Chapter 14 - Chickenpox or food allergies?

Kringg!!

The blaring sound of the phone alarm snatched Jennet away from her deep slumber. She opened her sleepy eyes slowly. She looked up to the ceiling before she yawned lazily in the bed. From under the cover, she reached for her phone and turned the alarm off.

She laid still for a few minutes before she sat down on the bed. She scratched her head and yawned again like a lazy cat waking up in the morning.

She turned her head towards the bedroom area. It was empty as usual and most importantly, she's all alone like usual.

She looked at herself. She's in her pyjamas. She sighed softly relieving all her worries. "Everything was just a dream. A wild dream." She said to herself. A wide smile appeared on her face instead.

She stepped down from the bed and head for the curtains and pulled it open. She walked out from her room and inhaled a deep breath.

She shook her head slowly as she recalled about the frivolous dream from last night. She chuckled softly as she thoughts about it. "What am I thinking now? It's impossible for someone like that to exist in this world." She said while chuckling.

The handsome long haired blonde with the beautiful figure still lingered on her mind. She smiled all alone at the balcony while thinking of him.

Well, it's a big relief because it's not a female ghost like what she had thought about.

"Hue Hedo... Hue Hedo..." She repeated the name with a smile over her face. She chuckled again when she can remember the name.

She shook her head. "Whatever it is, it's just a dream and my mind was playing tricks on me because I was too tired with my daily life." She inhaled a deep breath, "Yeah, let me not think about it anymore otherwise I will be late for work." She said.

She heads back into her bedroom and closed the sliding door. She grabbed a towel from the clothing line and head for the bathroom.

She was unbuttoning her shirt when she found lots of red marks on her chest and stomach. Frowning in confusion, she ran towards the mirror to have a better look.

"My god! What's happening to me?" She gasped in front of the mirror as she took off her pant as well and examined her entire body. Her eyes widen in disbelief.

The red marks were on the nape of her neck, chests, collarbones, stomach and thighs. Even her back also has the same red marks!

She was in terror. Her body trembled badly. What is happening? Chickenpox? Food allergies?

She looked closely at the red marks. They were very deep red marks. "It's impossible I got chicken pox at this age." She said to herself. "This must have been some kind of allergies to something I ate."

'I need to go to the hospital today but I still need to complete my tasks before I go.' She thought and hurriedly took a shower and washed her body carefully.

After the shower, she wore a dark blue long sleeve, turtleneck shirt to cover her 'affected' neck and putting on a long black slack.

She left the villa after having her breakfast and after hanging her laundry at the drying line at the backyard of her villa.

She went to the company and met Marvina who was already in the office, doing her work.

"Hi, Marvina!" She greeted her with a smile. "You're early today." She glanced at her messy desk.

Marvina smiled back at her. "Yeah, I need to complete all the hotel reservations for the clients I handle. How about you?" She asked and glanced towards Jennet's desk that was full of stacks of papers.

"Yours is not bad either," Marvina said with a smile.

Jennet sat on her chair and inhaled a deep breath. "I have to complete all the proposal in two days. That Mira handed me all of her works for me to handle." She answered and placed her handbag on top of her desk.

Marvina glanced at her handbag, "What's that? A medical report?" She asked when she saw a white medical report popped out from her handbag.

Jennet nodded her head. "Yup. It's my medical report. I need to go to the hospital today for a checkup. I think I got chicken pox. But, when I think it back, it's impossible for me to get chicken pox at this age. I may have some kind of allergies to something I ate yesterday." She explained and tucked the report even deeper, hiding it from other people's eyes.

It would be embarrassing if the other colleagues found out about her contract with chicken pox or allergies. She will be a laughing stock in the company especially Mira who loves to see her in her desperate situation. Even worst, they will use her weaknesses to make fun of her.

"Hmm, you better get going as soon as possible then. If it's really chicken pox then getting chicken pox at an adult age is risky if not taken care of." Said Marvina.

She looked at her friend, "Why don't you go now? If you're feeling uncomfortable, you should go." She said.

Jennet shook her head slowly. "I will go after work. I still can manage it plus I don't want anyone to know about my condition." Jennet replied as she turned on her computer. "I wanted to complete all of my tasks today before I go to the hospital. Who knows, if I get sick leave, at least my tasks are done and Mira won't find fault with me." She added.

Marvina glanced at her and answered her with a 'hmm'.

"Make sure you don't overwork yourself," Marvina said softly as she shifted her eyes to the computer screen right in front of her.

Jennet spent her time doing her paperwork. In the afternoon, Luca called and asked her out for lunch again but she kindly declined.

"I got a packed lunch from my friend so I cannot join you out for lunch." She said in a low voice as her eyes roamed the office that was now empty because everyone went out for lunch except her and Marvina who already had their packed lunch on their desks.

"Hmm, are you feeling awkward with me now?" Luca asked softly at the end of the line.

"Well, I am pretty busy after my three days leave." She said, trying to make him understand her situation even more.

"Okay. I won't disturb you then. But, I hope next time you won't give me any more excuses." Said Luca. His tone was still soft though he sounded a bit demanding.

"Umm, I cannot promise you anything because I am pretty engaged with my work. If I am free when you asked me out, then I will probably join you." Jennet answered.

"Probably?"

"Yes, probably. Well, I need to hang up now. I am really sorry that I cannot join you today." Jennet apologized. Her tone sounded so desperate to end their conversation.

"Okay. Don't worry. I will hang up now then." Luca said softly and ended the call after hearing a 'thank you' from the other end.

He looked out of his office and exhaled a deep breath. He chuckled by himself. She's avoiding him now.

Her every action triggers his desire to capture her. His desire intensified day by day and yesterday night, he kept recalling her cute troubled expression while copying what he does during lunch. He was all smiling in bed last night.

Never before he met a woman so innocent and naive like her. She wasn't faking her innocence and he found her to be so amusing that he cannot let her go. Since he knew she's not used to be with a male, so, he was happy to be her first male friend or even better her first man in her life.

He stood up from his chair and rearranged his coat. "Well, I won't be giving up on you since I know how precious you are to me now." He said to himself. "This is just the start of it."

"Felix, let's go." He said to his personal assistant who stood at the door this whole time.

The two of them left the office together for the lunch break.