No Ordinary Love

Chapter 71

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Roman walked inside her room right after midnight. He wanted to give her time to rest, hoping that's all she needed. He slipped beside her, trying not to wake her. He noticed her body slightly shaking, and heard her soft moans.

He touched her forehead and felt her burning.

Shit

"Zayra" he called her name softly. He moved her hair and felt her sweating.

"Zayra." He shook her. He was now really worried.

"ZAYRA"

She opened her eyes and he saw her feverish eyes. Her body shook from the fever, her skin burned. He quickly went downstairs to call his godmother.

"Nina something is wrong with Zayra."

They both quickly got up and went upstairs with Zayra. Dona Lourdes took one look at her and knew she was sick. "Go fetch the doctor." She told Roman, he swiftly followed orders. "Xavier call Mimi, we need to take her a cool bath. Have Sandra make the soup, she knows which one." She touched Zayra's forehead. Opened her eyes with her fingers and asked Zayra a few questions. She was hallucinating, they had to break the fever fast.

She went to run her a bath while waiting for Mimi to help her with Zayra. Moments later she saw Mimi and they began to undress Zayra. She checked her temperature and saw that she was at 104.2.

That was really high. Mimi helped walk Zayra into the bath. Once she was inside Dona Lourdes had Mimi bring her some medicine. Dona Lourdes began pouring water on her, softly humming Spanish songs.

Zayra could feel her body cooling from the water, her body shook as if she was cold even though inside she felt hot. Her teeth rattled. She tried opening her eyes slightly, her body hurt from pain, her muscles felt sore. She knew right away that it was Dona Lourdes bathing her. She recognized her voice and her gentle touch.

"Zayra? Can you hear me?" she said in Spanish.

She tried to open her eyes a bit. Her whole body hurt.

"The doctor is on his way, we need to get you back in bed. Can you walk?"

She tried to get up but felt a bit dizzy. She felt her nose dripping and washed her face with the water, trying to wake herself up.

"Don't worry, Mimi is here, don't use your strength, you need to rest." She called Mimi who helped her out of the bath. Dona Lourdes helped her get dressed and Zayra slowly walked back to her bed. She felt pressure in her chest. She looked at the clock by her bed and saw it was almost one in the morning.

She laid back down. Dona Lourdes covered her with a thin blanket. Zayra wanted to pull the covers and bury herself inside of its warmth. She was cold but Dona Lourdes didn't allow her to cover herself. She saw the humidifier was on and heard Dona Lourdes gentle coaxing, telling her to drink the medicine and the soup they had brought her.

"You need to drink this. When the doctor comes and sees you, he'll let us know what is wrong. How do you feel Zayra?"

"Like shit." she mumbled. Her eyes burned.

"Rest." she sat on her bed and watched her drink the soup.

"What's wrong with me?"

"I think you might have the flu."

"Shit."

"Stop cursing. You're too pretty for that foul language." She scolded.

Zayra couldn't remember the last time she felt this ill. It had been a while. She finished her soup as instructed and closed her eyes. All the while aware that Dona Lourdes and Mimi were there. It was until sometime later that she felt gentle hands shake her to wake up.