CHAPTER: Equipment.
" Alec," she said with a feeble voice. He came as soon as she finished the last syllable.
Her condition was worse. He could see it from the look of panic on her face. " What's wrong?" Her hair was wet and some strand where in her face.
" I'm freezing." It wasn't her greatest accomplishment admitting weakness in front of Alec but she had to because she felt like she was going to drop dead.
He didn't know how to deal with this. He wasn't trained to deal with medical conditions like these. He did the only thing he knew how to do. He wasn't sure if it would work but he had to try it. He went in the bed next to her and took off her jacket. He wrapped his arms around her waist. " Body heat." He explained. He could feel the sweat from her tense body soaking trough his clothes.
On a regular day she would have a major problem with this, but providing the situation she welcomed him with open arms. She was a feeling a little warmer, maybe it was in her mind or maybe she was feeling better. She tried to relax against his body. It was just so strange; she was never this close to Alec. He never dared to touch her in that affectionate way before. But he was now, because he knew she needed it. She began to wish he were there when she was experiencing the seizures. He was so comforting to have around.
Nowhere had he heard of someone with such a high temperature feeling cold. The only thing he could connect the symptoms with was Small Pox or tuberculosis. Both would have been bad since they were both deadly and contagious. Just then, he didn't care what she had, he just wanted to make her feel better even if it meant he would get it too, it was just a small sacrifice. He heard Max let a cough, which she tried to mask with a laugh after. It was definitely not good.
As the cough left her body, she felt like her bones were going to shatter. It sounded so soft yet it was so powerful, like the bite of a scorpion. She had no idea what was wrong with her. There was no sort of cold that could affect a transgenic and what made it worse is that she felt like shit. Her bones were beginning to feel sore, like she had arthritis or something. She was young, she was genetically enhanced, and she was not supposed to me lying down weak, like a regular. " Alec, I'm sick."
" I know," he said, form behind her.
" You shouldn't be so close to me, you could catch something."
" This is exactly when I should be close to you, when you need me."
She didn't know he had it in him, to be so caring towards her, especially when all she did was cause him pain. " You don't need to get sick too."
" Yeah, I do."
" You're not going to listen to me, are you?"
" No." He loved her, he wasn't about to let her go thought it alone. If she was sick, he was sick too.
******** She sat up from next to him; she hadn't been able to sleep. Not that Alec, wasn't comforting, it just that she could feel her conditions getting worse. Now she was having difficulty breathing. He sat up with her and looked at her wanting to know how she was feeling. " I can't breathe."
He put his hand over his mouth. Now he was totally confused. He had no idea what was wrong with her. " We need to get you to a doctor."
She took his hand and took deep breaths before she could speak. " I can't, CDC."
He speech sounded like she was being strangled as she was saying it. " You need to see someone Max," he insisted.
" Logan, Sam." She didn't want to talk much every time she said a syllable she felt like her throat had gotten smaller.
He understood what her two-noun speech meant. He went to his phone and quickly dialled Logan's number. He seemed to take forever to pick up.
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"Hello," Logan said.
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He couldn't care for greetings. " Max is sick," he said quickly. " I need your doctor's number."
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He was sounding like a mad person. " Calm down, Alec, tell me what's wrong."
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" I don't know," he said frustrated. " Just give me the number."
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" What is she sick with," He asked dialling Sam Carr's number on his cell phone.
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" I don't know, Logan. She's having difficulty breathing." What was this guy deal?
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" Were is she?"
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" My place."
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" We'll be there as soon as possible."
************************************************************************ Ten minutes later Logan and Sam bust through Alec door carrying medical equipment. They had no idea what they were coming to.
" What took you so long?"
They moved at the speed of lighting. They maybe knocked down a kid on their way there the way Logan was driving.
" Go get the other stuff out of the car," Sam told Logan who was out the door as soon as he was told.
" She's here," Alec said, showing him into his room.
As soon as he reached the room, he handed Max an inhaler. She looked at as if she wasn't sure what to do with it. " Press the tube down and let the liquid go in your mouth." As she did that he looked for room to set up a respirator. He knew the inhaler would only last so long if it did work at all. She did what he said. " Any better."
She took in a few breaths and felt like it was beginning to get normal. " Yeah."
Logan came up from down stairs carrying medical equipment. He took a quick glance at Max and then was down the stairs again.
Alec stood in the corner of the room and looked. He couldn't believe that was Max, the girl who had kicked his ass on so many occasions. There she was using an inhaler like she was only human. He wanted to know why. He hated not having answers.
NOTE: Wow, that was fun to write.
" Alec," she said with a feeble voice. He came as soon as she finished the last syllable.
Her condition was worse. He could see it from the look of panic on her face. " What's wrong?" Her hair was wet and some strand where in her face.
" I'm freezing." It wasn't her greatest accomplishment admitting weakness in front of Alec but she had to because she felt like she was going to drop dead.
He didn't know how to deal with this. He wasn't trained to deal with medical conditions like these. He did the only thing he knew how to do. He wasn't sure if it would work but he had to try it. He went in the bed next to her and took off her jacket. He wrapped his arms around her waist. " Body heat." He explained. He could feel the sweat from her tense body soaking trough his clothes.
On a regular day she would have a major problem with this, but providing the situation she welcomed him with open arms. She was a feeling a little warmer, maybe it was in her mind or maybe she was feeling better. She tried to relax against his body. It was just so strange; she was never this close to Alec. He never dared to touch her in that affectionate way before. But he was now, because he knew she needed it. She began to wish he were there when she was experiencing the seizures. He was so comforting to have around.
Nowhere had he heard of someone with such a high temperature feeling cold. The only thing he could connect the symptoms with was Small Pox or tuberculosis. Both would have been bad since they were both deadly and contagious. Just then, he didn't care what she had, he just wanted to make her feel better even if it meant he would get it too, it was just a small sacrifice. He heard Max let a cough, which she tried to mask with a laugh after. It was definitely not good.
As the cough left her body, she felt like her bones were going to shatter. It sounded so soft yet it was so powerful, like the bite of a scorpion. She had no idea what was wrong with her. There was no sort of cold that could affect a transgenic and what made it worse is that she felt like shit. Her bones were beginning to feel sore, like she had arthritis or something. She was young, she was genetically enhanced, and she was not supposed to me lying down weak, like a regular. " Alec, I'm sick."
" I know," he said, form behind her.
" You shouldn't be so close to me, you could catch something."
" This is exactly when I should be close to you, when you need me."
She didn't know he had it in him, to be so caring towards her, especially when all she did was cause him pain. " You don't need to get sick too."
" Yeah, I do."
" You're not going to listen to me, are you?"
" No." He loved her, he wasn't about to let her go thought it alone. If she was sick, he was sick too.
******** She sat up from next to him; she hadn't been able to sleep. Not that Alec, wasn't comforting, it just that she could feel her conditions getting worse. Now she was having difficulty breathing. He sat up with her and looked at her wanting to know how she was feeling. " I can't breathe."
He put his hand over his mouth. Now he was totally confused. He had no idea what was wrong with her. " We need to get you to a doctor."
She took his hand and took deep breaths before she could speak. " I can't, CDC."
He speech sounded like she was being strangled as she was saying it. " You need to see someone Max," he insisted.
" Logan, Sam." She didn't want to talk much every time she said a syllable she felt like her throat had gotten smaller.
He understood what her two-noun speech meant. He went to his phone and quickly dialled Logan's number. He seemed to take forever to pick up.
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"Hello," Logan said.
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He couldn't care for greetings. " Max is sick," he said quickly. " I need your doctor's number."
==
He was sounding like a mad person. " Calm down, Alec, tell me what's wrong."
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" I don't know," he said frustrated. " Just give me the number."
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" What is she sick with," He asked dialling Sam Carr's number on his cell phone.
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" I don't know, Logan. She's having difficulty breathing." What was this guy deal?
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" Were is she?"
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" My place."
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" We'll be there as soon as possible."
************************************************************************ Ten minutes later Logan and Sam bust through Alec door carrying medical equipment. They had no idea what they were coming to.
" What took you so long?"
They moved at the speed of lighting. They maybe knocked down a kid on their way there the way Logan was driving.
" Go get the other stuff out of the car," Sam told Logan who was out the door as soon as he was told.
" She's here," Alec said, showing him into his room.
As soon as he reached the room, he handed Max an inhaler. She looked at as if she wasn't sure what to do with it. " Press the tube down and let the liquid go in your mouth." As she did that he looked for room to set up a respirator. He knew the inhaler would only last so long if it did work at all. She did what he said. " Any better."
She took in a few breaths and felt like it was beginning to get normal. " Yeah."
Logan came up from down stairs carrying medical equipment. He took a quick glance at Max and then was down the stairs again.
Alec stood in the corner of the room and looked. He couldn't believe that was Max, the girl who had kicked his ass on so many occasions. There she was using an inhaler like she was only human. He wanted to know why. He hated not having answers.
NOTE: Wow, that was fun to write.