Counting Down The Days

Chapter 12 Kyle

Kyle's POV

He still fell asleep in my arms, with all the emotional and physical trauma he managed to let me hold him till he was asleep. He was quite sweaty but he still was shivering. I put my hand on his forehead and it was burning up.

"Baby?" I asked as he groaned. "You're burning up, can I take your temperature?" I asked as he nodded. I slipped out of the bed and went to the bathroom and grabbed a thermometer. I went to the kitchen to get him something small to eat. I came back and he was sprawled over the bed as I set the toast on the nightstand.

"I need to take your temperature darling," I said softly and he moved to me. I sat on the bed and gave him the thermometer. His eyes were squeezed shut and the thermometer started to beep.

"103," I said "We should get some Dayquil,"

"Okay," He groaned out and when to the bathroom to get him the meds. I poured it for him when my phone started to ring

"Take this love," I said before answering it.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Kyle?" Is was my mom.

"Yeah?" I answered as I washed the cup.

"How's everything going, my friend came to check in, and you weren't there," she said.

"I have been at my friend Johnnie's, he has been sick," I said coming back in the bedroom and Johnnie was nibbling on the toast.

"Oh, I knew you weren't in trouble, I'm glad you are there for someone, well I have to go love you," she said hanging up as I sighed and sat on the bed with Johnnie. He was in three of my hoodies and still shivering.

"I'm taking you to the hospital," I said and he didn't argue. He just set his cold half eaten toast back on the plate. I got up and got some shoes on before I took him to the hospital.

Once we were there he was laying in the hospital bed. They were running all kinds of tests. I sat next to the chair next to him and drank some bitter weak coffee.

"Family?" one of the nurses asked the other.

"None, they aren't around much, according to Kyle," she said.

"And who is Kyle?" the other nurse asked and the other nurse turned to me.

"Hi Kyle, I'm Missy, and we have to test results if you would like to know," she said sadly, that was never good.

"Yeah?" I asked getting up as she walked me to the hall.

"Kyle have you and Johnnie performed sexual acts?" She asked.

"Ah no," i answer frazzled at the question.

"Well has he had sexual intercourse with anyone else?" She asked.

"He had an abusive ex," I replied.

"And do you know how long they have done these acts?" Missy asked.

"Probably about three or four years," I stated, I was nervous.

"Kyle, Johnnie developed HIV after having intercourse with this man, and it has officially developed into AIDS. With aids it attacks the immune system and small colds, like the one Johnnie started with, just get worse. We caught it early that he'll be fine, but not forever," she said and all my thoughts were gone, my lungs lost all their air, he was going to die.

"So how much longer does he have?" I whispered.

"Five years max," she said and I broke down. I went back into the room after I calm down, and he was awake and nervous.

"Hey love," I whispered.

"What's wrong with me?" He asked weakly, they just put him on an IV, and the drugs haven't really kicked in.

"You have AIDS, from Hunter, they only give you five years," I coughed, as I teared up again.

"We'll get though this, I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," I whispered as I planted a kiss on his forehead and he grabbed my hand and fell asleep.

Hey, well I have been on vacation this week and last week. But there is only one more chapter after this. This boom just has to end so I can move in and start my Joshler and Denis Stoff one, and I'm going to start to try to post two books and update them each once a week. Sound good..? Thank you for all the love and support you guys are great. Much love ~Nicole