It's Complicated

Chapter 3

About 2 hours into my shift I was allowed for my break. I grabbed a coffee and sat in one of the booths.  I felt terrible. I felt completely drained. My head and my neck were throbbing. I was going from extremely cold to extremely warm.  I did not feel good. I placed my head in my hands and sighed. I had a spare hoody in my locker at work which I was thankful for; I was shivering.

"Rosalie!" My boss shouted. I looked up and she stood over me with a concerned look on my face.

"Are you ok?" she asked rubbing my shoulders.

"Yeah I'm fine." I said attempting to pull off a smile. She shook her head and put her hand on my forehead. She gasped.

"You're absolutely freezing!" she stated. She grabbed my elbow pulling me up. "Right, I'm officially sending you home!" she said pushing me toward the back room.

"I can't." I replied. "I need the money."

"I'll still pay you for all of the hours you should be working, I'll call you a taxi I've never seen you like this before."

"Rose is that you?" Tori shouted. She stood at the top of the stairs and when she saw it was me she came running at me. Before I had chance to reply she threw herself at me hugging me tightly.

"Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"

"This guy took me back to his place cause I ended up passing out. I only had one, must be this fever I have."I only sort of lied, I just didn't mentioned the real reason.

"Did you get down and dirty?" she grinned wiggling her eyebrows at me.

"No I slept in the guest room and I walked to work from his this morning. But Jane sent me home because I'm not well."

"Are you ok?" she asked leaning back to study my face.

"Yeah, it's just a cold or fever or something." I said moving passed her to get up stairs.

I closed my bedroom door and slumped against it. What the fuck was wrong with me? I changed into a vest top and jogging bottoms then went into my en-suit to brush my teeth. I felt so tired.

My head began to spin and my stomach churned. I turned to the toilet and hurled. All that was coming up was blood.

It carried on for what felt like forever. I stood up and I felt slightly better. I cleaned myself up and then stumbled into bed and passed out.

"Rose."I heard my name being whispered. Groaning I opened my eyes to see Tori looking over me concerned.

"Are you going to school today?"  I sat up and had a drink of water.

"Yeah I feel better I think."

"Gees Rose what happened to your neck, and your arm?"

"Nothing don't worry about it's just me being clumsy." I lied getting out of bed. I knew she didn't believe me.

"Oh ok, well you've got about an hour." She smiled walking out.

I managed to get myself out of bed for a quick shower. I just threw on some black skinny jeans, a plain vest top and an oversized black hoody jacket. It was mid October therefore it was starting to get cold out. I put my glasses on, put my hair up in a messy bun, grabbed my bag and went down stairs. Looking at the clock we'd be setting off in twenty minutes so I decided to pour myself a bowl of cereal. I put the radio on and sat down at the table. I took a mouthful and my stomach turned. Spitting them out, I pushed the bowl away.  I felt like screaming! What the hell was wrong with me?

Soon after, Tori came into the kitchen wearing very short shorts and a white vest top.

"I really don't get why you dress like that for school, you have a gorgeous body to flaunt. If you have it flaunt It." she said putting her shoes on.