Burger Joint | T. Drake

Unexpected Calamity [S.C part 9]

There are only three words I wish to say to you all.

Sorry not sorry.

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Tim was silent when he returned home pondering about the little girl he had just met. Damian had not forced him to talk about anything either, knowing that he needed time to himself. When he went to the room Dora was staying in, he was alarmed to find it so silent.

"Dora?" 

The curtains were drawn shut, the lights were switched off and Dora was curled up in the blanket, almost as if she was asleep. Eli wasn't in the room too, probably taken for some time by either of his siblings.

"Hey, are you okay?" He switched on and gently reached out towards her, sitting beside her on the bed.

She stirred slightly but gave no reply.

"Dora?" His hand gently cupped her face and it was then he realized that she was burning up in fever. Her eyes were shut from either fatigue or the fever burning her up. Edging closer to her, he had wrapped his arms around her bundled-up frame as well, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Tim..." She softened into the familiar comforting embrace and peeled open her eyes to see him.

"I'm right here," he mumbled reassuringly, "what happened, you were alright when I left..."

"I'm fine" she mumbled, "just minor headache and fever. The weather's changing and I'm already weak so it probably affected me worse."

"I should you take you to the doctor," he spoke up but she refused, "come on."

"Tim, I'll be fine. Alfred has given me medication already and I talked to Miss Isley too. It's just a seasonal sickness, nothing to worry about."

He didn't seem too sure of that because seeing Dora get even the slightest of unwell made him anxious. But she assured him that she would get better with some rest.

"Did you go to meet Mona?" She asked, eyes falling shut again as she relaxed in his arms.

"Yes. I just came back."

"How's she like?" A faint trace of curiosity was evident in her tone, "Damian said she looked a lot like you."

"You've talked to Damian about Mona?" Tim tilted his head to look at her in surprise.

"I did. I figured it would be better if I told him myself that I won't have any issue if Mona comes to stay with us," she replied, "in fact, I will be delighted to have another child around."

"One would think Elios is more than enough to handle but you want a second child already..."

She laughed softly, "you know I love children. And how can I not love someone who looks exactly like you? A mini Tim with blue eyes, that's what she's like, right?"

Tim was surprised to see that she was so enthusiastic about having Mona come to live with them. And that wish of hers made him want to make it come true soon.

He could never say no to anything Dora wanted, even if it was difficult for him to come to terms with it.

"She's... A lot like me," he mumbled, hesitating at first but then chose to tell her exactly what he thought about Mona, "and I feel like that's a good thing. I wouldn't have been able to handle the situation well if she looked like Nyssa or reminded me of her."

"I know you're observant so you must have tried to figure out whether she's like you in nature too."

He could see that Dora was intentionally sticking to that topic because she wanted him to share everything with her and not burden himself alone.