19 How could you?

"How did you turn in my arms?" She asked noticing that he has changed their posture and was facing her instead.

"Do I need to remind you how deep a sleeper you are?" He smiled.

"You gave me quite a scare" she smiled back to him, referring to his fever.

"I'm sorry about that" he apologized.

"It's okay" she looked around and could see daylight seeping in through the door "we need to get back" she looked at him "you need some medication."

He nodded "I know" he sighed "but what are you going to wear?" He asked pointing at her soaked top that was lying beside him.

"I will manage it, we just need to get home and I will change out of it."

He nodded and tried to get up and she helped him "strange" she commented when they were already up.

"What?" He asked looking at her.

"Dad hasn't called you, neither mom. I didn't come out with my own phone, so I was not expecting their calls, but you, nothing."

Jason stared at her and then winced "fuck."

Her brows furrowed "what?"

He reached into his pocket only to bring out his phone "I totally forgot about it" he answered as he tried to turn on the phone but it refused to turn on. He cursed as he opened the back to remove the battery, there was traces of water in the phone and he cursed again "how did I forget this?"

"Just leave it like this to air out when we get home" she suggested and he nodded.

"I just hope it still works. Maybe if it happen to be sunny today, I will just leave it in my window. We need to get to school you know?"

"We need to pass mom and dad first and you need to take your medicine."

He chuckled "I almost forgot we have fire brewing at home."

She chuckled before leaving to change into her clothes. Jason returned the curtain to the room, when he came back, Anna handed him his shirt and he put it on. They took the books and left the church.

When they got home, they saw their parents standing at the porch looking everywhere to find them "we are in trouble" Jason commented.

"Yes we are" Anna agreed as they made their way to the house. Their parents saw them and Veronica already walked down the porch to meet them "good morning mom."

"Where were you too?" She demanded. Their father already walked up to them too.

"We are sorry mom" Jason apologized.

"Sorry? Did you say sorry Jason? Look at you. You are her elder and you did this? I never expected this from you!" Veronica shouted.

"I'm sorry" he repeated.

"Why did the two of you leave the house without telling us? Do you know how worried your mother was? She couldn't sleep last night. Wondering where you guys will be, thinking if you were safe, especially you Jason. You know how your body reacts whenever you were in the rain, and yet? Not only did you leave the house but you took Anna with you! Tell me, what makes you her senior?" Samuel was furious.

"Dad, Jason didn't..." Anna began.

"Shut up" Veronica shushed her "we told you two to leave the book till this morning. We settled everything last night and you agreed only to leave the house on your own accord?"

"Mom, Anna didn't mean to leave the house ..." Jason was trying to say.

"Shut up, don't try defending her now. Both of you are in big trouble."

"Jason, you let me down son, I didn't expect this from you. If something had happened to you out there, or in the rain, what are we supposed to do? How were we supposed to know you were out? And not just that, you took your sister with you! When did you become so careless?" Samuel shouted.

Jason stood with his head bowed, he couldn't meet their eyes and again, it's because he knows they are right, he shouldn't have bring Anna with him. He shouldn't have leave the house without their consent in the first place "I'm sorry dad."

"You two are in really big trouble" Veronica repeated.

"Mom, Anna really didn't want to go. I was the one that forced her to come with me, I wanted her to show me where the book is. She refused but I forced her, I thought we will be back before the rain starts, I'm really sorry."

"Mom, I..." Anna started to say.

"Not now young lady. Go up there and get ready for school. Jason, you are grounded" Veronica commanded.

"For a week" Samuel added.

"You are also not allowed to go to school. I don't care what you are going to tell your teachers, that's your punishment" Veronica stated and walked into the house, followed by Samuel.

Anna looked at Jason and he smiled before caressing her hair "go on, go get ready for school" he told her.

"I'm sorry" she apologised.

He chuckled "for what? I can't even make it to school today and not just because I'm grounded, but because I'm sick, have you forgotten?" He smiled "now, go get ready for school. You are already running late."

Anna swallowed before heaving a sigh, she nodded and they both walked into the house.

Just walked into his room minutes later, he lay on the bed and wrapped himself in his blanket, his fever was coming back already and he feels so weak. He closed his eyes, trying to catch some sleep when his door was pushed open. He opened his eyes to see his mom standing at the door with her hands folded on her chest "you are sick, aren't you?" She asked.

He let out a hot sigh before slowly nodding "you know how your body reacts to the rain and yet you went inside the rain? Just how could you behave like this?" She asked.

"I'm sorry mom" he repeated and Veronica shook her head before walking closer to him.

"You are allowed to go to school tomorrow but you are still grounded. I can't stop you from going to school, knowing how much you love school, so you are to go to school and return home, no partying, no games, understand?"

"Yes mom."

She sighed and touched his forehead "you are really burning. I will go get you some medicine" she good up and turned to leave.

"What about Anna?" Jason asked.

She turned to look at him "she already left for school."

He nodded as an answer and she smiled faintly to him before leaving the room. She returned later with his breakfast and medicine, she fed him his breakfast but he doesn't have an appetite and so ate little. He took his medicine and she placed a cold towel on his forehead. She stayed with him until he fell asleep before she left the room.

Anna walked into the house, her mother was sitting at the dinning table while typing into her laptop "hi mom."

"Hey baby, how was school today?"

She shrugged "fine."

"Did you do the math's quiz?"

She nodded.

"How was it?"

"Okay" Anna replied "where is Jason?"

"In his room. Why didn't you tell me?"

"Tell you what?"

"That Jason has a girlfriend?" Veronica smiled while looking intently at her.

Anna bit her lower lip "I only found out yesterday. How did you know?"

"A beautiful girl came asking for him and when I asked him, he said he knows her. She is with him in his room now. I figured it out because Jason has never invited any girl home."

"Oh" was the sound Anna made and swallowed, Courtney is with Jason in his room? Just what is she doing here? "I will go up now" she said and Veronica nodded before going back to what she is doing. Anna walked up the stairs to her room. She dropped her bag on the floor and fell on the bed. Her thoughts running wild. Just what could they be discussing, is he the one that asked her to visit him? If so, then is his phone already working?

What is she telling him? Has he kiss her? What excuse will she use to go to his room now? What could they be doing? How long have they been inside? Why did mom allow her to go inside his room? Just as her mind was throwing all the questions, she remembered that he has a fever and immediately jump up from her bed. Now that is a perfect excuse to go to his room, she thought and ran out of her room.

She drew open the door to Jason's room to see Courtney sitting beside him on the bed and he was lying with a towel placed on his forehead. He looked at her immediately she entered and smiled "hey there baby sis."

"Hi Jason. I'm sorry, I just wanted to know how you are doing."

Jason's smile widened "I'm good. Feeling better. How was your quiz?"

She shrugged "good. Hi Courtney."

"Hi Anna" Courtney replied.

"How did you get to know here?" Anna asked her.

"Oh, Megan called Josh and he directed me. I was calling Jason but his number was not connecting, I got worried especially when Megan called to tell me he was not in school, I thought something had happened to him, so I rushed down here after getting the direction from Josh" she smiled.

Anna nodded "oh, that's okay. I was just surprised to see you, you know, not even Megan knows here, so I was surprised how you came to know. I hope I didn't make you feel uncomfortable?" Well, I really hope I did, you need to start going, she thought but still kept her smile on her face.