Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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So, it was all just in my head. Even my dad's voice-it was nothing more than an illusion.

They'd been gone for ten years. How could I have possibly heard them?

I stood there, feeling completely lost. The last rays of light disappeared, and the room was swallowed by darkness. The weight of losing them-of never seeing them again-hit me hard, and the tears finally came, unstoppable. That night, I barely slept. My dreams were filled with flashes of my mom and dad, haunting and

bittersweet.

When I woke up, I felt like I'd been hit by

a truck. My body was heavy, aching, like I'd spent the night doing

hard labor. I tried to drag myself out of bed but couldn't manage it.

That's when it hit me-I was sick. I touched my forehead. Warm. Fever, probably.

you up?" Hayden's voice came

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that came out was a raspy

and typed out a message: [I'm sick. You can come

a key-I'd given it to him

a moment, the relief was so good, I almost leaned into it. But then he pulled away. "You've got

it to argue. I just grabbed his hand and pressed it to my face, needing the comfort. A second later, I felt his lips brush my forehead. "I'm

that first," Hayden said, his voice soft as he stroked my cheek. "But we're still

Hayden came back with water and medicine, gently helping me sit up. After H swallowed the pills, he let me settle for a moment before saying, "Okay, now let's head to the

he pressed a soft kiss to my forehead, firm but gentle. "Be good. You spiked a fever out of nowhere-we need to figure out

careful about health stuff, especially after everything

argue anymore, and let him take me to the hospital. By the time we got there, the meds had kicked in, and I could already feel

better. No need for tests," I said, trying

the doctor," Hayden

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I went along with it. As expected, the