Ashley's POV
The next night Alpha and I were laying in my bed watching Beetlejuice when all of sudden I've grown a fever. I started feeling nauseous and I panicked and yelled for mum and dad. "Mum! Dad!" I yelled.
Hurried footsteps were heard coming up the stairs from my parents being in the lounge room downstairs.
Mum burst through the door first, my father following suit. "Ashley honey, what's wrong?!" My mother asked.
Before I could speak I power spewed over the side of my bed. I retched until my throat was sore and I finally stopped. Throughout all the retching I heard my mother yell at my father to call 911 while Alpha was pawing softly at my back whimpering obviously worried about me.
Soon after the ambulance arrived and I was taken to the hospital while Alpha had to stay behind at home. I felt even more sick without him by my side.
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It was the next morning and we were finally notified what the cause of my abrupt sickness was.
I've caught Shingles. Red and purple bulging spots lay upon my skin on the back of my right leg. No wonder we didn't catch on before, it was in a spot difficult to see and also cause it was always hidden with my leggings on.
They put me on antibiotics and I hope they work because now that I have Alpha I have another reason to want to stay alive. Getting Shingles while on chemo is a very big risk on my life because of my very low immune system.
Cyrus's POV
It's been 5 days since Ashley got sick and left in the ambulance. I'm so fucking bored and maybe even missing her.
Fuck! Being cooped up in this house must have got me having some kind of phobia. You know that phobia, the one you develop feelings for your captor.
Ah! That's it! Stockholm syndrome. I got fucking Stockholm syndrome. That's just great.
Alister keeps whimpering in the back of my head. He's been deeply worried about her since she left. I mean I guess I don't blame him, it was all so sudden that night.
I was laying next to her on the bed while watching that weird movie Beetlejuice it's kinda funny but I won't admit that to Alister.
Then all of sudden I could feel the spot next to me heat up it was like she was her own personal heater. I thought nothing of it and just thought maybe she's getting all hot and heavy over this Beetlejuice guy, but boy was I wrong.
Halfway through the movie she pushed her self up against the headboard and cradled her stomach. "I think I'm gonna spew" she says.
"Mum,Dad!" She calls her parents.
Two minutes later they come bursting though the door, her mother asking her if she's alright. Then Ashley all of a sudden through her head to side of the bed and power spewed over the edge of her bed. It looked like a god damn waterfall coming out her mouth.
Alister took over instantly and started pawing at her back to comfort her and to let her know we were here. And a few days later here we are, sitting in front of this door, wishing it would open again but instead of her parents coming back to get more clothes, it will be Ashley all safe and sound.