LIFE IN A DREAM | CHRIS STURNIOLO | STURNIOLO BOOK |

Chapter Three

Chris's POV

I usually set my alarm for 10 am so I can at least have some breakfast. I don't eat in the mornings cause I'm never awake, but I woke up earlier to a weird noise coming from Ana's room, I sit up slowly, my eyes still adjusting and opening, and then another noise from Ana's room.

she's probably doing something stupid, Nick probably woke her up, he's a morning person... unfortunately 

I roll out of bed slowly with my Christmas pajama pants on, I swear I went to sleep with a shirt on. anyway, I go downstairs to get food and a Pepsi, cause who doesn't start their day with a Pepsi.

 I see Nick in the living room watching tiktoks on his phone with full blast sound on because he's a fucking psycho.

Chris "Morning Nicolas"  

I tease him with his full name

Nick "Christopher, I am not in the mood for your bullshit this morning, leave"

Nick doesn't look at me he just points in the direction away from him and I follow his order, I don't really feel like getting abused this morning.

I walk over to the fridge and grab a Pepsi, the last Pepsi I must add.

Chris "Nick is Matt awake I need Pepsi"

Nick "I don't fucking know, go see for yourself"

Chris "Woah someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning"

I Mumble, it was enough to get Nick's attention I then laugh, Nick looks at me as if he is about to smack the shit out of me, he gets up off the couch with anger and walks over to me, I run up the stairs with my drink in hand and look down to see him walking back to the couch.

Nick "That's what I thought, dumb bitch"

I walk over to Matt's door, he's never awake in the mornings, it's always 1 pm or 3 pm... weird.

As I walk past Ana's door I hear the weird noise again.

I knock 

Chris "Ana, are you up?"

I wait for a response just outside her door, I take a sip from the can I'm holding, yummy.

Ana "Yeah... Uhm"

oh god, is she sick? I totally heard her throw up

Ana "Yeah, I'm up I'll be out in a minute, uh can you get some water please?"

yup... she's been throwing up, is she gonna tell anyone?

Chris "Yeah of course, are you okay?"

I say with a worried tone.

Ana "uh Yeah I'm just dehydrated"

Mhm sure... Right so that statement has been answered, she's trying to hide it? but why? 

Chris "Oh okay yeah, I'll be back in a sec"

I start to walk away as she says her next sentence

Ana "Okay thank yo-"

Okay, something has definitely hit her, food poisoning? we did have Mcdonald's last night maybe she ate something bad, or maybe she had some milk, she is lactose, does lactose make you throw up or shit yourself?  I don't know but I need to get water and wake Matt up because I'm running out of Pepsi in my last can and it's pissing me off, I am not waiting 3 more hours for sleeping beauty to wake up if he doesn't wake up in the next 10 minutes I'm going to hurt someone.

I get a large glass and fill it up till it's near the top 

Chris "Nick I think Ana's been throwing up"

Nick then turns his head having all his attention on me

Nick "Huh? is she sick? did she eat something bad?"

Chris "That's exactly what I thought"

Of course, he thought that we are literally the same fucking person.

Nick "I'll text Mom"

Chris "Shweet."

Nick heads up to his room as I follow we part ways as he heads to his room and I go to Anan's door.

2 MINUTES LATER

Chris "Ana I got the water"

I once again knock on her door

Ana "Coming one sec"

I hear a slapping noise coming from inside, I swear I have super hearing, no joke like I can hear Nick snoring and I sleep on the other side of the apartment. and sometimes I think I can hear people having conversations from outside, might need to get that checked out.

Ana then opens the door and looks me up and down she then brings her eyes back to my face.

Ana "Ah! thank you so much, I really appreciate it"

 she has a thick pink blanket wrapped around her entire body, not gonna lie she looks ridiculous, her cheeks are all rosey and her forehead looks shiny as if she probably has been sweating.

I hand her the glass of water, and she takes it in a hurry and then looks away for a second, she takes a sip and then a couple more sips of water, god she must've been thirsty cause that was a LARGE glass of water and she's just downed the whole thing.

she smiles at me so I responded back to her 

Chris "No worries, do you feel better?"

Ana "Yeah I needed that"

I then look at her blanket covering her entire body, then back to her dark green eyes.

Chris "Why do you look like that?"

Ana's face changed quickly, she had a panicked look on her face.

Ana "Huh? What do you mean?"

Chris "Your little outfit you got on there"

I point at her and flick my finger up and down, I'm so judging her right now.

Ana "Oh my god shut the fuck up, go pester Nick or sleeping beauty"

she hits me on the arm making a slapping noise on my skin, ouch.

Chris "on it"

I run off toward Nick's room and push the door open with force I then throw my empty can at him, Nick screams at the flying piece of dull metal coming straight for him, it bounces off his head with a funny ass noise as it bonked him then bounces on the ground, and I start laughing until tears are threatening to leave my eyes, he retaliates by throwing a soft toy at me, it didn't seem so soft as it hit my face and smacked my head against the wall making a big bang. 

Chris "oopise?"

A hole in the wall, I try to act all innocent but nope, shit only works for Ana. 

Nick "CHRIS! OMG, I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU!"

I run...for my life.

Chris "HEY! you threw the fucking thing this is both of our faults!"

I try to negotiate with him.

We are now running around the whole apartment making the loudest yelling noises possible, well we definitely woke Matt up.

 I'm then stopped when Nick is standing in front of me with a heavy pillow, not A heavy pillow... THE heavy pillow, I know the fucking pillow hurts he's hit me with it before I swear I had a concussion.

Chris "I'm sorry I'm sorry, don't hit me... please"

Nick then yanks the pillow behind his head preparing to hit me with it, I'm begging, I'm on my back on the couch with my arms protecting my head and my hands protecting my balls.

Nick "Fine... only if you buy me ice cream when Matt's awake" 

Nick lowers the pillow and glares at me waiting for an answer 

Chris "Okay okay deal"

I hold my hand out for him to take, he puts his pinky out instead, oh god... okay.

A COUPLE MINUTES LATER 

my phone vibrates in my hand as a notification pops up, it's Ana, she says she is feeling sick, well... duh. anyway, I write my answer and think about how she might be feeling, I have a small suspicion that it's what I think it is. I don't want it to happen to her again, that will ruin her. 

'we gots no foods' I'm great at English, she'll like that it'll cheer her up... I think, maybe.

we ended our Conversation with me saying if she needs anything I'll get it, I don't want her to go through that again, she never deserved it and she doesn't deserve it to happen twice.

Matt's finally changed and ready to go, we yell to Ana saying goodbye, she must not have heard us cause we didn't get a reply. 

Matt "What's up with Ana?"

Chris "She's feeling sick so she's staying home"

Matt gives a concerned look as he gets in the car.

Nick "I messaged Mom, do you think Ana would tell her if anything is bad?"

Chris "Oh yeah, she would"

Matt starts the car Nick gets in and I just grab the black bag and throw it in the passenger seat 

Nick "Dude! Be careful with that it's got valuables in there"

I unzip the bag and pull out a bag of Oreos 

Chris "Mhm 'valuables' "

Nick "Shut the fuck up and get in the car already"

Nick rolls his eyes at me and I hop in the car and Matt just takes off I haven't even shut the door fully or put my seat belt on. 

Chris "MATT!, I just got into the fucking car, have some patience" 

Matt "I had been waiting for you to get in the car while you two argue about your 'valuable' problems"









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WORD COUNT 1483


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