For Lyra she has faced a few challenges in her life Though she never expected for things to take a drastic turn like what was to come...
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October 14th 2019.
Lyra was patiently waiting for Mark to arrive, tonight was the night they were having a night in watching films on Netflix.
Soon enough there was a knock at the door. Getting up from the sofa walking a few steps she answered the door to see Mark.
"Hi sweetheart, sorry it took me so long to get here traffic was a nightmare", he said stepping into the hallway giving her a gentle kiss.
Lyra smiled, "it's alright don't worry. I ordered us some food it should be here soon".
Mark nodded, "that's fine love, what did you order?".
"it's pizza, I ordered pizza".
He giggled, "I should of guessed it would be pizza".
This made Lyra giggle too, "yeah, you're right".
They snuggled on the sofa when a knock at the door was heard.
"That'll be the food", lyra spoke up. She was about to get up when she was stopped by Mark.
"It's alright I'll get it, you stay there".
Soon Lyra watched as Mark came back into the living room with two boxes in each hand. They snuggled once again and Lyra picked a film for them to watch.
"Jurassic world ok?", she asked.
Mark nodded and mumbled yes. This made Lyra laugh as in that moment he had some pizza in his mouth which made him look a little bit like a hamster.
She pressed play and made a start on her pizza. She managed to eat a slice and a half before putting it to one side, she started to feel sick along with abdominal discomfort.
"Lyra, what's wrong are you alright?".
She turned to see his face stricken with concern.
Lyra knew straight away he had seen her discomfort and somewhat uncomfortable look on her face.
It's soon passed, but Lyra was confused she had never had anything like this happen before.
She gave a small lopsided smile, "I'm fine, it's ok".
Mark was entirely convinced, "are you sure?".
Lyra nodded again, "I'm sure".
They continued to watch the film and watch many more through out the night until they both fell asleep with Lyra's head on his chest and his arms wrapped around her.
For a while Lyra was sleeping peacefully until the discomfort in her abdomen returned but only more painful. She woke clutching her stomach and feeling the need to be sick.
Moving away from Mark she walked quickly as possible to the bathroom only to throw everything back up she had eaten.
Moments later she saw Mark knelt beside her and felt his comforting hand on her back.
"It's alright I'm here, it's ok. Are you sure your alright sweetheart?", he asked softly.
"Yeah... I'm sure I will be love, it's probably just a stomach bug", she said.
Mark was still unsure, "have you felt like this for a while?".
Lyra nodded trying to catch her breath, "a few days".
He gave a small sigh, "oh Lyra.. you should have told me I would've been here sooner".
"I'm sorry Mark, I didn't want to bother you".
"Hey, you'd never ever bother me, you can call anytime you need me you know that".
Mark helped Lyra up, "Come on, let's get you to bed".
He made Lyra as comfortable as possible and placed a kiss to her forehead before turning to leave her room only to be stopped by her gently grabbing his hand.
"Please.. stay".
Mark knew she was unsettled by what had just happened and decided to stay instead of going home. He vowed to stay with her until she felt well again and for however long she needed him there.
To be continued next...
Chapter 6 first published June 15th