Dark 2

20 : The struggle is real !

"Zayn?" I yelled from under my blankets while I was shivering to death. My voice started cracking up. I could barely hear myself screaming. I hope he heard me. I remember Niall was sitting beside me seconds before I fell asleep. I lifted my blanket to find him not there. I was all alone on my bed, in my room.

"Niall?" I yelled, well at least I felt like I yelled. I'm pretty sure he didn't hear me. I scanned the room looking for any signs of him. Nothing at all.

I tried to sit up, and eventually failed. I just collapsed on my bed. It's as though there were no bones in my body to support my strength. In that fall, I almost fell off the edge of my bed. Then somehow, I sat up, leaned against the bed, and yelled again. "Zayn, Niall, anyone."

No response. Both of them couldn't hear me. I searched around me to find any one of their phones, so that I could call the other. My vision became blurry, and my eyes even started becoming watery. Gosh, how many more side effects do these medicines have on me? My limbs were paralyzed, my back hurts like crazy, and my stomach feels like I'm getting some hundred injections at the same time. I just collapsed on my bed, pulled up my blanket somehow, and dozed off.

Later, I suppose at around ten in the morning, I woke up to find Niall and Zayn lying down on the floor beside my bed. I didn't want to wake them up, so I decided to sit up on my own. Big mistake. I don't know how, I landed face down on the floor beside Zayn. I don't even know how that happened.

The two of them woke up with a jerk. Zayn immediately woke up, took my hands, and carried me onto my bed. I sat up while the two of them were holding me. I started shivering. Probably another side effect?

"Couldn't you call me if you wanted to sit up?" Niall asked, as he was helping me to sit with a pillow for support.

"I didn't want to disturb your sleep." I whispered.

"What?" Zayn asked, as he leaned closer to me.

"I don't know what wrong with my voice. Aren't you able to hear me?" I asked. This time, I spoke as loud as I could, but I couldn't hear myself.

"No. your voice is super soft and shaky." Zayn said.

"Probably a side effect." Niall said.

"I can't take this anymore." I said.

"Oh my, why are you sweating so much?" Niall asked, as he reached for a tissue and started wiping my face.

"I don't know. I really don't know. I hope this entire thing works." I said. "How long will these effects last on me?"

"Canis said it'll last for a week or so. If you're lucky, the effects may wear off sooner." Zayn said.

"Did you guys have dinner?" I asked, as Niall started wiping my face again.

"Yea, a few slices of bread. Unfortunately, you can have only liquids until this wears off." He said.

"Yea, I understand." I said. "How much have you guys practiced?"

"Um, Lisa's still struggling a little. The others are fine. So basically, we're doing well. We need not go for any more classes until the day of the program. So basically, you got your vaccination in the right time. You won't miss any classes."

"I too need to practice." I said. "I'll probably try and do something about it from tomorrow."

"You gotta be kidding me. You can barely sit up on your own. What are you gonna do?" Niall asked.

"I'll do something...just give me time." I said.

"Don't be fussy. Listen to us, at least for a week. Do whatever you want after you're better." Niall said.