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.

Hayden's voice came from

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opened my mouth to answer, but all that came out was a raspy

my phone and typed out a message: [I'm sick. You

a key-I'd given it to him a while

His cool hand pressed against my forehead, and for a moment, the relief was so good, I almost leaned into it. But then he

was too out of 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

as he stroked my cheek. "But we're still going to the

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

soft kiss to my forehead, firm but gentle. "Be good. You spiked a fever out

careful about

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

said, trying to avoid the

just see the doctor," Hayden

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no winning with him, so I went along with it. As expected, the doctor recommended a