The U Girl | Austin Mahone

Chapter 022: Sickness

"My tummy hurts." After our trip to Italy, Austin fell ill with a stomach flu. He constantly had fevers and was puking whatever he would eat. Alex and the others were kind to help me; I ran back and fourth trying to take care of Austin and complete my school work. The term was almost up and finals were to come within two months. They were now swamping us with work.

"We have to get him to a hospital. His fever won't go down. Car, now." Zach and Alex began to pull Austin up and carry him down the stairs then to my car. I immediately called Austin's mother, alerting her of Austin's current state. "I'll be right there!"

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Nearly getting in an accident, we managed to reach the nearest hospital in one piece. Austin was utterly weak and body temperature rising to such high temperatures. The five of us rushed through the doors, calling for help. Blood began to pool from his mouth and that's when nurses began to immediately pull out a gurney bed and rush him immediately into an emergency room.

Not being permitted to pass the doors, I hold a death grip on the cloth I used to compress Austin's fever. I felt myself tremble and tears stream down my face. I was paralyzed with fear and my emotions were dumping on me like a truck. What will happen to Austin? This has to be much worse than I imagined. Almost two weeks of this. I should have immediately taken him to a hospital. But only a few days ago, it got more severe.

"Jaylynn, come here." Alex engulfed me into a hug, allowing me to cry into the crook of his neck. "Left it out babe, let it out." He whispered as he rubbed a hand up and down my back. I felt myself go through a panic attack and my body wracked with sobs.

I didn't know what would happen to Austin. He coughed up so much blood.. He look so lifeless in my hold.. I didn't want to lose him.

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Michelle came with his grandfather, and we all stood in the waiting room, pacing back and forth. A few hours went by until a doctor entered in the room.

"Doctor, my son. How is my son? His name is Austin Mahone." Michelle rushed. The doctor motioned for us to sit down and closed the door. He got right to the chase. "We managed to stabilize Austin for the time being. He was awfully ill, and it was not a stomach flu as you had thought. We ran immediate body scans and shower-"

"Just say it already!" I blurt out, impatiently. The doctor and nurse looked solemnly at me. I felt my heart sink. Is it cancer? Is it a tumor? I begin to think and assume the worst of Austin's condition. Stabilize? Body scans? Even a shower? Yeah, that would not defiantly be used for a stomach flu.

Alex placed a hand on shoulder and I look at the doctor. His eyes roam over my face and he could see my distraught state. "Austin is infected with a plague. A Bubonic plague." He said. I couldn't comprehend. What? Suddenly, the doctor stood up. "Who was with him during the time of his sickness. The others and I raise our hands, and we are told to immediately be escorted out the room and taken to a shower unit.

"You all need to thoroughly wash yourselves immediately! There may be a chance you have it! We will explain more afterwards." The door was shut and we did as we were told. Discarding our clothes into separate baskets, we entered the showers. I was shaking and was utterly confused. Austin has a plague and we had a chance of intaking it? I scrub roughly at my skin; making sure to watch every inch of my body and hair.

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We dressed in some jump suits, resembling more of prisoner clothing. A nurse wearing a mask over her face and gloved hands, lead us to a quarantine unit, where there were six beds in a confined room within the room and dim lights above. I see Austin laying in the bed, tubes connected to him. He was currently asleep and I wanted nothing more than to run up and hug him.

I lightly coughed and right there, machines were ordered to be connected to me. What was even happening..?

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A U T H O R S • N O T E:

This chapter may be a bit confusing and all over the place. Austin inflected with plague; still unknown. To be honest, I'm am going off the idea from a NCIS episode where Denozo (I apologize if it is spelled wrong) was inflected with plague and how Abby and Gibbs were trying to uncover how he intakes the infection and his cure. I do not remember the episode name/number or what season. If I remember, I'll be sure to let you know! Do you watch NCIS? Credit to the idea is given to the creators.

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