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PART 16:
Trip slowly became aware of chimes going off. He groaned and turned over in bed placing his pillow over his head. But those chimes kept going off.
Trip sighed and finally opened his eyes. Looking at his clock he sat straight up. It was eight o-clock, and he was two hours late for his shift.
Throwing the covers back he got out of bed quickly only to sit back down as a wave of dizziness over took him.
The chimes to his door continued to ring.
"Come in," he yelled. His head was starting to hurt.
Archer walked in and looked down at Trip sitting on his bed holding his head in his hands.
"Trip, you all right?" he asked the sound of concern in his voice.
Trip didn't look up. "Yeah I'll be fine."
"What's going on, Trip?" Archer asked.
"I don't know sir," Trip said. "Maybe I'm coming down with something."
"You're two hours late for your shift," Archer said. "Can you explain that?"
"I was called down to Engineering last night," Trip recalled. "To help with a problem, took about a good three hours to figure out what was going on. Didn't get back here until about three. Guess I didn't hear my alarm go off."
"Maybe you should go see Doctor Phlox, have him check you out."
"No, I'll be all right," Trip said slowly standing up from his bed. "A nice hot shower and some coffee will do the trick."
"That wasn't a suggestion Trip," Archer said. "It's an order. I want Phlox to check you out make sure everything is okay."
"Yes, sir," Trip said. "I'll go as soon as I get a break from work."
"You'll go as soon as you get dressed," Archer told him. "I don't want you anywhere near Engineering until we find out what's wrong, do I make myself clear."
"Yes sir."
Archer watched Trip with great concern as he made his way to the bathroom and went in.
He noted how pale and tired his friend looked. It also looked to him as if Trip had lost some weight. What ever was going on with him hopefully today they would find out the answer from Doctor Phlox.
That nagging little voice came through his thoughts. He tried to push it aside once more.
END OF PART 16
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PART 16:
Trip slowly became aware of chimes going off. He groaned and turned over in bed placing his pillow over his head. But those chimes kept going off.
Trip sighed and finally opened his eyes. Looking at his clock he sat straight up. It was eight o-clock, and he was two hours late for his shift.
Throwing the covers back he got out of bed quickly only to sit back down as a wave of dizziness over took him.
The chimes to his door continued to ring.
"Come in," he yelled. His head was starting to hurt.
Archer walked in and looked down at Trip sitting on his bed holding his head in his hands.
"Trip, you all right?" he asked the sound of concern in his voice.
Trip didn't look up. "Yeah I'll be fine."
"What's going on, Trip?" Archer asked.
"I don't know sir," Trip said. "Maybe I'm coming down with something."
"You're two hours late for your shift," Archer said. "Can you explain that?"
"I was called down to Engineering last night," Trip recalled. "To help with a problem, took about a good three hours to figure out what was going on. Didn't get back here until about three. Guess I didn't hear my alarm go off."
"Maybe you should go see Doctor Phlox, have him check you out."
"No, I'll be all right," Trip said slowly standing up from his bed. "A nice hot shower and some coffee will do the trick."
"That wasn't a suggestion Trip," Archer said. "It's an order. I want Phlox to check you out make sure everything is okay."
"Yes, sir," Trip said. "I'll go as soon as I get a break from work."
"You'll go as soon as you get dressed," Archer told him. "I don't want you anywhere near Engineering until we find out what's wrong, do I make myself clear."
"Yes sir."
Archer watched Trip with great concern as he made his way to the bathroom and went in.
He noted how pale and tired his friend looked. It also looked to him as if Trip had lost some weight. What ever was going on with him hopefully today they would find out the answer from Doctor Phlox.
That nagging little voice came through his thoughts. He tried to push it aside once more.
END OF PART 16