Chapter 2

Bright sunlight fills the room as my eyes slowly open, I look around the room trying to get a grip on my surroundings, when I suddenly remember that i'm in Four's room and that I must've fallen asleep. The second thought to cross my mind is Caleb, it's been 5 hours now, and as much as I know I needed the sleep, I worry that i've left him alone for too long. Untangling my limbs from his I gently get up off of the soft bed, and pad across the carpeted floor to open the door and quietly sneak out. I do so and I make my way back to my room, when I get there the sight that greets me is not pretty. Caleb is still where I left him,on the bed, but unlike last time his shirt is soaked with sweat and he's shivering despite the fact that he has not only a sheet but a bedspread over him. I grab the thermometer off of the dresser and I sit down beside him, trying not to scare him I shake his shoulder, and without words he sits up and leans against me as I put the thermometer in his mouth. After some time it finally beeps and what it reads is not good, the screen says 105 degrees, 1 degree higher than originally, and 3 degrees higher than when I left him.

As bad as I feel to leave him again, I decide that I need to go and get the nurse from the infirmary. Despite the fact that this place is like a maze, I wander down the hallways and somehow I don't get lost, and I make it to the infirmary. I go in and I see a nurse sitting behind a desk working on paper work, "Excuse me Mrs"I say politely, "yes can I help you"she says. "I actually need some help, my brother is really really sick, and I can't get him down here by myself"I say. "OK, I'll send someone back with you, they'll have a gurney to transfer him"She says in response". "thank you"I say, and I step aside as I wait for the person,who's going to help, and they eventually show up. They follow me back to my room and once we get there, we gently open the door and step inside. The nurse approaches the bed and sits beside him, "Caleb look at me, I'm going to take care of you alright"she says, "mmm"he barely groans out,hand across his stomach. Gently the nurse rolls him towards her, and then sits him up, she puts her hand to his cheek, then very carefully puts him on the gurney.

We start to walk down the hallway and the whole time Caleb doesn't move, not even when I put my hand to his face, and frankly this scares me. We make it down to the infirmary and he's rolled into a room and before I can go inside they close the curtains. Having no choice I collapse in a chair, and I start to wait.