Hard to love again

Eda's POV I laid on my bed because I took a sick leave from my boss. I was expecting Catherine to come over today because I had spoken to her yesterday about my sickness. Jasper was not coming because he went on business trip but he still sent me get well messages this morning. Catherine was taking a lot of time so I decide to call her to know if she was still coming. Ring…… Ring………………. Ring…………… She decided to pick up on the third ring. "hey" I said into the phone. "s**t…. oh my god. I was meant to come see you today?" she said. I could hear her get down from her bed as she scurried away. "yeah, you said that you were going to come over and its already past twelve and you are not yet here" I said as I pouted. "I know. I forgot about you completely. So sorry" she said. I scoffed as I already knew that this apology was not from her heart. Catherine was never one to apologize for her mistakes even when she knows that she's wrong and that was what attracted me to her. "Be fast" I said and cut the call. She should be here in few minutes. Her house isn’t far from mine so I believe that she would be here very soon. I stood up from the bed as I hurried to the bathroom because I was feeling nauseous. I got out of the bedroom as I tidied myself up and went to the kitchen to check if there's anything there that I could eat. "Eda" I heard someone call out my name from the living room and I knew that the voice belonged to Catherine. "In the kitchen" I shouted back at her from the kitchen. She got the message as she made her way to the kitchen. I sat on the kitchen counter munching on a bowl of cereals, I have been craving a lot of weird things recently and I don’t know why. "hey" Catherine said to me when she came in full sight. I looked at her admiring her beauty. I was nothing compared to Catherine when it comes to dressing, she dresses so nice but sometimes I just feel like she is too extra, just like today. She was dressed in a short black body con dress which hugged her whole body and exposed quite a large amount of her legs. She wore a Gucci set of earrings and put on a heavy make-up. Just to see me. "um, are you planning on going somewhere?" I found myself asking as I looked over her once again. She couldn’t have had the time to dress like this and still arrive early. If there is one thing I know about Catherine, then it’s the fact that she takes her time when dressing up. "or are you coming back from somewhere?" I asked her one again. I couldn’t help it. I find myself to be more inquisitive this few days. "ha-ha…Eda what do you mean?" "are you seeing someone?" I ask suddenly cutting her short because I noticed that her lipstick was also smudged. She looked at me with her eyes bulged out of her socket. I knew it. "I… I am n.." "since when did you begin to stammer?" I asked her but she just looked away. "so it's true? You are seeing someone." I said "yes" I was shocked at the reply I got from her. I thought that she was going to deny it but she didn’t. she was not the one to give in easily. "I can't believe that you have started seeing someone and you didn’t mind to tell me. I thought I was your best friend" I said pretending to be pained as I clutched my hands on my chest. She scoffs and looks away. "So, who is he? How did you two meet? Is he handsome? Is he rich? When can I meet him?" I rambled. “You can't meet him" she said. "Why?" I asked loudly with shock evident in my face. Why can't I meet the man that she is seeing I questioned myself. I looked at her for answers but she said nothing. "Catherine, I don’t…." "He travelled " she said cutting me off. "But you are just coming back from seeing him so how is it that he travelled?" I asked as I looked at her with suspicion. "Yeah…he travelled today" she said as she shifted uncomfortably on her seat. "Oh…" I mouthed. " Can I at least see his picture?" I asked. "No "she replied almost immediately. "Um… I don’t have a picture of him" she said further making me suspicious. "Eda, you won't be happy to see him. So, you don’t have to see him" she said cutting me short as I was about to speak to her. She looked me straight in my eyes and I wasn’t able to decipher what she meant by the statement. Could it be that she is ashamed of the guy? I asked myself. "So, back to you. You said you were feeling sick but all I can see here is someone eating " she said trying to change the topic. I understood well so I decided to let it go. "Yes, I am sick and I am not pretending for your information". " I have been feeling sick for the past few days so I decided to take a sick leave from my boss yesterday. I think all I need is rest so you don’t have to worry about me" I said feigning annoyance. "Okay. I believe you. There's no need to act like a child" she said to me as she rubbed my shoulder. I was feeling nauseous again. I jumped down from the counter and immediately rushed to the kitchen sink in order to empty the contents in my tummy. Gosh, when will this stop? I said to myself as I squatted to the floor. I hated being sick because it makes me lazy. I heard a phone ring and I turned around to know if it was mine but it was not. It belonged to Catherine. She looked at her screen and I could see a smile flash through her face as she saw the name on the screen. She excused herself and stepped out. Who could that be? I asked myself. "Um…. are you sure that you don’t want to go the hospital?" she asked. "No" I said, trying to help myself up from the floor. "Who was that?" I found myself asking her. "No one" she said trying to avert my gaze. "I will be leaving now. If you need anything call me" she announced as she made to leave. I muttered an okay to myself as I heard the door close. I made my way to the living room trying to bore myself with a movie. I realized that I have lost interest in most of the things that I love doing and one of them was watching movies. I woke up to the continuous knocking on my door. I don’t know how I made it to the door despite the headache I was having. It was the delivery guy who normally brought me my dinner. "Are you okay, ma'am?" he asked with concern laced in his voice. "Yes, I am. Just a slight fever "I thanked him as I took the package from him. I dragged myself to my bedroom as I slumped on the bed, making a mental note to visit the hospital as I slowly drifted into sleep. ******************** What will be the result when she visits the hospital? Read on to find out.