The Caw of the Crows

Chapter Fourteen.

Chapter Fourteeeeeeen. <3 

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Julians POV. 

"A-a-a-achooooooo!" Scarlett sneezes for about the hundredth time tonight. The poor thing just hasn't stopped. 

"Sorry." she mumbles, curling back up to me. She falls asleep instantly. She is so beautiful when she sleeps. 

My poor angel is sick and it's all my fault. I should have caught her before she hit the ice but i couldn't move. I just watched in horror as the scene unfolded before me. 

Although, she should have be able to see it coming........though she was saying something was going to happen ,it was making her fidgety. And every time I asked her about it she'd say she didn't know, that she couldn't see.... 

Great. 

So it was my fault. I made her go out there and now shes sick. 

I wrap my arms protectively around her. 

By god! She is freezing and shivering. That's not good is it? What do i do? I've never looked after a sick human... 

I start to panic. What do I do?

I should wake her up right? Right?

"Scarlett, you have to wake up." I say while shaking her slightly.  

"Mmmmm. Why?" she moans at me. 

"Scarlett, just wake up." I beg her. I shake her lightly again. 

"But why?" she asks again, confused this time. 

"Because your sick." I state, look at her.

"O-h. I-i- don't c-c-care." she stutters out. "I j-just wa-ant to s-s-sleep J-julian. I'll b-be fine, it's j-just a c-cold."  

"Scarlett you haven't stopped shivering since we got home." I say matter-of-facty, looking down at her as I am sitting up now. 

What do I do now she is awake? I should get mum. She'll know what to do. Right? 

"Mum!" i call out knowing she'll hear me. 

"Why are you calling out to mum?" she asks, she begins to curl back up. 

"Because your sick and I don't know what to do." I say while freaking out on the inside but trying to stay calm on the outside.

I watch as my mother walks into the room in her electric blue silk dressing gown. Her mouth drop open into a little 'o' when she looks at Scarlett. 

"What happened to her?" she asks looking at the shivering half asleep girl beside me. 

"I, well, we went to the swings above the pond and she fell off and into the water which was thinly covered by ice. It took me about a minute to get to her. The water was freezing even for me. She hasn't stopped shiver since and now she's confused and stuff." All of my words coming out fast, I'm not even sure what I said made any sense. 

"Okay, clam down."She says walking over and patting me on my head.  

She walks around to the other side of the bed and sits down next to Scarlett who is still awake. Just. She is lying down. 

After about two minutes of checking Scarlett out she comes to a conclusion. 

"It seems like hypothermia or something." she says, musing. "From what I have heard, of course i can't say for sure. I'm not sure how bad it is though. We should take her to the hospital." she says getting off of the bed. "Get ready and get her wrapped up." She says looking pointedly at Scarlett.