Lauren Cimorelli Sick and Sad

Still Sick and Maybe Just a Smidge Sad

On the last part I have all of the translations if you had a hard time reading it. Anything with a (*) in front will have a translation at the end. Thank you and enjoy!

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Lisa's POV
I woke up the next morning slowly, blinking heavily for a few minutes before finally sitting up and stretching. I did a once over of the room to see the rest of the girls all laying on the floor and Lauren laying next to me on the bed. Suddenly the events of yesterday rush back to me and I look closer at Lauren to see if she was feeling better. However, just by glancing at her I can see that she is still sick. Her forehead is sweaty and her face is pale. Her eyes are shut tightly and she seems to be sleeping fitfully. She coughs loudly in her sleep for a few moments before taking a shuddering breath. Her shirt has also risen up to show the bruise on her back which had once only covered a little more than half, now covered almost her whole back.

I scoot closer to her and feel her temperature before I slide off the bed and nudge Christina awake. She opens her eyes halfway and turns in my direction. "Hey, sorry to wake you up but I think Lauren's fever is worst than last nights. How much of the medicine should I give her?" She gets up sleepily and feels Lauren's forehead before frowning slightly.

"I would give her another dose and then we'll see how she's doing later." I nod then reach for the bottle which had been set on the night stand by the bottom bunk. Christina gently shakes Lauren till her eyes open a little. She still seems kind of out of it, but coherent enough to drink the medicine. Christina then helps her sit up as I pour the medicine to the designated measurement. I try to tilt the liquid into Lauren's mouth but she whimpers quietly and turns her head away. She tries to lay down again but Christina nudges her upright one more time. After a bit of maneuvering I am finally able to give Lauren the medicine before she struggles out of Christina's grip.

Lauren flops back down on the bed and seems to have fallen asleep again but a violent coughing fit wakes her up. It shakes her whole body from the force. Any of the girls that had been asleep before startle awake now, and each turns worriedly to look at Lauren. Her coughing fit subsides, but she is definitely not going to be able to sleep after that. She looks over at me in all of her fevered glory and whimpers pitifully. She then curls into a ball and tries to burrow her way into her bed sheets.

My heart is ripping itself apart in my chest from the guilt of what I had done to her yesterday. I can see now why it had taken her so long to sing her parts. I feel almost proud that she was able to get anything done while being so sick. I climb into the bed with her carefully and bring her head to rest on my lap. I run my hand through her hair soothingly. As I hold her I notice that she is shaking, even under her covers.

"Girls? Would one of you grab a blanket for Lauren? She's shaking pretty badly." Immediately Dani jumps up and reaches into the bunk above. She pulls down some of her blankets and sets them over top of Lauren. I hold Lauren closer to me until I feel her stop shaking. I look down at her and see that she is looking up at me lazily. I smile at her and get a weak, loopy smile in response. I can see that Lauren's other dose of medicine is working and making her a tad drowsy.

I look up at the other girls and see that they are all surrounding the bed watching Lauren and I. I look at the clock and realize that it is eight and that we all need to eat something. "Kath, it looks like we need to make some breakfast. Could you make something fast and just bring it up here? I don't want to leave Lo by herself and I don't think any of us are strong enough to carry her downstairs." Katherine glances at Lauren one more time before nodding her head and heading out the door.

Amy jumps up as well. "I'll go help her out. It's going to be a lot of food." She also heads out the door. After a few moments I can hear the sounds of pots and pans banging against each other echo up the stairs. Christina and Dani decide to clean up the room a bit by putting all the blankets and pillows into a semi-organized pile at the foot of Lauren's bed. They stack all of them, one on top of one another, until the pile is level with the mattress, almost like a foot rest for the bed large enough for even Katherine to comfortably lay on. Dani and Christina then jump onto the pile and talk about anything and everything, even getting into a few minor play fights while waiting for the food.