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The Apprentice: SG-1 Series
Chapter 37: Allergies
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Adolfina's and Skaara's house
I was seven when I found out I was allergic to Cherries. I had been at school when I found out. The school was serving Cherry pie for lunch that day, and unfortunately, I ate a piece of Cherry pie. Within second my throat had swelled shut and I had passed out. I woke up in the hospital with my parents staring worriedly down at me sometime later. I spent the night in the hospital. It was a terrifying experience, and ever since then I have avoided Cherries like the plague. And now I know exactly how my parents had felt that day when I ate that piece of Cherry Pie.
Rikki unfortunately is also allergic to Cherries. Skaara and I had tried our best to be careful to keep her away from Cherries but one of her friends at school had given her a chocolate covered Cherry during lunch. The girl didn't know that Rikki was allergic and Rikki just thought it was chocolate. Skaara and I had been at the SGC when the school had called us, and I almost passed out right there and then. The thought of Rikki being in any form of danger made me feel nauseous.
We had Rikki brought to the SGC as quickly as possible, and she was currently being taken care of by Dr. Fraiser. The whole team, Oliver, and I were all sitting outside the infirmary waiting for Dr. Fraiser to come out and tell us that Rikki was going to be okay. Skaara had his arm wrapped around me to comfort me, but I could tell he was just as worried as I am. He was tense and his leg kept bouncing up and down. Oliver was sitting in my lap, his head buried into my neck. He hadn't stopped crying since he found out what happened. I sighed and pulled Oliver closer to my chest, and started running my fingers through his hair.
"Hey if she's anything like you she's gonna be fine," Jack soothed, glancing over at me.
I tried to smile but I think it came out as more of a grimace. Suddenly the infirmary door opened and Dr. Fraiser walked out. I stood up quickly holding onto Oliver.
"How is she?" I asked.
"She fine, tried, but fine. You can see her but try to let her get some rest. I want her to stay overnight just so I can keep an eye on her," Dr. Fraiser explained.
I sighed, and rushed into the infirmary. I could see Rikki lying on a bed in the far corner of the room. She looked pale and so small lying in that bed. I rushed over to the bed and just stared down at her sleeping form. Oliver squirmed in my arms, desperately reaching out for his twin. I gently set him down on the bed and he moved up next to Rikki and pulled into his lap. He held onto her and I doubt even Dr. Fraiser would be able to pull him away from her. I smiled at the sight. The twins loved and cared for each other so much, it was amazing. They hated being separated from each other for any reason, which made school a bit hard on them at times. Everybody found a seat around the bed and seemed to settle in as best they could, considering they were sitting on hard plastic infirmary chairs. We all spent that night in the infirmary crowded around Rikki's bed. It was terrifying not knowing if your child was going to be okay, and I prayed to never have to experience something like this ever again…
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AN: Okay so in reality I am allergic to Cherries! I found out because my dad gave me a chocolate covered Cherry once {because none of us knew at the time I was allergic} and well let's say it wasn't pleasant. So yeah that kind of where I got the idea for this chapter from.