I'm not gonna leave you (Kidfic)

Chapter 11 ~Contagious~

Camila - 7

Lauren - 22

Camila woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick and achy. Her immediate thought was that Lauren could make her feel better. So Camila got up and out of her bed, climbing into Lauren's bed and snuggled with her Lolo.

Lauren rolled over, noticing a new presence in the room. "Hey nugget, everything alright?" she yawned

"I don't feel good,"

"Okay, then, try sleeping it off first then and we'll check in the morning?"

Camila nodded and cuddled Lauren before drifting off to sleep.

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In the morning, however, Camila did not feel any better. She woke up early again before Lauren's usual alarm, sniffling as a wave of nausea caused her to jump up and make a beeline to the bathroom, hunching over the toilet as she threw up.

It was at that moment that Lauren woke up to hear Camila throwing up in her bathroom and she was up by her side in a flash, rubbing her back to soothe the young girl. "Let it out,"

Camila finished and hugged Lauren not making eye contact with the girl. Lauren lifted the girl's chin to face her and held in her gasp, Camila's entire face and body was covered in small, red dots. "Uh oh, Mila I think you have the chickenpox," Lauren was in shock. 'Camila has chicken pox, I've never had them before.' she thought she grabbed a small towel that the had in the bathroom and put it over her face.

"Lolo? What are you doing" Camila asked weakly

Lauren didn't answer and just helped her baby sister up, bringing her to her room and laying her down in her bed. She exited the room "Oh, fuck no, not today, not ever,"

Lauren paused and then sighed. This was not the time to be selfish about her health; Camila was sick, not her. Of course, she had never had the chickenpox before and felt somewhat stuck. She tried calling up her friends, who were all busy at work. She was about to give up until another name popped up in her mind, the one person she hadn't tried yet: Mateo.

She quickly dialed her cousin's number. "Pick up, pick up, pick up," she paced until she heard his voice. She breathed a quick sigh of relief. "Lo?"

"Hey, Mateo,"

"Hey, what's up?"

"First things first, are you busy today? Second, have you had the chickenpox before?"

"Nope, today's my day off. And about the chickenpox, I've had them when I was a kid," Mateo replied. "Great, would you mind coming over and watching Camila for me? She has the chickenpox and I have never had them before and I can't get sick,"

"Sure, I'll be over in a bit. Should I bring anything?"

"Can you grab some medicine and some lotion for her. I'll grab some other stuff for later,"

"Cool, see ya in a bit,"

Lauren hung up and went to check on Mila, who had fallen asleep, snoring slightly. A small smile appeared on the older sister's face as she let her sleep, going down to the kitchen to make Camila some breakfast for when she woke up.

Once that was done, and she was ready for the day, she waited patiently for her favorite (well, only) cousin to show up. Fifteen minutes passed and Mateo came just in time for Lauren to leave.

"Hey, thank you for watching her," Lauren hugged her cousin.

"No problem, Lo, you okay to go to work," Mateo said before he took a good look at her. "Hey, you look flushed," he said.