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.

voice came

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to answer, but all that came out was a raspy whisper. My throat felt like I'd swallowed

a message:

a key-I'd given it

door creaked open, and I heard his footsteps rushing over. His cool hand pressed against my forehead, and for a moment, the relief was so good, I almost leaned into it. But then he pulled away. "You've

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 here. Don't worry. We'll get you to the hospital." My throat hurt like hell, but I

my cheek. "But we're still going to the hospital." Then he

me sit up. After H swallowed the pills, he let me settle for a moment before saying, "Okay, now let's

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

knew Hayden was super careful about health stuff, especially after everything

let him take me to the hospital. By the time we got there, the meds had

tests," I said, trying to avoid the

see the doctor,"

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went along with it. As