Sick Princess

"As much as I want to have a perfect dinner with you, I can't honey, I'm still on a meeting, Michael is with me, by the way," Harold continued talking to Carmilla over the phone, "where is our princess Merissa?"

Carmilla sighed, "at her room sleeping."

Earlier, Carmilla really was confused when Merissa ran to her room while her face was so red with a phone on her right ear.

"It's still early."

"Hon, you know Merissa, she always wants to be alone." Carmilla sat on a high chair, "she even ditched her photo class this afternoon."

Harold let out a long deep sigh, "maybe it's because of her camera, Michael really want to piss her off again."

"You're right, but I need to drop this call hon, I still need to call Merissa, she needs to eat dinner before sleeping."

"Alright. Kiss her for me, I've got to go too, I just sneaked and I really need to go back, I'm at the comfort room right now, I love you."

"I love you too, hon. Spank Michael for me too, he always bully our Princess."

Carmilla heard her husband laugh before the call died.

"Mom, who's that?"

"Oh!" Carmilla was startled when Merissa just barged into the kitchen without any notice. "Let's eat, it's your dad by the way."

Merissa knowingly nodded before sitting on the counter top. "I'm cold, mom." She said with a raspy voice.

Panicking, Carmilla stood on her chair and checked Merissa's forehead.

"You're hot, you have a fever."

"Fever?" Merissa queried.

"Yeah, I have to get your thermometer and some medicines on my room, wait for me here."

When Carmilla hurriedly climbed to the master's bedroom, Merissa sighed heavily and closed her eyes.

'That man really pisses me off, even my brother.'

Unknowingly, Merissa bit her lower lip when a familiar scene flashed through her, on how the arrogant guy kissed her, on how he looked at her and how he talk to her even over the phone, his voice is really a tease for her, it always sound hoarse and very manly to hear, it always gives her a tingling sensations over her whole body.

Merissa pulled her full-length coat, she was left with a beige summer dress and a very thick winter gloves, she feels really cold and in any minute, her body will collapse.

"Merissa! Hey, I'm here, let me help you sit properly, hold my hand." Carmilla gripped Merissa's shoulder and accompanied her to the nearest chair.

"Mom, I feel weak." She said, voice almost a whisper.

Panicking, Carmilla pulled her phone on the side-pocket of her thick dress and immediately contacted her husband.

After a few more rings, Harold picked up the call. "Honey, are you okay in there?"

Carmilla breathed deeply, "Merissa is sick, I'm going to bring her on the hospital right now, hurry up, be back home this instant!"

"What? Michael, your sister is sick, pack our things, quick." Harold is breathing uneven when the other line died.

"Darling, we need to go on a hospital right now, can you walk?"

"Mom, I can even jump!"

"Tsk. Stop kidding here, you're boiling hot and you think it's time for joke?"

"Mom, I'm powerful as a carabao, but I'm sleepy and so tired right now? Can I sleep first?"

At this point of their conversation, Carmilla felt Merissa's head slowly drifting on her grip, she's falling asleep!

"C'mon! Don't sleep on me, I need to check your temperature", Carmilla put the thermometer on Merissa's open mouth, she waited for it. "Damn it! Your literally burning! 43 degrees, damn, damn."

"Mom."

"Yes darling, don't sleep yet. I need to call your dad again."

Carmilla was about to call her husband but the door to the kitchen opened widely, revealing a man with an intense green eyes, eyeing Merissa with a deep and worried eyes.

"Good evening, madame. I'm Klent, I'm sorry for barging in without your consent, Merissa told me earlier that she is not feeling well, I got worried that's why I came here." He said, panting hard like he's been on a marathon.

"Oh! Thanks God! Can you carry up my daughter? She's burning!"

Without hesitant, Klent carried Merissa's body in a bridal style, he tried to wake Merissa but she already passed out, he's breathing became more intense, he's worried for Pete's sake!

"Madame, can I use my car?"

"Sure thing."

After locking the whole house, they hurriedly drove to the nearest hospital, it was a twenty-minute drive, and they were over-speeding! Good thing there's no police patrolling on the area.

Merissa was admitted on the ER, she needs to be checked to make sure there was no infection.

After waiting on the lobby, a male doctor assisting Merissa approached them.

"Who is the patient's family member?" The doctor queried in a flat tone.

"I'm her mother? What happened to my daughter?"

"She was extremely exposed on a high voltage of radiation and it made her sick with a high burning temperature and a dizzy feeling, even a weak feeling or passing out, I suggest she needs to rest for a day, and take her meds, she will be transfered on a private room as per request of Mr. Klent Gomez."

A lone tear escaped Carmilla's right eye, she thought something really bad happened to her.

Glancing at the man beside her, she spoke, "how would she be exposed on a high radiation? I mean, she's always at her room."

"Oh, Mrs. we need to talk about that, it was not a simple radiation, if it would not have been treated well, her brain cells would might have damaged."

"Oh my!"

Carmilla felt her body trembled, Klent held her shoulder and softly gave her a reassuring smile.

"Madame, Merissa can do it. Nothing bad would happen to her, trust her."

"I hope so, Klent."

After talking to the doctor, Merissa was transfered to a private room and was still unconcious. Klent was one of her student, she's a tutor in Mathematics, Klent would always talk to her but as an introverted woman, she would just smile and nod on whatever he says, well, for him, it's a big achievement that the ultimate introvert and his crush is talking to him even just for a moment everytime she would teach him.

"Honey! I'm here! What happened?"

Carmilla sighed heavily. "We need to talk, where's Michael?"

"Mom, I'm here."