Bi-stressed

CHAPTER 45

"What happened Lexi?  Why are you pounding at the door? Is everything okay?" Jenna asks.

"Lexi you know Bethany's asleep still..." Halsey begins but I cut her off, "I felt someone- uh it was a bizarre situation. I had a queer feeling that someone was following me to the room b- but no one was behind." I struggle to find words.

"You must have just visualized it." Jenna interrupted.

"No! Yes, I am getting ghastly and dreadful hallucinations but this time I felt it. I felt it" I sobbed.

"What hallucinations? Tell us about it." Halsey demanded.
I can't tell her about them. I can't tell her, it's about Luna.

At that instant, there was a knock on the door. Thank goodness. I sigh, wiping away m tears.

"I'll get it." Jenna says, walking towards the door.

"Madam, the doctor's on round and he'll come by, to check on you, so hopefully you'll be discharged by noon." One of the staff members inform.

"Okay. Thank you." Halsey says and she leaves.

"So what were the hallucinations about?" Halsey questions.

"It's 9. I gotta get ready for work." Jenna says, rushing into the bathroom.

"Lexi, tell me about them." Halsey insists on knowing. Why do you insist? Just forget it.

Again, there's a knock on the door and I sigh in relief. As I open the door, Louis enters in with breakfast for us. I peep outside to see if she's there but not a soul is out.

After having breakfast, Jenna leaves for work and Louis and me start packing all our stuff. We clear the room by 10 and Louis goes down to clear the payments and fill some forms. I rush into the bathroom before Halsey stops to question me.

How long am I gonna run from her? At the end of the day, I have to answer her.  I definitely cannot tell her the truth. I have to make up something. After splashing water several times on my face, I change into my jeans and a hoodie. When I step out, I find two doctors checking her and baby. After they leave, she tells me to keep an eye on baby while she dresses up. Soon Louis arrives and after half an hour we are to leave.

By 1, we are home. Aunt Steph, Jade and Zac welcome Halsey and Bethany. Baby's new furniture makes the room look cute and different. We all sit and have lunch together. Jade goes home by 3 and the rest take a nap, leaving Zac and me alone to spend some time.

"You okay?" He asks me.

"Yeah, why?"

"Halsey told me that you're getting hallucinations."

"No, I'm fine."

"You know, you can share anything and everything with me."

"I know. I just felt someone following me, early in the morning. Many people die in hospitals so maybe-"

"Tell me about the hallucinations." He interrupts.

"Uh, so the first one was that someone pulled me off the bed and dragged me in the hospital corridor and the other one was that the doctors and nurses injected me because I was a maniac and put me in the mental ward. They were torturing me and-" I pretend to sob.

"Stop, come here." He pulls me closer and hugs me tightly.

"You're not a maniac. It was just a hallucination. Okay?" He assures me.

"Okay."

I feel guilty for lying and pretending to cry but I couldn't tell him what and who it was actually about.
The rest of the afternoon we spend giggling about.

By evening, few relatives come over to meet Halsey and baby. I'm glad Halsey doesn't get a chance to speak to me but she definitely will when she gets time. I hope she forgets about it so that I don't have to lie to her.

By 10, Zac and everyone leave and hoping I don't get another dreadful hallucination, I fall asleep.

         
The next morning, I wake up in a blithe mood, having no hallucination. The whole day elapses and I don't find myself thinking about Luna. At the end of the day, Halsey finally asks me about the hallucination when we're alone. I lie to her as I did to Zac and she wraps her arms around me, believing me. I feel so guilty. I have never lied to Halsey in years. Anyways I pick up my phone and there's a message from Miss Felicia inviting the high school for the 2019's bonfire on Saturday. The rush of euphoria fills in me. In this ecstatic state, I call Lyra up.

"Hey babe!" She answers in a thrilling voice.

"Hi. I was missing you."

"Same. Coming for the bonfire?" She asks in an exhilarated voice.

"Yes, obviously. I was gonna ask you the same thing."

"See, I can read your mind."

"Haha, I know." Luna was the only one who could read my mind and feel what I felt. Our connection was so strong until... fuck it. I don't wanna think about her.

"Face time! I wanna see Bethany."

"She's sleeping."

"Ugh. Anyways what's going on?"

After having a long conversation with her on call, I throw my phone aside and close my eyes.

Shit. Day after tomorrow is Zac's birthday!