Their Undoing (The Nightshade Duet Book 1) by C.E. Kingsley

Author:C.E. Kingsley [Kingsley, C.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-20T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

EMALINE

I have a concussion. A severe concussion.

How am I going to work? How am I going to go to classes or do anything? I need to message my managers telling them that I won't be able to work for a couple of days.

"How long will I be out of commission for?" I softly ask the doctor.

I hope he doesn't say a week or more. I don't think I could do that. I need that money.

"Maybe a week or two until you can work again. You may have a concussion for several months, but the worst of it should be over in a couple of days to two weeks," the doctor says, putting away his stuff. “It depends on the person. Some people have a concussion for a year and some people only have it for a couple months.”

I want to scream, cry, anything, but I don’t. I can feel myself slowly starting to shut down.

The doctor looks at my three professors. “She’ll need to be woken up every couple of hours. Flash a light to see if her eyes still dilate. If she throws up, bring her back.”

I watch as Milo and Raymond start to talk to him. Across the room where I can hear it.

What could they be talking about? Why do they have to stand across the room? I don’t like this.

“It’s okay. They’re just making sure on how to take care of you,” Sabastian mumbles into my shoulder.

I didn’t realize that Sabastian had moved his face so his lips were against my shoulder.

It’s been happening more and more. Ever since I started hanging out with Milo, Raymond, and Sabastian more, my guard has gone down little by little. I haven’t been paying attention to my surroundings as much.

And that worries me. I shouldn’t let them affect me this much, yet they do. I’ve tried so hard to put them at arms lengths away, but I haven’t been successful.

They’ve found ways to nestle their way into my heart. My life. And I don’t know how.

It scared me because I’ve never had someone do this before. No one has ever been around for long enough.

“I n-need to go,” I stutter out, trying to get out of Sabastian’s lap.

Sabastian’s arms tighten around me, holding me against him.

“You’re coming home with us,” Sabastian says.

I shake my head but immediately regret it. A small whimper makes its way out of my mouth and before I know it, someone’s holding my head in their hands.

“You really have to stop doing that. You’re going to hurt yourself worse,” Milo softly says to me. Almost like he’s trying not to scare me.

My shoulders sag as I look into his eyes. He’s right. I really do need to stop doing it because every time i do, it feels like my brain is sloshing back and forth in my head.

But it’s so hard to stop. I never realize I’m doing it until I’ve already done it. How do you stop something you don’t realize you’re doing?

“Back on subject.

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