=== Present ===
Lena was hugging Kris very tight as if she was not going to let anything separate them. At that moment, she doesn"t know anything anymore. She did not care if this was a dream or reality, if she was dead or not, or if she was crazy and making a mess on Kris.
The only thing that mattered right now... was the presence of this man in front of her.
"Are you real...?" Lena cried.
"Yes... I am very-- AH!" Kris flinched from the unexpected bite.
After that, Lena did a weird laugh while crying. "You"re real... ahahaha."
"...." Kris was very worried... What did Lena dream about? "Do you want to bite again? Or slap?"
"No...." Lena sniffed, trying to stop crying now. "Just... stay."
"Okay." Kris caressed her head and kissed the top of it. "I"ll stay here as long as you want."
As he was still holding Lena tightly in his arms, he saw that K12 slightly opened the door and mouthed, "Doctor."
Kris nodded in affirmation but waved his hand slightly to signal him that the doctor can wait.
"Are you still crying..?" Kris asked after a long time.
Lena shook her head, still cuddled in his arms.
"You really gave me a fright..." Kris explained.
"Why? What happened?" Lena pulled her head away from his chest and looked at him. He was slightly pale...
Kris put his hands on her cheeks and wiped the tears from her face. He held her chin with one hand and planted a soft kiss on her lips.
"I tried waking you up... but you wouldn"t wake up." Kris said. "What did you dream about?"
"Home." Lena clasped her head on his chest again and closed her eyes. "Home sweet home that turned into a nightmare when there was no you. I never knew the world looked so... black and white without you. No one I knew here... existed.
People said you were a dream, a figment of my imagination. Weeks went by, months... I was starting to think that... maybe you were really a dream. But something deep inside me kept telling me that.. you were real."
Kris kissed the top of her head again and tightly squeezed her in his arms. "I am real. We are real. I won"t leave you."
"Kris..."
"Hmmm?"
"You promised me before that you would find me wherever I am... So if someday, I am gone, don"t stop looking for me."
"I promise. I won"t stop looking for you, ever.... And you can"t stop remembering me."
"Mhm..."
"Okay." Kris smiled. "Why don"t we get your face cleaned up and have the doctor come check you out."
"Why?"
"Sweetie... I would shot you with a gun and you would still be asleep."
"Ehehehe..." Lena laughed, but she understood how serious it was.
Lena tightly held Kris" hand and they both walked into the bathroom. Lena washed her face gently, but she kept one hand on Kris the entire time. She didn"t want to part from Kris at all.
When she was done, Kris helped dried her face and called in for the doctor.
Lena sat on the sofa as the doctor examined her. The doctor checked Lena"s heart rate, blood pressure, and did some simple eye examination.
"Have you been getting enough sleep, Miss. Shen?" The doctor asked.
"I usually do. But today. I only slept for a bit that"s why I wanted to take a nap." Lena responded.
"Anything to be causing you a lot of stress lately?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary."
"Are you pregnant?"
Kris looked at Lena... and Lena looked at him back. She gave him a "What do you want" face. Shouldn"t he know that she"s not pregnant?! She"s on her d.a.m.n period!!
"No, I am not."
"Ok." The doctor flipped through Lena"s charts. "I see that Dr. Linda is your primary doctor and you are... just taking some birth control pills at the moment? Any other medication?"
"No, just that."
"It seems like your body is just mentally and physically exhausted, that"s why your body shut down the way it is. I can prescribe you something to help you sleep---"
"NO!" Lena interrupted him, she looked at Kris and Kris knew that she was scared. In her dream... when the doctor prescribed her something to help her sleep... she was forgetting Kris and everything here. She does not want that.
"Don"t give her that." Kris spoke.
"Ah.. Yes... If you"re still having trouble to sleep, try listening to some soothing music. Try not to eat too much before bed. Definitely restrain from anything that can cause stress for the next two weeks.
If you can, make sure you exercise daily. And one thing I would recommend is to stop taking your pills for the time being. I can feel that your hormones imbalance is causing your body to go through some changes that may be unconsciously affecting you.
I will talk to your doctor and she can prescribe you something different after you are feeling better again. I would recommend..." The doctor looked at Kris. "The man to use contraceptive until your back on the pill. And I will schedule a checkup appointment with Dr. Linda two weeks from now."
"Ok, thanks." Lena replied.
"Would you like to stay in the hospital overnight?"
"Can I go home instead?" Lena asked.
"Yes. But I would suggest you get a good night"s sleep and follow the things I told you about. I will go get you a packet of all the things I told you about, just in case you need a reminder."
Lena nodded.
"Thank, doctor." Kris spoke.
The doctor left and Kris helped Lena get her items. Lena went to check up on Jackson one last time before leaving the hospital. His parents would be here later tonight anyways.
Kris held Lena"s hand all the way until they reached his car. He took the food he brought earlier and put it at the backseat. He helped Lena get settled into her seat and then they drove off.
"I am sorry..." Lena apologized. "You must have been busy today and yet you"re here."
"Are you saying that your amazing boyfriend should be somewhere else instead of here when his girlfriend is sick?" Kris glanced and Lena and then smiled. "I wouldn"t want to be anywhere else but here, Lena."
Lena turned her head and just looked at Kris while he drove. She felt like he was going to disappear and fade away at any moment.