Friday 29 April 2011

Chapter 9 - Gen 8 - Paige

Razz is sat at the computer working away instead of sleeping.
 "Don't you ever give that a rest!!"
"I'm a workaholic, I can't help it, I actually enjoy it!!"
"Why are you up so early anyway its only 4am"
"I told you I don't feel well and I couldn't sleep, and I notice Mr Swan is up again 4am on the dot, what is that all about Paige??"
"I don't know what you mean"
"Don't think I haven't noticed - 4am on the dot every night you jump out of bed, look dazed, make your half of the bed, look around, I think you realize its the middle of the night still and then you get back into bed and go back to sleep - every night you do it - why?"
"Oh that, I don't know, I have done it ever since I became a teenager, I don't have a clue why I do it"
"Doesn't it bother you - cause its pretty alarming for me to watch you doing it every night"
"No I have kind of got used to it, I have done it so often"
"Maybe I am not the only person who needs to see a doctor"



Since I have been a teenager I have automatically woken up at 4am
I could be really tired, even exhausted but at 4am without fail I wake up

I get out of bed
make my half of the bed
then I stand there dazed for a while and its only then I realise its only 4am, not time to get up and I have not had enough sleep
so I get back into bed
and go back to sleep

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"Razz!!" I yelled in disgust when I saw the toilet
"What?"
"What the hell have you been doing here, this is disgusting!!"
"Sorry I've been sick a few times, I did not have the energy to clean it"
"Have you been eating something off?"
"No I haven't eaten food for a long time"
"You've only had plasma from the fridge haven't you?"
"Yeah - I don't know what is the matter with me"
"Maybe you should go see a doctor!!"





















"Move Paige!!"
She pushed me out the way and started throwing up again
"Heeeeeeey I've just cleaned that!!"
"Would you rather I threw up on the floor!!"



"You feeling better?"
"Not really"
"Well should you be working out then if you are still feeling ill?"
"I need to work on my athletic skill for my next promotion"
"Your probably making yourself ill working too hard - you never stop!!"
"I've always been the same so it would not be that making me ill!!"
"GO TO THE DOCTORS"
"I will tomorrow if I am still feeling the same"
"Maybe you should skip work later"
"No chance - I have got a chance of a promotion tonight"
"Oh I give up!!"


"So did you get your promotion then?"
"Yes Mr Team Captain - I am your new starter"
"Brilliant!!!  You feeling any better?"
"No not really!"
"Well as your Team Captain I am telling you - you go to the doctors first thing in the morning, I'm not having you on the team letting the side down cause your not feeling 100% remember we have a big game in just two days!!
"Yes Boss!!" she started laughing
"I'm not joking Razz!!"



"Come on - bed time!!"
"Yes Boss!!"
"Stop with that, I'm not your boss"
"I'm just having a laugh - chill out - I'll catch you up I think I am going to throw up again"
Off she ran to the bathroom





 OOPS!!!!!





At 4am I jump out of bed but its not like my normal 4am wake up because I noticed Razz was not in bed, instead she was just stood like she has been waiting for me to wake up, this strange look on her face.

"What's wrong Razz?"
"Who says something is wrong?"
"The look on your face and why are you not in bed?"
" I know why I have kept being sick and I am not ill exactly"
"Then why?"
"I am pregnant"
I just felt like I had been punched in the stomach again
- pregnant - a baby - OMG!!!

"Well say something then"
"I..... I ....."
"Your not happy are you, I knew it, please don't think I have done this on purpose, I'm not happy, Ive got to go on maternity leave which means time off work and ........."
"SHUT UP!!!! - just give me a minute I'm in shock!!"
"Sorry!!"


"Are you sure?"
"Yes - here have a feel of my tummy"
"It did not even cross my mind that you could be pregnant"
"Well we haven't exactly been very careful have we!!"
"I suppose not - wow!! a baby"
"Well is it a good thing or a bad thing"
"Are you mad its wicked!!"
"So your happy then?"
"Of course I am - but next time you have to drop a bombshell on me can you at least let me wake up properly first please!!"



I was too excited to sleep


I couldn't believe we were having a baby
Then I thought about my first born child and the responsibility he or she was going to inherit
I had been planning to propose to Razz, I was just trying to work out a way to do it without her going off on with with her hang up - now I think I have found the excuse.


"I want to ask you something but I don't want you freaking out"
"Ask me what, and why would I freak out?"
"Because I think you will, I am not completely sure you are over your hangup -  so I need to say something first"
"Go on then"
"I am not doing this because of the baby I am doing this because I love you and I want to, I was planning this anyway, you just sort of sprung the baby on me before I got the chance"
"I am confused - I don't understand what you are trying to say"

"Will you marry me Razz?"
"OMG!!"
"Don't freak out - just say yes!!"
"Are you sure you want to marry me?"
"I wouldn't be asking you if I wasn't silly!!"

"Ok - Yes!!"


"I hope its a boy!!"
"Well I want a girl"


"Should you really be doing that in your condition?"
"A little light exercise won't hurt"
"Are you sure it won't hurt the baby!!"
"I am sure the baby would let me know by kicking me!!"



"I have been thinking"
"Did it hurt?" she laughed
"Ha! funny!! I think we should get married before the baby comes"
"Why?"
"Well I just think we should be married before we have a baby besides there is always the public disgrace we are going to suffer if we don't"
"Public disgrace?"
"Yeah - having a child out of wedlock, we are both going to cop it!!"
"And this matters because?"
"Trust me - you will understand once you have suffered one, but public disgraces are not nice, they can really get you down when everyone is booing you, whispering about you, insulting you wherever you go, besides when the baby comes we should be happy about it not made to feel miserable because of a public disgrace!!"
"I know it would not be nice for you but it won't affect me will it I am not a celebrity!!"
"I think you will find as soon as it gets out we are engaged - you will be!!"
"No, surely not"
"I am afraid so - you tell me - what did I ever do to become a celebrity - NOTHING - I inherited it because of my parents being celebrities and unfortunately that baby is going to be a celebrity the minute its born!!"
"Wow - me a celebrity - now pinch me and tell me I am not dreaming!!"



"So can we get married then?"
"If you want to"
"I am sorry if you wanted a big fancy wedding we can wait"
"To be honest I am not bothered about any fuss, I would prefer it to just be us anyway!!"




So we got married quickly and privately



 "So Mrs Swan what are we going to call our son?"
"No what are we going to call our daughter?"
"Well whatever it turns out to be - this baby will be inheriting something that I inherited"
"And what would that be?"
"Something I need to sit down and tell you about and I have some books you should read"
"That sounds intriguing - what are the books about"
"The last 14 generations of the Swan family"

 My phone started ringing and it was Nial.
"Our only nephew in town gets married and we don't even get an invite" then he laughed
"Sorry we did it quickly and quietly, we have a baby on the way - trying to avoid a public disgrace!!"
he started laughing "Paige I hope you didn't take me seriously then I was only jokiing you know!!"
"Yeah I know - don't worry!!"
"Congratulations by the way!!"
Thanks!"
"Anyway the reason I am phoning, this rogue vampire we have in town"
"Have you found anything out?"
"Well yes and no, we have found out that there have been a few mysterious deaths in town lately, all vampires and all of them seem to have been homeless in around the area that your girlfri .. sorry wife was bitten, and it would make sense that what you thought was right - there is an evil vampire turning humans against their will"
"So how are we going to stop it?"
"I am not sure, but we can only find two other vampires living in this town besides us three and you two and unfortunately we are related to them - Charity and Molly"
"Do you think it might be either of those?"
"Charity definately not she is the sweetest woman you will ever meet and too old and frail to be up to doing anything like that - but Molly, your cousin - it might well be something she would do!!"
"I think River told me - she is evil and to steer clear of her"
"Yes and he would be right, my sister has broken her heart over that child of hers, she disowned her a long time ago.  Molly could well be the culprit but unfortunately we also have to think that it could be an out of town vampire doing it!!"
"So what can we do?"
"Well you don't have to do anything, you are busy with your baby on the way and everything, leave it to us.  We are taking it in turns to hang around the park at night, if we find anything else out we will let you know!!"


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