"Now, Jason, it looks to me like you have strept throat. I'm going to
write you a prescription for penicillin. You should go to the pharmacy and
get it filled as soon as possible. Take two pills a day: one in the
morning and one at night. Then by the end of the month, the streptococcus
should be gone. If it's not, I want you to come see me again. Okay?"
"Will do, Dr. Brown. Thanks." Jason walked out of the door.
"Well, Edna. You haven't happened to find any good counseling options for David Taylor, yet, have you?"
"Actually, Doc. Yes, I have. There's the Cline Health Clinic, but it specializes in the aiding of drug abuse. And, of course, we have the good ol' Denver Health Center."
"And what does that specialize in?"
Edna looked at Dr. Brown with a grin. "Everything, Doc."
Dr. Brown looked up from the folder he was holding and smiled at Edna. "Looks like we have a winner."
*****
Delia sat at a picnic table outside during recess. She had her big coat on and it was zipped up. She watched her warm breath in the cold air. She was still thinking about her writing assignment. How was she ever gonna finish it? She looked up at the sky in amazement. The clouds were gigantic and fluffy. They looked like they were full of snow. Good. Delia loved snow. She always had loved it. Yep, that's right; ever since she was little.
*****
Bright, Colin, Amy, and all of their friends sat in the cafeteria at the table at which they always sat. Kayla and Paige sat opposite of Amy and Colin. Amy looked across the cafeteria at Alyssa and Ephram who were sitting at a table. Neither of them was eating. Amy kept staring at the two.
"Amy?" Kayla was trying to get Amy's attention. "Amy?" Kayla finally turned her head to see what Amy had been looking at.
"Oh. Yeah?" Amy shook her thoughts out of her head.
"Umm. What are you looking at?" Kayla asked Amy with slight concern and annoyance in her voice.
"Uh. Nothing. It's nothing." Amy looked down, and then over at Colin.
"Hey. That's the new girl," Kayla stated while looking at Amy.
"Yeah. I know." Amy looked over at Kayla and Paige.
"Why is she sitting with that-. That guy?" Paige had a disgusted look on her face. Kayla laughed wickedly and looked at Amy.
"I mean, she seems cool," Colin remarked. Bright nodded, but said nothing. He still hadn't met her, even though he had really wanted to.
"She is," Amy said agreeing with her boyfriend. "She's really nice."
Kayla and Paige started a different conversation between the five of them. Well, actually between the four of them, because Bright had barely said anything all lunch period. Amy looked across the cafeteria one more time to see what Alyssa and Ephram were doing, but to her surprise they were both gone. Amy's eyes slightly widened.
*****
It was lunchtime, and Ephram and Alyssa sat in the cafeteria. Ephram sat with his arms crossed on the table.
"You're not hungry?" Ephram asked.
She shook her head. "Not really."
The two sat in awkward silence for what it seemed like at least a couple of minutes.
Ephram grew restless. He looked at her, but she was looking at something else. "You don't talk much."
Ephram's voice broke her daze. She looked down at the table with a slight frown. "Sorry." She looked up at his face.
"Don't be. It's not a bad thing."
Alyssa looked around and whispered, "Ephram, everyone's staring at us." Ephram looked at Alyssa and saw the slightly annoyed look on her face. It was almost like she always had that look on her face. Well, it was either that one or the one where she looked upset. Ephram looked around the cafeteria.
"Come on," Ephram said. He stood up and grabbed his book bag. Alyssa grabbed her book bag, too, and followed Ephram out of the cafeteria. She caught up with Ephram and was now walking beside him.
"Where are we going?"
"Your most favorite place."
"Home?" Alyssa had a fake, hopeful smile on her face.
Ephram laughed. "Not quite." They walked down the hallway. "Here."
"The library?" Alyssa sighed. "Yeah. Sure. My most favorite place in the entire world," she said sarcastically. She laughed and looked over at Ephram. This was probably the first time that he had seen her really smile. Ephram smiled at even the idea of her smiling.
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"Will do, Dr. Brown. Thanks." Jason walked out of the door.
"Well, Edna. You haven't happened to find any good counseling options for David Taylor, yet, have you?"
"Actually, Doc. Yes, I have. There's the Cline Health Clinic, but it specializes in the aiding of drug abuse. And, of course, we have the good ol' Denver Health Center."
"And what does that specialize in?"
Edna looked at Dr. Brown with a grin. "Everything, Doc."
Dr. Brown looked up from the folder he was holding and smiled at Edna. "Looks like we have a winner."
*****
Delia sat at a picnic table outside during recess. She had her big coat on and it was zipped up. She watched her warm breath in the cold air. She was still thinking about her writing assignment. How was she ever gonna finish it? She looked up at the sky in amazement. The clouds were gigantic and fluffy. They looked like they were full of snow. Good. Delia loved snow. She always had loved it. Yep, that's right; ever since she was little.
*****
Bright, Colin, Amy, and all of their friends sat in the cafeteria at the table at which they always sat. Kayla and Paige sat opposite of Amy and Colin. Amy looked across the cafeteria at Alyssa and Ephram who were sitting at a table. Neither of them was eating. Amy kept staring at the two.
"Amy?" Kayla was trying to get Amy's attention. "Amy?" Kayla finally turned her head to see what Amy had been looking at.
"Oh. Yeah?" Amy shook her thoughts out of her head.
"Umm. What are you looking at?" Kayla asked Amy with slight concern and annoyance in her voice.
"Uh. Nothing. It's nothing." Amy looked down, and then over at Colin.
"Hey. That's the new girl," Kayla stated while looking at Amy.
"Yeah. I know." Amy looked over at Kayla and Paige.
"Why is she sitting with that-. That guy?" Paige had a disgusted look on her face. Kayla laughed wickedly and looked at Amy.
"I mean, she seems cool," Colin remarked. Bright nodded, but said nothing. He still hadn't met her, even though he had really wanted to.
"She is," Amy said agreeing with her boyfriend. "She's really nice."
Kayla and Paige started a different conversation between the five of them. Well, actually between the four of them, because Bright had barely said anything all lunch period. Amy looked across the cafeteria one more time to see what Alyssa and Ephram were doing, but to her surprise they were both gone. Amy's eyes slightly widened.
*****
It was lunchtime, and Ephram and Alyssa sat in the cafeteria. Ephram sat with his arms crossed on the table.
"You're not hungry?" Ephram asked.
She shook her head. "Not really."
The two sat in awkward silence for what it seemed like at least a couple of minutes.
Ephram grew restless. He looked at her, but she was looking at something else. "You don't talk much."
Ephram's voice broke her daze. She looked down at the table with a slight frown. "Sorry." She looked up at his face.
"Don't be. It's not a bad thing."
Alyssa looked around and whispered, "Ephram, everyone's staring at us." Ephram looked at Alyssa and saw the slightly annoyed look on her face. It was almost like she always had that look on her face. Well, it was either that one or the one where she looked upset. Ephram looked around the cafeteria.
"Come on," Ephram said. He stood up and grabbed his book bag. Alyssa grabbed her book bag, too, and followed Ephram out of the cafeteria. She caught up with Ephram and was now walking beside him.
"Where are we going?"
"Your most favorite place."
"Home?" Alyssa had a fake, hopeful smile on her face.
Ephram laughed. "Not quite." They walked down the hallway. "Here."
"The library?" Alyssa sighed. "Yeah. Sure. My most favorite place in the entire world," she said sarcastically. She laughed and looked over at Ephram. This was probably the first time that he had seen her really smile. Ephram smiled at even the idea of her smiling.
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