While He Was Sleeping: Kelsi's Story by Kandis Tolliver

Author:Kandis Tolliver [Tolliver, Kandis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebellious Publications
Published: 2021-02-20T22:00:00+00:00

Kelsi: One week later

It had been a week since I was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. I thought I would be feeling better, but I wasn’t. It seemed like I was getting worse. To make matter worse, Trent was acting stupid. The first few days I was sick, he waited on me hand and foot. He also cooked for me and made sure the house was clean.

After the third day, he started acting like he was annoyed with me. Whenever I asked what his problem was, he told me not to worry about it. I knew if we didn’t take a break from each other soon, things would go left.

“Bae, you can go hang out with your friends for a while. If I need anything, I’ll call Janell.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah, I’m sure.”

Without a second thought, he grabbed the keys and headed out the door. Part of me felt sad that he left like that. If he was sick and needed my help, I wouldn’t hesitate to stay with him. Guess that showed how different we were. While he was gone, I ordered some food from American Deli and had DoorDash to deliver it. American Deli was my favorite restaurant.

While I waited for my food, I decided to get a bath. Soaking in hot water always made me feel wonderful. I stayed in the tub until my DoorDash app said my food was close. Since I was sick, I put for the driver to leave it at the door.

After eating my food, I took my meds and went to bed. I wasn’t sure how long I was sleep, but I woke up to kisses on my cheek. It was Trent.

“How you feeling, baby?” he asked me.

I looked at the clock and realized it was only 8 p.m. I was shocked that he was in this early.

“I’m OK, I guess. What you doing here?”

“I live here! What you mean?”

“I didn’t mean it like that. I’m shocked you’re here this early.”

“I needed to talk to you about something.”

“What’s wrong?”

“I lost my job.”

“What the hell? How?”

He told me his supervisor told the big boss that he didn’t get his excuse about him being off for a few days. Therefore, he had been listed as a no-call, no-show for the days he had been out.

“That’s some bullshit!”

“I know! I’m sorry, baby. I’ll find another job soon.”

“Yeah, I don’t doubt that. I just hate you lost your job because of me.”

“Don’t blame yourself, baby. I would do it over again if it meant taking care of you.”

“Is that why you’ve been so moody?”

“Yes. I was trying to figure out how I was going to tell you. KO said he would help me.”

I told him everything would be OK. Our bills were paid right now, so I wasn’t worried about anything. Within a week or two, he would be back working, and everything would be OK. At least that’s what I thought.

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