CHAPTER 4
At 6:30 am, someone knocked on the door of Ziva's room before entering. Ziva groaned sleepily. A smiling brunette in pink scrubs walked in, "Morning, Ziva. My name is Alitzah; I'll be your nurse this morning. I just need to take your vitals and check your head wound."
Ziva didn't move. "Come now, lets get you up sleepy-head!" Alitzah removed her blanket, and saw the blood on the sheets.
"Oh, no! You got your menses? Here, let me grab you some feminine napkins." The 11 year old sighed, choosing not to tell her what happened, out of fear.
Moments later, Alitzah returned, handing her a pad, the pink color of the package matched the French manicure on the nurses hands.
Ziva rubbed her eyes and looked around the room. The room was about 8 feet wide and 10 feet long. Her wardrobe was just a cabinet with extra pillows until her parents brought her clothing. There was a rolling tray table in the corner with a pitcher of water and plastic cups.
Alitzah turned around for privacy, as she put the pad in her underwear and pulled them back up. At the foot of her bed was a small garbage can, where she threw the wrapper.
Ziva stayed silent as she sat back on the bed while Alitzah took her vitals and cleaned her head wound. "Your parents will be by around 10 to bring you clothing. Breakfast will be brought to you at 8 am." She said dabbing Ziva's head wound.
Wincing at the cold alcohol, cleansing her bloody scalp, Ziva whispered, "I'm not hungry." Alitzah didn't hear her over the whoosh of the blood pressure cuff deflating.
"Ring if you need anything." Alitzah said, smiling, before shutting the door.
Ziva laid back, hands under her head, staring up at the ceiling. She closed her eyes, falling asleep.
A knock at the door startled a sleeping Ziva, she shot up as the door opened. Alitzah walked in with a tray of food, some juice, and some pills.
She grabbed the rolling table from the corner; moved the water pitcher to the corner of it and put the food tray on it, rolling it carefully over to Ziva's bed.
"Here are some eggs, toast, cereal, and fresh fruit. I also brought milk for your cereal and orange juice for your pills." Ziva eyed the pills dubiously.
The nurse chuckled, "Don't worry, they're just pain meds and a mood stabilizer. You'll need to take them now so I can make sure you swallow them."
Ziva pursed her lips before exhaling. She put the pills in her mouth and quickly drank half her ice water, swallowing audibly. She opened her mouth and showed her nurse under her tongue to display that she had taken her medication.
"Todah. I'll be back to check on you later when your parents come with your things." The young nurse skipped away happily; Ziva heard her knock on the door of her neighbor. "Morning sunshine!" Alitzah's joyful voice would be heard through the walls.
Ziva stared at her breakfast, feeling more nauseous every second. She couldn't even think about eating after what had happened last night. She pushed the tray away and laid down, curling up in a ball, closing her eyes tight.
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