Whumptober 2023
Day 26
(@whumptober)
By - B.W
⚠TW⚠
~ Swearing
~ Mentions of Hospitals
Enjoy!
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Karyme just frowned at the stack of papers on her desk, as if they had personally offended her.
In a way, they had. She was tired, no, exhausted. The work had piled up over the last couple of days and Karyme had practically no time to get it all done.
She had spent the last few days in the hospital with her son, watching him fight against a severe case of pneumonia. He was only four years old, and his childhood was nothing but hospitals. He didn't know anything else, this was almost normal for him..
However, after the scare he gave the doctors a week ago, he had been improving. Karyme took the opportunity to go home and catch up on the work she needed to get done.
This had been proven to be difficult, however. She was burnt out, and she wanted nothing more than to curl up in bed and rot away.
Not because of Ashton.. he didn't ask for this life..
But Karyme hadn't either.
She had no time to herself anymore, and it was taking a toll on her.
..work, doctors, work, doctors..
An endless cycle. An unbearable cycle.
Karyme couldn't escape.
Karyme sighed, closing her laptop and rubbing her eyes. She had been glued to the desk for hours.. and hardly anything had gotten done. She considered calling her boss multiple times, but she had accepted the work when she didn't have to.
This was her burden, and hers alone.
Karyme finally gives up on the work, instead resting her head on the desk, letting her eyes flutter closed.
She almost passed out multiple times, only to snap out of it. She couldn't deny her needs.. she needed to sleep.. and desperately.
'..just a few minutes of resting my eyes..' She thinks in her head as she finally allows her eyes to close.
She didn't expect for her body to give in to sleep so easily, but before she knew it she's out cold, head resting on her desk, and many reports left unfinished.
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Karyme feels herself come out of a deep sleep, feeling a hand on her shoulder. She's so exhausted she can only muster up a groan as she's disturbed from her sleep.
There's a voice, but it's too far away to hear. Karyme doesn't want to open her eyes and lose sleep, so she chooses to ignore the voice.
The voice eventually dies out, but the hand on her shoulder does not. Karyme doesn't register anything else after that, and she lets herself fall back into sleeps warm and comforting embrace..
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Karyme stirs, feeling the sweet relief of sleep leave her grasp. She turns her head, spotting no one. She's alone in bed..
Her thoughts travel back to last night. Wasn't she working on the reports.? Maybe Kaiden moved her while she was asleep..
That wouldn't be far fetched, Kaiden always did stuff like that..
Karyme sighs, running her hands through her hair. She slowly picks up on the noises coming from the living room.
There's the sizzling of food and the soft time of music. There's also laughter..
Karyme forces herself to roll out of bed to see what's going on. She opens the bedroom door and is hit with the aroma of breakfast..
..she couldn't remember the last time she had an actual breakfast.. let alone with her family..
She walks down the hallway, hearing the voices clearly now.
Kaiden and Astrid's voices can be heard, singing. There are small fits of giggles in between the lyrics, and it seems like her daughter still doesn't know the actual song lyrics.
Nonetheless, they're singing and having a good time. Karyme almost doesn't want to interrupt their bonding.. Selyna knows she is an expert at that.
Karyme waits until the music slows, and then stops. She takes her chance to enter the living room.
Astrid is in front of the TV, changing the channel. Her face lights up as she turns to face her mother, realizing that she's actually home.
"Mama!" Astrid cheers, practically jumping into Karyme's arms.
Karyme hugs the girl tightly, sighing. "Hi honey.."
The girl is quick to drag her over to the couch to tell her about all the adventures she went on while Karyme was away.
Karyme nods and occasionally smiles at her daughter. A pure soul, untainted by mistakes..
That was what Karyme wanted for her kids. She wanted them to never hurt like she did..
Kaiden ends up walking over to them, smiling.
"Astrid, sweetie, can you go to your room? I need to talk to mom." Kaiden tells Astrid.
Astrid nods, quickly running off to her room. Karyme frowns as she looks over to Kaiden, who makes the same face back at her.
"Found you asleep at your desk last night," He says. "I thought I told you to come home and rest.."
Karyme sighs. "I was going to.. I just wanted to get the work done first.."
Kaiden crosses his arms. "Karyme, you need rest. You've been up and out all this week."
Karyme frowns. "I know that.. but I have stuff I can't just put off.."
Kaiden presses his lips together, nodding. "Right.. but rest is needed.. especially when you're sick."
Karyme raises an eyebrow. "I'm not sick.."
Kaiden steps closer. "It's been 11 years, I know when you're lying."
Karyme shrugs slowly. "..not physically sick.."
Kaiden nods. "Better, but my point still stands.. you're sick and need rest, now.. go away." He says, turning away from her.
Karyme raises an eyebrow. "What is that supposed to mean.."
"It means go to your room until I say so." He replies.
"..I'm 29, Kaiden. I'm not a child to be grounded." Karyme replies.
Kaiden turns his head towards Karyme. "Hush, now go to bed. I'll bring you food later.."
Karyme sighs, dragging her hands down her face. "..yeah yeah.."
Kaiden gives her a smile. "Atta girl."
Karyme rolls her eyes playfully. "And if I don't listen.?"
Kaiden puts the spatula down, now facing Karyme.
"We both know that won't go well for you." Kaiden says.
Karyme crosses her arms. "..right.."
"Now go," Kaiden says. "I'll see you in a bit with food."
Karyme nods, and forces herself back up the stairs to her bedroom. She lays in bed, feeling sleep beginning to crawl back in..
She welcomes it with open arms.
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