Chapter 31

 

"What do you mean by that?" Angela asked, suddenly awake.
    

"Think about it.  I haven't heard of any virus that's going around.   The guys haven't been sick, I haven't been sick, and I don't know anyone at school that's been sick.  It just seems a little weird to me," Krista explained.

"Who's to say that we just to happen to know anybody who has this virus?"
 

"Yeah I guess you could be right, but I still just have this feeling...." Krista trailed off.
    

Angela just shrugged it off for now.  She plodded behind her best friend out the door of the office thinking about her bed.

***

"My poor Princess is sick.  I order you to get lots of rest and to get better soon!!"
    

"Yes sir, Dr. Littrell," Angela giggled.  "I'll do whatever you say."
    

"Good.  Then I will be coming over to talk to you for a few minutes since you are so willing to do whatever I say."

"Yay!!  I can't wait to see you!"
      

"On a serious note, I do need to talk to you and that's why I'm coming over," Brian said in a more serious tone.

      

"Why?  Is everything OK?" Angela asked, very concerned.

      

"Yeah, everything is fine.  I'll be over in a little bit.  OK?"

      

"OK.  Bye."

"Bye."

 A little while later....

"Angela," Krista yelled down the hall.  "Brian is here!!"
 

"Send him in!!"
 

Brian made his way down the hall into his girlfriend's room.  "I don't know if I should go in there; You might get me sick!" he joked, peering into her room.
 

"But I really, really wanna see you," Angela pouted.

     

"Alright, I hate to see you sick and pouting.  That's just not right."

 

Brian walked in and sat on the edge of the bed.  "So how are you feeling?"
   

"I'm still a bit stuffy and my stomach hurts right now.  But OK.  So what did you have to talk to me about?
     

Brian took her hand in his and said, "It's not a bad thing Princess. I'm just gonna be going on tour in a couple of weeks."  He watched her face fall.  "But here's the good part;  I'll only be gone for a month on the first leg of the tour.  The I get two months off before I leave again.  The bad part is the second leg is five months long.  But it won't be as bad as we think. "
 

"Well I can handle the part with you being away for one month, I don't know what I'll do for the five months that you'll be gone."
 

"It's not like you won't ever see me.  It's a US tour.  When we come around here, I'll come see you.  I mean, I tried asking to see if you could come on the tour, but because we haven't been together that long,
management won't let it happen.  They're afraid it's just a fling or something.  But I promise that I'll call you all that I can and I'll write.  I promise."
      

Angela blinked back the tears in her eyes.  " Brian, I'll miss you so much."
      

"I'll miss you like crazy too, but we can get through it.  We're meant for each other; I can feel it."  He smiled at her and gave her a huge hug. He heard her sigh and then yawn.  Brian saw that as his cue to go and let her rest.  "I'm gonna go now.  I want you to rest up cause as soon as you're better, we're gonna spend every minute together."
      

Angela smiled at him as she felt her eyelids grow heavy.  Brian blew her a kiss and turned to leave.

 

A few days later....

"Are you sure you're feeling better Angela?" Brian asked with worry all over his face.
        

"Yeah, my stomach just hurts a little bit."
        

"I really don't think that this is healthy.  I mean, I haven't see you really eat in the last six days."
        

Angela sighed realizing that Brian was right.  They were out to dinner and Angela had run to the bathroom twice afraid that she was going to throw up.  Not only that, but she had eaten very little as Brian had
pointed out.  "I guess I'll make an appointment to see the doctor again tomorrow."
        

"I know you really don't want to see the doctor again Angela, but do it just to be on the safe side."

 

 "I will Brian.  I promise," Angela said.
   

"I just want you to be OK.  I hate seeing you like this."

   

"Hey!  I hate feeling like this.  I'm just a bit nervous to go back to see what it is because Krista has this weird feeling about my stomach problems."

    

"I'm sure that it's nothing," Brian reassured, giving her a warm smile.
  

"Yeah, you're probably right.  But for now, let's go to the beach or something and just be with each other."
 

Brian smiled again at Angela.  He was really sure that everything was going to be OK with her.  And even by that slight chance that they weren't, he knew that all of this was meant to be for the two of them.