Chapter 18: What Is Happening To Me?
While Alex was still out with Jake, Emma who wanted to go to the bathroom started feeling her body tremble uncontrollably, her legs weak beneath her as she attempted to stand.
Sweat pooled on her brow, her vision blurred, and a sharp, throbbing pain pulsed through her head. She blinked, trying to push past the dizziness, but her strength was gone.
Her skin felt unnaturally hot, her body temperature soaring above the normal 37°C. She touched her forehead, grimacing.
What's happening to me? Am I falling sick? She asked herself, as she tried to take a step but faltered, collapsing back onto the bed.
Perhaps she was falling sick and was about to die. It was better this way, at least now she wouldn't have to go through all the pain she was feeling again.
She told herself as she tried one more time to stand but her legs swayed, the ground moving beneath her and before she knew it, her vision blurred and she fell, unconscious before she even hit the mattress.
After his tiring day out with Jake, Alex returned home. He hadn't realized how drained he was until the quiet of his house wrapped around him like a heavy blanket.
He wanted to head straight to his room, but something gnawed at him, tugging at the back of his mind. What or rather who else could it be if not Emma.
After they had breakfast together, he hadn't seen her again since he had left the house and hadn't exactly told the maids to check on her except to provide her whatever she needed.
Thinking about her, an odd feeling of unease settled in his chest and he decided to check on her, hoping she was resting.
He ascended the stairs, each step echoing in the stillness of the house. As he reached Emma's door, he knocked softly, glancing at his phone to see how late it had gotten.