"Kate, put away your toys," Ms. Kepper said, as the rest of the children in the classroom turned to stare at little Katie Watkins standing by herself in the far end of the Kindergarten class. "Katieā¦" Ms. Kepper stood and began to walk over to Katie.
Kate turned slowly to stare back at them, her eyes blank as she began to babble incoherently before she collapsed to the ground, locked in convulsions. The teacher hit the emergency button that was installed in the classroom next to the door, and footsteps were immediately heard in the hallway outside.
"It was either a hooker marathon, or an all-night monster truck rally," James Wilson said with a slight grin as he sat at House's kitchen table staring up at his exhausted looking friend. "Since I didn't hear anything, I'm guessing monster-trucks."
House glared slightly at him as he limped into the room. "For your information, I was studying how loudly you snore and how the sound can travel between a total of 5 walls and the pillow over my head."
Wilson laughed. "You think I'm bad?"
"No, I said that to boost your confidence."
Wilson looked up sharply as House's phone rang, and watched as House ignored it. "Aren't you going to answer it?" Wilson asked, starting towards the phone.
"That would take all the surprise out of who is on the other end." House mumbled as Wilson reached the phone and switched it on.
"It's Cuddy," he said as House started coughing loudly.
"I think I'm dying, that Chinese last night is really doing a number." House shouted as he headed towards the living room.
"No, he's fine, we'll be in as soon as we can." Wilson hung up the phone and turned to House. "Patient, young girl seizured in the classroom."
House shrugged as he flipped on the TV. "Seizure disorder. Now if she grew a third eye, I'd consider checking into it."
Wilson looked at him with his quiet thoughtfulness. "As usual, your constant concern for patients shines through. She was unresponsive to speech prior to the seizure, and also began to speak incoherently. The teacher said that she had been loosing vocabulary leading up to this event."
House's eyes shone with interest as he stared intently at nothing while he thought for a moment. He stood up suddenly, limping towards the door. "Let's go then, a child's life hangs in the balance Wilson! No time to waste."
Wilson sighed in resignation and followed House out the door.
