Halstead Sister

Sick and Snowed In Part 2

Some background info: Tess has epilepsy

Tess POV
When I woke up from my nap, I felt worse. My head hurt and I felt funny. "Will!" I called out weakly. Will came into the room.
"Morning, sunshine," he frowned when he saw me. "You really don't feel good, huh?" I shook my head. I had the chills and shivered.
"Everything hurts" I started to cry. Will came over to me and gave me a hug.
"I'm sorry, Tiny." He soothed. "Doesn't seem like the medicine helped very much, did it?" I shook my head. Will sighed. Even though we were sitting down, I felt dizzy. The room seemed to shrink around me. I hated this feeling. And I hated what was coming next. I moaned. I wanted to tell Will what was happening but wasn't able to speak. I moaned again and weakly hit his chest. "Hey, what's going on?" He pulled back to look at my face. I whined and hoped he'd understand. Fortunately, he did.
"Ok, baby. Lay down on your side. Good girl." He directed me. He gently rubbed his hand up and down my arm. "You're okay. You're safe. I'm right here." I was overcome with an intense fear that made me want to run away and scream but I couldn't. I felt hot all over. Then it went dark.

Will POV
"Jay!" I called once Tess started seizing. Jay quickly came in and seemed a little shocked to see our sister convulsing.
"Shit. What do you need?" He asked.
"Mainly towels and a bowl. She's probably going to wet herself and she sometimes gets nauseous afterwards." I kept one eye on Tess and kept track of the time. 45 seconds.
Jay returned with the towels and bowl as Tess's seizure stopped. "It's been a while since she's had one like that." He commented.
"Yeah. It's probably from the fever." I told him.
"Should we be worried?" Jay asked.
I shook my head. "Not yet. I'll let you know." I stared at Tess as she slept. After a few minutes, she started to open her eyes. "Hey Tiny T. It's Will. You're in Jay's bed. You're safe." I reassured her. She had a tendency to become confused and scared after a seizure and I wanted to make her feel as comfortable as possible. Tess stared blankly into space. "You with me?" I asked her as I stroked her head. Tess didn't react. "Tessy, I gotta know if you can hear me. Blink for me." Tess closed her eyes and slowly reopened them. "Good. Just relax. I'm not going anywhere." Jay stood at the foot of the bed with his arms crossed. He was clearly worried. Eventually, Tess pushed herself into a seated position. "How are you feeling?" Tess shrugged. I felt her forehead which was still hot. "I think you've still got a fever." Tess shrugged again.
"Sick" Tess mumbled. Jay passed me the bowl and I held it under Tess's chin as she vomited. Jay sat next to her and held her hair back with one hand and gently rubbed her back with the other. "Don't like it." She groaned in between heaving.
"We know. Just let it up. You'll feel better soon." I told her. After a third round of puking, Tess pulled away from the bowl. I took one of the towels and wiped her mouth. I noticed the wet spot on the bed. "You want to get changed?" Tess blushed. "Not your fault. Don't be embarrassed. Why don't you take a bath? It'll help cool you down too." Tess agreed and Jay went to help her while I cleaned up the room.

Tess POV
After the bath, I was back in Jay's freshly made bed. I sat in the middle of the bed with Jay and Will on either side of me. I still felt sick. I also felt fuzzy from the seizure. It takes me a few hours to feel like my normal self.
"How about some lunch?" Will suggested as the episode we were watching finished. I shook my head. "You gotta try to eat something. How about some sweet toast?" I shook my head again.
"What about a smoothie?" Jay suggested. I thought about it. If they were going to force me to eat, drinking would be better. I nodded. "Berry?" Jay asked, already knowing the answer. I nodded and Jay went downstairs to make me a smoothie.
I rested my head on Will's chest. "You okay?" He asked.
"I don't like being sick" I whined.
"No one does, kiddo." Will sympathized. Jay shortly returned with a smoothie and more Tylenol for me and some leftover pasta for him and Will. I picked out a movie for us to watch as we ate our food. After the smoothie I actually felt a little better. I was still tired and my body hurt but the chills weren't as bad. Halfway through the movie I fell asleep.

When I woke up again, Jay and Will weren't in the bed. I felt really sick again. I decided to go and find my brothers. I was a little dizzy but stood up slowly and made my way into the hall. I could hear my brothers talking in the kitchen and headed towards them. As I approached the kitchen, I became very dizzy. I tried to reach out for something to hold on to but there was nothing there. Then everything went black.

A/N: This is turning out to be longer than I thought but as I mentioned I tend to get carried away when it comes to medical things! The next chapter will be the last. Thank you again for reading and favoriting. It means a lot to me that people are liking this. As always, send feedback and requests!