Chapter 40 - Awakening Part 1 (2/2)
But she hesitated as she thought of this. The only one left in the house to look after Jean would be Peter. He may have been a genius for his age, but he was still a 10 year old kid. If there were complications with Jean while she was gone, she wasn't sure if he could handle it.
Walking back to the room and peeking in at the worried figure of Peter, as he sat next to the prone Jean, May resolved herself to quickly leave and get some medicine. Walking back down the stairs to grab her coat and purse, she quickly went back to tell Peter what was happening.
*Knock* *Knock* Peter turned to her with tired eyes. ”Hey sweetie. We're out of medicine for Jean….” A worried look crossed his face as she spoke to him, but before he could say something she continued. ”..Don't worry Peter, I'm going to quickly go down to the chemist and get her some medicine now. While I'm gone I need you to take care of Jean and make sure she's all right. Can you do that for me?”
Figuring out what was happening, Peters face transformed from one of fear, to one of resolution. He was determined to make sure Jean was fine until Aunt May got back. Seeing the look in his eyes gave May a sense of relief, Peter would definitely try his best. Nodding to herself, she spoke as she left. ”Ok I won't be too long. Stay safe ok!”
Peter nodded at her retreating figure, before finally looking back at the sick Jean. He noted the door slamming shut when May left, but put that out of his head. She wouldn't be gone too long. As he continued to watch Jean, her face that was scrunched in pain, started to loosen in relief.
This brought a small smile to Peters face. It had been going on and off, the bouts of pain Jean was going through. When she was relaxed and not sleeping they would talk. Peter would rack his brain for an interesting topic to bring up while that was happening.
Seeing that she opened her eyes, he gave her a smile. ”What was that about?” Her voice was weak as she asked the question. She hadn't heard Aunt May's words just before. Peter just shook his head. ”Oh it was nothing much, May just went to get you some more medicine. Are you feeling better?” Asking with a bit of hope, Jean nodded her head slightly. ”Yeah I'm feeling a bit bitter, the pain wasn't as bad.”
That made the smile on Peters face grow even bigger, 'at least she was getting better', he thought. As he stared down at her red and tired face, he couldn't help but be drawn to her eyes. They seemed to glow a dull orange that was slowly getting brighter. It made her eyes shine and mesmerized him just a little.
Without him even realizing it he spoke out loud. ”You know, your eyes are really pretty right now.” That got Jean to giggle a little. ”I'm in bed with a high fever, red face, and sweating everywhere… and my eyes look pretty?” Scratching the back of his neck for a second after realizing what he said and her response, he said with an honest face. ”Well they do…”
”Hahah…Urgh..” Laughing for a little while, she suddenly groaned in pain, setting Peters nerves on end again. ”Are you alright?!” Jean shook her head as she looked over to him again. Peter's eyes widened in shock as he noticed the glow was starting to brighten!