Hi, readers. I'm doing this chapter in Nora Slater's POV. I am going to switch to Edison's POV in the next chapter. Sometimes I may show another character's POV. Please let me know if it's too confusing and I will switch back to the Third Person. Thank you!
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Nora knelt on the cold tile beside Edison. "Go get the nurse or a teacher, hurry!"
Anna looked blank for a moment then hurried off.
Nora put her hand on Edison. "Can you hear me?"
"Y-yeah. It hurts. Freaking damn!"
Nora's felt her eyes water with tears. She'd never seen him in this type of pain. Helpless, she watched Edison tremble.
Maybe it's a migraine? But he's not throwing up...what is wrong with him? Is it an aneurysm? What if he dies?
Mrs. Langley, the school nurse, hurried up to Nora and Edison. She was in her 40s and super nice if she didn't catch you faking being sick.
"Nora, can you help me get him to the infirmary?"
"Sure, of course." Nora stood up and put an arm around on side of Edison while Mrs. Langley held him on the other side.
Anna and few other students watched as they walked Edison down the hall.
"I'm sorry, Edison," Anna whispered but no one seemed to hear.
The infirmary was empty. Edison was stretched out on one of the cots. Nora sat on the cot opposite him and held his hand. His eyes were scrunched up and he groaned.
Mrs. Langley took his temperature and found that he had a fever. She helped him swallow two Tylenol pills.
"Should his parents be called?" Nora asked.
"If his fever doesn't go down then yes."
"Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Langley."
"You're welcome, dear. Are you feeling alright?"
"Yes," Nora answered, surprised. "Why?"
"You just don't look like your usual self."
"Oh."
The nurse went to attend to some paperwork.
Nora watched Edison fall into a fitful sleep. He would turn his head back and forth and mutter under his breath. His face was sweaty so Nora gently dabbed at it with a towel dampened with cool water. Every now and then, he would rub his face as if something was making it itchy.
"Nora..."
"I'm here."
"Where?"
"Here," she took his hand in hers.
Edison smiled faintly. "You're the sexiest girl I know, Nora Slater."
"Uh, thanks." Crazy talk. Nora guessed it was just his fever making him say strange things. She watched his face. His eyes were still tightly closed.
"No," he said.
"No?"
"No, I'm not crazy. I really think you're the sexiest girl."
Nora felt her cheeks heat up. Was he talking in his sleep? How'd he know what she was thinking?
Suddenly, Edison frowned and the tone of his voice startled her. She'd never heard the fear in him like this before.
"What is it?" she asked, holding his hand tighter.
"She's behind you."
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Yes, this chapter is very short, I know! As always, thank you for reading and liking if you enjoyed this chapter. I'm grateful to you all.
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