18 Floors Above the Apocalypse
Chapter 427
Chapter 427
Stella and Jasper scrambled to their feet as Cooper whimpered and dashed into Rosie's room.
Jasper hurried inside to find his little sister burning up with a fever, her face flushed and hot to the touch.
They used the thermometer-it read nearly 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stella quickly unwrapped the bandage from Rosie's hand. The bite from the beach flea was swollen, but thankfully, not infected. Who knew beach fleas could pack such a punch?
They checked her heartbeat, oxygen levels, and pulse. Her heart was steady, oxygen at 93, but her pulse was fast and weak.
Stella coaxed her to swallow some fever reducer while Jasper fiddled with the oxygen concentrator. "Rosie, come on, wake up."
Rosie cracked open her eyes, her voice barely a whisper. "Brother, I feel awful."
Once the oxygen was set, Jasper slipped the mask over her. "It's just a fever. You'll be okay, don't be scared."
Arcadia had a few lab machines, but without the right chemicals, they couldn't run a blood test.
Stella pulled out the EKG monitor to check Rosie's heart-thankfully, no issues there. But the fever was relentless, sending shivers through her body, followed by bouts of vomiting. How could one little bite lead to this?
The fever reducer worked for less than two hours before the heat flared up again, forcing them to resort to physical methods to cool her down.
Rosie looked up at Jasper. "Brother, am I going to die?"
"No way, you're just sick. The medicine will kick in soon."
"But it hurts so much." She clutched his hand, tears suddenly spilling over. "Brother, I can't bear the thought of leaving you, Stella, and Cooper."
"You're not going to
him. "I had a dream that
dreams. They don't
real." Rosie trembled. "Our uncle and cousins... they were
"Rosie, dreams are just
things after all, Jasper had taken her away nearly a decade ago, and she could barely remember their faces. In her dream, all she saw were snarling
had come to her rescue, giving her medicine and care. "Brother, if I die, promise to look
way. Stella has been looking after you for years. You're going to grow up, and one day, when Stella needs it, you'll take care
the door, holding a glass of warm water, hesitating
shot of fever reducer, Rosie
a cup of coffee and stared out the observation window at the marine life gliding through the ocean,
arms around him from behind. "I'm so sorry. It's my fault Rosie got
of those freak accidents of nature. Besides, if it weren't for you, we might not have made it out safely. Don't be so hard on
Arcadia, even with all his preparations, escaping with Rosie would have been a disaster, maybe
and precautions are nothing
and don't feel powerless. You've done more than enough. Every extra day
clung to him, tears falling
her tears. "Where's that fearless Stella I used to
"I'm scared now."
kissed her forehead. "Don't be. I'm here.
sister, Jasper didn't leave her
got up early to take over. "Go get some
her antiviral medication, herbal remedies to boost her immune system, and hung a few IV bags. After half a bowl of chicken soup, Rosie's spirits lifted noticeably. She looked over at Stella, a weak smile on
you
pregnant, and you had a boy for my
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