The Broken Mirror

Chapter 12: Flashback-I'm Sick

"How are you feeling?" Benjamin asked me as he took a few steps inside our bedroom but still holding one of his hands on the edge of the door.

"In all honesty," I began to trail off. "I feel like total dog shit."

"How would you know how it is to feel like dog shit?" He questioned, attempting to be funny but with my current mood and state of mind as well as the waves of nausea that are constantly washing over me, I wasn't in the mood for a wise-cracker.

"Ha ha, very funny," I commented, not at all amused by his smart-ass of a question.

"What's not right?" Benji inquired as he carefully shut the door, trying to make the least amount of noise as possible.

"I'm not asleep," I informed, my tone of voice sounding quite grumpy, but yet you should expect this from a sick person. I hate being sick. I absolutely hate being sick! Being sick almost always leads to staying in bed because you're aching all over and it hurts to move and that means having a lazy day, and the only thing I hate more than being sick is having a lazy day because I had done nothing productive to improve my life or of others, even if it's just in a slight and seemingly small way like washing the dishes or putting a patch in the giant quilt from Benji's mother that always gets tears but we love it too much to not just patch it up.

"Are you sure you're not asleep?" Benji questioned, yet again attempting to be funny. At least this time I was able to find some comedy in it and let my sense of humor out to play, even if it was just for a short few seconds.

"I'm pretty sure I'm not asleep," I answered, still letting out a couple little chuckles.

"Okay," He muttered with a slight smile appearing on his face. He then picked up one of his legs and proceeded in stepping over closer to me.

"I wouldn't get too close if I were you," I said.

"Why do you say that?" He asked, wanting to know why I told him this.

"I don't feel all too well if you haven't gathered that already," I replied. I was curled up in bed with two fleece blankets and a big ass comforter wrapped around me and in my heavy pajamas still. It was well passed eleven o'clock and this is extremely unusual, especially since I'm a person who likes to get up early and get the most out of the day so I can curl up and watch a movie or two before I decide to hit the hay.

"How well do you not feel?" Benji inquired with the lift of one of his eyebrows. I tilted my head in confusion, not understanding his question. "On a scale of light cough to puking your guts out, how do you feel?" He simplified, me actually understanding now.

"Well, let's start with this," I proposed. "Nausea is constantly washing over me, my limbs are absolutely aching, every time I swallow my throat and mouth feel like they're on fire, and whenever I take a drink I feel just about ready to spit it out, but I drink it because not having anything makes the whole thing that much worse."

"Then I guess it is better that I not come and snuggle up with you," Benji stated, not seeming to be very happy about that fact.

"Yeah, that would be a good idea," I agreed, so I didn't expect what happened next. Much to my surprise, Benji was soon by my bedside and had scooped me up in his arms, all the blankets still around me as well. Many kisses were then placed all over a face, and even some of them to my lips.

"Don't, put my down," I whined. "You're gonna get sick too."

"Naw, I won't get sick," Benji said, not agreeing with my point that actually seemed rather logical. "As you know, I do have a strong immune system."

"So do I," I responded. "Or so I thought."

"Then I guess you were lying to yourself or you had misguided thoughts," He commented, the grin on his face becoming rather slick.

"Don't push it, mister," I almost growled. "And how do you know you have a strong immune system?"

"If at multiple times your mother, father, older brother, and younger sister all have the flu and you're around them almost all the time, being the one to take care of them and you miraculously don't catch it, you tend to think that you've got a strong immune system," Benjamin replied. "Plus, getting sick over giving you kisses and cuddling up with you and taking care of you is totally worth it in my book." He added before pecking me on the cheek again. I couldn't help myself but blush at his statement. I mean, come on, how many significant others would risk getting sick just to kiss and cuddle with you? I don't know about you, but a very little number comes to my mind.

"Did that seriously happen?" I questioned, not really believing him and not being able to help myself but question it.

"It happened at least five times," He answered.

"Wow," I muttered under my breath, astounded by the mere thought. I guess he did have a strong immune system.

"Now that that's over with, would you like to watch a movie with me?" Benji asked, ending the conversation on the topic we were currently talking about and switched it to be about movies.

"I told you, I'm sick," I reminded.

"So?" He questioned. "Being sick shouldn't keep you from doing something so simple as watching a movie."

"I guess you have a point there," I agreed. "But if I puke and my vomit goes all over you it's your fault."

"I guess I can live with that, because you're not going to," Benjamin said, very sure of himself and his prediction. "Now let's go," He added before he rushed into the living room, me still wrapped in the blankets and almost being cradled in his arms. I was then dropped onto the couch and Benji plunked himself down beside me, soon after he moved my head around and while the movie was playing, I was cuddled up by his side, my head resting on his chest and with the blink of an eye, I no longer felt ill.
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I felt the need to write a little bit of a cutesy chapter this time around. There's going to be a lot of dark stuff so there was a need to have a more lighthearted scene. I had fun writing this and I hope you liked reading it! Please leave a comment telling me what you think! Feedback is always welcomed. :)