STONE'S DIARY

Chapter 53.)

        It was April 19th, Dajon, Ary, Ayanna, and Kwan celebrated their wedding anniversary on the fourth at a Mexican restaurant then went on a boat ride. They've been over to see Renae once they got word of how worse her condition was getting but she didn't want any company around.

        She was losing not all, but most of her weight due to lack of eating. It was hard for King, but he did his best with the help of Karen to make sure that she ate enough so that she wouldn't wither away.

        The kids were concerned and they just told them that she had a bad stomach bug that refused to go away. Kaari and Reign called to check on everyone but Renae was always asleep when they called, it's all she ever did. If she wasn't sleeping, she was throwing up, complaining about her back and stomach pains or burning up. If she did eat, she became sick and would have to take a break before she resumed eating.

       Trouble and Ace couldn't take seeing her in that way and since King didn't really want anyone around her, they said their farewells and left late last night.

      At night, King would often hear her mumbling things to herself in her sleep and there was nothing that he could do about except listen and pray to God. This wasn't right, this wasn't normal to him, seeing his soulmate in such condition, it tore at his heart and made him feel as if he failed someway.

        "Nae?" King shook her gently and her eyes slowly fluttered open.

        "I got your bath water ready, can you get up for me?"

         Sitting up slowly, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before laying back and shook her head before speaking in between breaths, "I feel... I feel... I feel numb."

       Grabbing the cold bottle of ginger ale, he popped the cap off and stuck the straw inside and lifted her head, "Try to finish dis for me ok?"

        As requested, she sipped what she could and each time she got the urge to vomit, she had to move the bottle away until she calmed down. It took her fifteen minutes just to drink the entire small bottle.

        "Can you lay with me?"

        Climbing in bed with her, he pulled her body into his and felt just how warm her body was compared to his.

        "I'm taking you to tha' hospital tonight," he commanded more than informed.

        "No... I'm fine," she inhaled a shaky breath.

        "Something is wrong with you and I'm tha' dumbass for letting you lay in here for dis damn long!" when his voice rose, she placed her hand over his and he closed his eyes taking a deep breath.

        "I want you to go tonight... Dajon said that he'll keep tha' kids over for as long as we need him to, but Nae, if I have to drag you out dis bed, I will do dat."

       Knowing that he meant every word, she just nodded.

        "Nae?"

        No response.

        "Renae?"

        No response.

        Sitting up, King looked down at her then placed his hand against her chest and she opened her eyes.

        "What... what are you doing?" she asked lazily.

        Not even wanting to expose himself, he just laid back down and wrapped his arms around her, "Can you get up for me in like ten minutes?"