go to sleep. I don’t take orders from a sick child.” 

I figured this was his way to tell me that he cared about me.

And fast forward almost a week later, and I’m still not well. I’m no longer confined to bed, since the temperature wasn’t that high anymore, but Blake still didn’t allow me to leave the house. At least I could spend time with the twins and Lucas.

They had been telling how worried Tony was when I didn’t come over the other day as we had planned. I wasn’t able to talk to him since I was constantly under supervision, but the twins and Diana were in touch with him and had kept him updated about my health.

After I was allowed to leave my room, the very first thing I did was call Tony and told him that I was okay. I had almost cried when I heard his voice on the phone. I had missed him so much, I didn’t think I would’ve missed him this much after not being able to speak for only days.

When he told me how much he had tried to persuade Blake to work from our home one day just so he could see me, I realised that I loved this idiot. I didn’t care if it was too soon, but not talking for all these days and being apart made me realise just how much I loved him, and it had taken everything in me not to tell him that then and there. 

I decided to wait. I didn’t want to come off as the desperate little girl.

And now, my hopes of celebrating my birthday the way I wanted were crushed when the temperature went up again. It wasn’t as high as last time, but still not better. 

I sulked in my bed as the sunlight hit the walls of my room. I wanted to have my friends over. I wanted to have Tony over, or rather go over to his place. I wanted to be with him, with all of them but Nico said it wasn’t advisable for so many people to be around me right now. 

So I didn’t even bother moving when I heard my bedroom door open. I kept my eyes closed and shoved my face between the endless pillows on my bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Lia, wake up,” Lucas’ voice echoed through the room and I groaned. 

“Go away,” I said as my voice cracked. Oh no. “Liaaaa,” Michael stretched out. I felt arms wrap around me to pull me up as I sniffed. “Hey hey what’s wrong, why are you crying,” Lucas asked again and I whined, “I don’t know.” I looked around the room and realised it was Sebastian who had pulled me up.

Suddenly my stomach lurched and rushed off to the bathroom. I waited for the bile to rise up but it never came and I realised why my stomach lurched. I screamed out of frustration. A bang on the door nearly scared me off. “Lia what’s wrong, are you okay,” Blake asked through the door and sniffled. 

“I’m fine. I just got my period.” Some shuffling in the room later Sebastian spoke up, “Lia freshen up. Take as along as you need and then we’ll go to the theatre room okay?” I wiped my face, “Okay.” 

This day couldn’t get any worse. 

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My legs ached as I went back to my room to find Sebastian sitting on my bed patiently. He looked at me and I tried to see myself through his gaze. Red and tired eyes with pink cheeks. My legs gave out as I crashed right into him. 

He stiffened for a moment, not knowing what to do. Then he carefully wrapped his arms around me as if I was a time bomb and didn’t move them. “I don’t wanna move,” I said. I couldn’t see him, and I had no idea what goes on in Sebastian’s mind so I didn’t know how he was reacting right now. 

“Blake would get mad. He has planned something big for you for today,” he said. “Well, I can’t move. How about that,” I didn’t budge. Sebastian sighed and didn’t say anything. He simply picked me up and walked out of the room. 

I rested my temple against his shoulder as he took us to the theatre room. Honestly, I just wanted today to be over. I didn’t have the energy to celebrate anymore, neither did I have any motivation. So it was certainly a surprise when Sebastian walked into the theatre room and I saw what was in it. 

A digital version of one of my photo albums sat ready on the screen to be played as the rest of my brothers were sitting on the floor on a huge blanket with endless smaller blankets and junk food and drinks.

Sebastian set me down in between Nico and Lucas and I looked around. “What,” I asked in confusion. “Told you Blake had something special planned, “ Sebastian said as he drank from the wine glass. “I had what,” Blake asked in utter confusion but covered it up when Sebastian raised an eyebrow. 

“Oh yes! I thought it would be a good idea to show you your baby pictures. Since you know, you don’t remember it all,” Blake trailed off as the awkward silence took place. I didn’t remember anything. Although I wish I had. I wanted to know what Blake was like as a kid, or was Lucas always as hot headed as he was now? I wanted to know everything, even about what kind of a child Sebastian was.

I smiled at Blake, “Thank you Blake. I really love it.” Blake brightened up and as everyone settled down as the lights dimmed, I gave Sebastian one last look, knowing well enough who had planned the entire thing. 

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