Chapter 21

As usual every Monday morning I woke up at 6am. I showered, got ready in my school uniform, fixed my hair, put on a cherry lip gloss, grabbed my backpack with everything I needed, put my cell phone to charge, and went to breakfast.

Isabella: Good morning Aunt Luh

Luiza: Good morning my flower, sit down

I sat at the table, poured me some hot chocolate, grabbed two cheese buns, some fruit, and when I got up to get some sugar, I accidentally ended up slapping my hand on the cup that I spilled the chocolate all over the table and sloshing it over my pants too.

Isabella: Oh Lord Jesus! I exclaimed getting impatient, that got on my nerves

Luiza: Careful Isa, let me get a cloth for you to clean yourself.

Isabella: Thank you I said as I received the cloth from her hands. it's not a good start. I muttered

Come on, it happens aunt luh said with her soothing voice

Lorenzo: what happened?

Luiza: she got a little dirty with the chocolate, that’s all

Isabella: How do I go to school now? I asked dissatisfied

Luiza: change your pants. And it's almost time for class.

Isabella: Lord Jesus! I said as I walk towards the bedroom

Marcele: Good morning daughter

Isabella: good morning

I changed my dirty uniform pants into a dark blue pair of jeans, and hurried back to get something to eat before I left, but by then I'd be late. When I arrived, the gates were already closed, the doorman let me in but to go straight to the board to explain What a stressful day it was.

Isabella: Good morning.

Beth: Good morning she said sitting in her chair.

You know we don't allow students to go in without their uniform, right? and it's quite late, classes started 10 minutes ago

Isabella: Yes, I'm sorry, something unexpected happened today, but it won't happen anymore.

Beth: All right, go ahead

Isabella: Thank you very much.

I was totally uncomfortable going into the room, the teacher was already teaching and I was standing at the door snooping around.

Teacher: Good morning Isabella

Isabella: good morning teacher, may I come in?

teacher: please

Isabella: I walked in a walk of shame and sat in my usual place

And of course, all my classmates stared looking at me and whispering to each other, and I just waited for the break to explain about the chocolate accident.

It was late, and I was feeling full despite not having eaten much and for some reason the food seemed to be coming back, but it must have been my habit of eating and not waiting too long to go to bed. I picked up my cell phone and looked for messages from Nicolas.

Nicolas: today I woke up smiling, feeling like the luckiest guy in the universe to have the most outstanding and amazing girlfriend, thank goodness I didn't give up waiting, thank goodness I prayed to God for someone because it was worth every prayer and every bended knee because today I have you, and you can't imagine how happy I am with you, grateful to be able to be part of your life, to be able to see you smile every day, to kiss you. I'm the most blessed guy in the world, and the most passionate too, and I want to spend the rest of my life by your side, love you with all my strength, and repay you 10 times more for all the good you do me my Isa.

Good morning my love.

What a beautiful thing, how good it is to love and have someone who loves us in the same intensity. I think I'm really lucky to have him in my life, I even think sometimes that I'm not even worthy of someone as wonderful as him, God has blessed me.

Isabella: Thank you for being who you are, for everything you do, for everything you are, I thank our God every day for you, not everyone is lucky enough to find a pure and true love like yours, you are The most amazing guy I know, owner of the most beautiful smile in the world, if you knew everything that causes me when I see you my Nicolas, my favorite moments are always by your side, and yes I also want to spend my whole life with you , I want it more than anything, when I told you yes that day, I didn't only say it to date, but also to get married, to get old with you, for everything. You are my Love.

Good afternoon my prince

Nicolas: I'll have to spend the afternoon at college, but before I go, I'll stop by because I need to see you as soon as possible

Isabella: you can come, because I also want to see you as soon as possible

Nicolas: I'm just going to finish a few things here and take a shower, wait for me, okay?

Isabella: I will wait for my prince

Nicolas: see you in a little while my beautiful, kiss

Isabella: a kiss

I threw the cell phone on the bed and was smiling silly thinking about Nicolas, then I decided to read a book while the hours passed to see my beloved one. The feeling of being full was just getting worse and worse for some strange reason, and now with a certain burning sensation, how strange, it was bothering me a lot, but it shouldn't be a big deal, I changed my position and it improved a little. After a few hours I hear a knocking on the door.

Isabella: come in

-Nicolas is down there, luh said and I ran toward him leaving her behind

I jumped in his lap and filled him with kisses

Nicolas: What a wonderful reception.

Isabella: from a girlfriend who's totally in love who couldn't wait more for you to arrive

Nicolas: oh yeah?

Isabella: yes

Nicolas: right, we have exactly 10 minutes then I have to run back to class, he said looking at his wristwatch

Isabella: are we going to our little shelter?

Nicolas: our little shelter?

Isabella: my room, your room, my shelter, your shelter

Nicolas: um, I like it, it seems cozy

My room was big and spacious, we sat on the bed together just talking.

Nicolas: So, how have you been.

Isabella: I was pretty stressed in the morning but nothing much, I'm feeling pretty full, with a bit of burning sensation too, and the weirdest thing is that I didn't even eat that much, can you believe me honey? I don't know why I'm feeling that

Nicolas: are you feeling any pain? or just that?

Isabella: no, that's all, but don't worry, okay? it's not a big deal

Nicolas: I hope so, if you feel anything more than that, let me know, anything

Isabella: ok I'll, relax baby I smiled and I kissed him, his concern for me was cute, you look very beautiful like that, all worried, you know?

Nicolas: oh needless to say, You look beautiful anyway

Isabella: oh, I attacked him knocking him down on the bed, kissing him, sniffing his neck and face and tickling his stomach and he responded in the same way, only loud laughter in the room and smacks of kisses could be heard

He was on top of me, with his nose pressed to mine, looking me in the eyes, smiling, it felt like a dream, I had never felt so much emotion, so much mixed feelings for anyone.

Nicolas: perhaps it's too soon, but I don't care, I love you Isabella Fercondine he revealed between gentle smiles, and gave me the best kiss of my life

Isabella: I love you too, Nicolas a little awkwardly and we kissed once more between smiles

We sat on each other's laps, talking and caressing each other until it was time for Nicolas to go.

Nicolas: I'll be coming to see you at night he said as he entered the room

Isabella: OK, take care, may god be with you.

A little later in the gym locker room after training, I was talking to Beatriz and two other girls who were training with us, I sat on the chair in a cold sweat, and slightly nauseous.

Beatriz: are you ok Isa

Isabella: yes, I am I think it was just the heavy training today. I'm going home girls, good night

I grabbed my backpack with my things and left in a hurry, I just wanted to be home as soon as possible, I don't know what I would be without the car my parents gave me, I was a little worried about driving like that but I would certainly want to get home well, without any troubles. And there I was after a few minutes, I ignored everyone in the way and ran to the bathroom.

Later, I was a little more relieved, I put on a sweatshirt and just wanted to lie down on the bed and be quiet, I was extremely tired. A while later, I've fallen asleep, with the bedroom door open.

-dinner is ready princess my mom said and sat beside me

Isabella: what time is it? I ended up napping

Marcele: it's almost 8 o'clock, come on, let's have dinner

Isabella: I'm not hungry

Marcele: oh, but I insist, just eat a little, you can't go without dinner, come she walked to the door and waited for me

We sat at the table, served ourselves, dinner seemed to be delicious with alluring dishes, yet it wasn't enough to whet my appetite, and only some bites made my nausea return and this time it was stronger, accompanied again by a cold sweat, I dropped the silverware on the table and I stopped thoughtfully hoping for some improvement, but it only got worse.

Lorenzo: it's alright daughter, you're pale he put his hand on my forehead, you're cold, are you feeling anything? he asked me but I couldn't answer

Marcele: Say something Isabella, what's the problem?

Isabella: I'm not feeling well, I think I'm going to vomit I get up in disorientation going towards the sink in the kitchen next door and I vomited everything I had eaten during the day.

Marcele: let's take her to the hospital

Isabella: no need mom

Marcele: what do you mean no need, let's go

Isabella: it's passing away

Lorenzo: are you sure?

Isabella: yes, I am

My parents looked at each other worriedly, they seemed insecure but they accepted, me and took me to the bedroom, my father sat on a chair beside the bed after helping me to half lie down on the bed.

Marcele: I'll get you some tea

Isabella: ok

Lorenzo: how long have you been feeling this malaise?

Isabella: it was just today, probably it's something I ate

Lorenzo: I need to be more careful then

Isabella: alright dad

After a while my mother brought the tea, I drank it and we talked until the moment Nicolas arrived and my parents left us alone.

Nicolas: how are you?

Isabella: I'm not fine, I've vomited and I'm feeling a lot of pain in my stomach, I couldn't eat anything

Nicolas: seriously my love? let me see your tummy lay down on the bed completely and Nicolas lifted half of the blouse leaving my belly bare, and felt my abdomen, gave light taps to hear the sound and it was a bit swollen. we would rather go to the doctor tomorrow, and if you feel something, we should go tonight

Isabella: all right

Nicolas: your face is pale and pinched; you need something to eat or you will feel even more pain

Isabella: but I can't eat my love, I'll get sick and I throw up everything again

Nicolas: don't eat solid things, soup would be good

Isabella: I don't feel like eating anything.

Nicolas: But you're going to eat, for your own good. I'm going downstairs now and even talk to your mother to make you some soup.

Isabella: baby, wait a minute, I said when he was already closing the bedroom door, I rolled my eyes, and I found the gesture of care was cute