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Chapter Nine:
Sam woke up at 6:30, she was still in her clothes from the night before. She was still wearing her shoes, damn her feet hurt. She layed there for a minute, mostly contemplating why Mikey hadn't showed up. She was sure he had his reasons, just none good enough for her.
She got changed and went into the kitchen, she had an itch on her arm. When she looked down it was red, she wrote it off to scratching in her sleep. Chad was watching tv and she didn't see her mother, she usually slept until noon.
"Hey, what are we watching?" Sam asked sitting down next to Chad.
"Just flipping channels, how'd you sleep?" he asked yawning.
"Not too bad." she said scratching.
Chad looked at Sam, and slowly backed away from her.
"Sam, don't scratch that."
"Shut up Chad, I can scratch if I want too."
"I wouldn't if I were you."
"And whys that?"
"Cause that's poison ivy."
Sam looked at Chad, then at her arm. Sure enough it was poison ivy, she scratched it so much it was spreading. Her whole right arm was covered, some of it was even bleeding.
"Damn it."
Sam ran into the bathroom and searched for some calamine lotion, they had some but not a lot. After school she'd have to get more, this day was off to a great start.
"Are you alright?" Chad asked coming into the bathroom.
"It'll be fine, I'll live."
"Are you sure you wanna go to school? You could infect some other kids."
"No one else at school is allergic to it, they'll be fine."
Sam went into her room and got dressed, she wore a tank top cause it was everywhere. It looked horrible, all red and bleeding. She hoped no one would notice.
She was late getting to school, she was the last to get to her class. When she sat down everyone looked back, they were all staring at her arm.
The teacher didn't stop, instead she kept going. Sam didn't want a lot of attention, it wasn't like it was important. After class she met Michelle at her locker.
"Hey..What the hell did you do?" Michelle said noticing her blood red arm.
"It's poison ivy, I must've got it in the park."
"What's that stuff on it?"
"Calamine lotion, it's supposed to help the itch."
"Does it?"
"No, it's still just as itchy." Sam said reaching up to scratch it.
"Sam I've known you since we were four, I know you're not supposed to scratch." Michelle said grabbing her hand.
"I know, it's just so itchy."
"I'll meet you after lunch, no scratching." Michelle said leaving.
Sam stood there pouting for a while, but then she remembered she had class. This day was dragging on, it sucked so far. She was so concerned with not scratching that she spaced on class, the good news was Mikey hadn't said anything about it.
When she sat down at the table Michelle wasn't there yet, she scratched the hell out of it. Her only problem was that she touched her face, she prayed that it wouldn't spread.
"Hey, you haven't been scratching have you?" Michelle asked coming up behind her.
"I've been a good girl, haven't even touched it." Sam said smiling.
"Nice try, you've got calamine on you're face."
Sam wiped off the pale pink stuff, she hated it. She couldn't get away with lying with Michelle, but they were the best of friends.
"So how was you're day?" Sam asked trying to change the subject.
"Boring, you?"
"Pretty much the same, but the poison ivy has it's perks. At least I can get out of some homework, there's still history though."
"I know, history kinda sucks."
Michelle got quiet, Sam just thought she might be thinking. Out of nowhere Mikey grabbed Sam, she screamed.
"Damn you Mikey, don't do that." Sam said grabbing her chest.
Mikey and Michelle were laughing, Sam didn't find it funny. But in all honesty if it happened to you, would you think it was funny? Sam figured now was a good time to start scratching, no one was paying any attention. As soon as she reached up to scratch, Michelle stopped her.
"I'm not that stupid." she said glaring.
"Sam, what happened?" Mikey asked staring at her arm.
"I got poison ivy okay? It's not that big."
"I think you've got some on you're face, what'd you do? Roll in it?"
"Ha ha ha, you're so funny." she said getting up and walking away.
"Sam I was just kidding, lighten up." Mikey said following her.
"What do you want? Do you want to come into the bathroom with me?"
"Well now if that's an invitation, I'd say yeah. But if it's not, then I'd have to go with no."
Sam rolled her eyes and went into the bathroom, she honestly thought Mikey would let himself in. Good thing he didn't, cause other girls were there.
Sam looked in the mirror, she looked horrible. It had spread to her face, it was all over her arm and she swore it was on her ass. She prayed hard that it wouldn't end up on her ass, she'd gotten that before and it was not fun.
Sam decided she'd have to skip math, there was no way she was going to go any longer without more calamine. Chad wouldn't be home, so she'd have to walk.
Sam left the bathroom and started her search for Michelle, good thing she was still sitting there eating.
Sam sat down at the table and started scratching again, Michelle was getting upset with her.
"Stop that, it's already spread to you're face."
"I'm gonna have to cut this last class, I need more calamine. I may need you to cover for me, can you do that?"
"I can handle it, are you coming back tomorrow?"
"I don't think so, this is way to bad." she said pointing to her arm.
"Alright but you owe me, big time."
"Alright fine, later." she said leaving.
"Bye." Michelle called after her.
Sam had plenty of time to think, and scratch. Mostly scratch, she couldn't stand this. She was itchy constantly, it was enough to drive her insane.
When she got to the store she quickly found it, when she went up to the cashier he winced.
"That looks like it hurts." he said.
"Yeah, plus it's itchy."
"You look like you've had a bad day, no charge." he said handing it to her. "Go home and fill the tub." he chuckled.
"Thanks sir." with that she left.
She went home and just poured it on her arm, she grabbed a cotton ball and put it on her face. She was just one big itch, it sucked.
Sam layed on her bed and tried not to scratch, just when she got comfortable the door bell rang. She reluctantly got up and answered it, she was shocked to see Mikey standing there.
Chapter Nine:
Sam woke up at 6:30, she was still in her clothes from the night before. She was still wearing her shoes, damn her feet hurt. She layed there for a minute, mostly contemplating why Mikey hadn't showed up. She was sure he had his reasons, just none good enough for her.
She got changed and went into the kitchen, she had an itch on her arm. When she looked down it was red, she wrote it off to scratching in her sleep. Chad was watching tv and she didn't see her mother, she usually slept until noon.
"Hey, what are we watching?" Sam asked sitting down next to Chad.
"Just flipping channels, how'd you sleep?" he asked yawning.
"Not too bad." she said scratching.
Chad looked at Sam, and slowly backed away from her.
"Sam, don't scratch that."
"Shut up Chad, I can scratch if I want too."
"I wouldn't if I were you."
"And whys that?"
"Cause that's poison ivy."
Sam looked at Chad, then at her arm. Sure enough it was poison ivy, she scratched it so much it was spreading. Her whole right arm was covered, some of it was even bleeding.
"Damn it."
Sam ran into the bathroom and searched for some calamine lotion, they had some but not a lot. After school she'd have to get more, this day was off to a great start.
"Are you alright?" Chad asked coming into the bathroom.
"It'll be fine, I'll live."
"Are you sure you wanna go to school? You could infect some other kids."
"No one else at school is allergic to it, they'll be fine."
Sam went into her room and got dressed, she wore a tank top cause it was everywhere. It looked horrible, all red and bleeding. She hoped no one would notice.
She was late getting to school, she was the last to get to her class. When she sat down everyone looked back, they were all staring at her arm.
The teacher didn't stop, instead she kept going. Sam didn't want a lot of attention, it wasn't like it was important. After class she met Michelle at her locker.
"Hey..What the hell did you do?" Michelle said noticing her blood red arm.
"It's poison ivy, I must've got it in the park."
"What's that stuff on it?"
"Calamine lotion, it's supposed to help the itch."
"Does it?"
"No, it's still just as itchy." Sam said reaching up to scratch it.
"Sam I've known you since we were four, I know you're not supposed to scratch." Michelle said grabbing her hand.
"I know, it's just so itchy."
"I'll meet you after lunch, no scratching." Michelle said leaving.
Sam stood there pouting for a while, but then she remembered she had class. This day was dragging on, it sucked so far. She was so concerned with not scratching that she spaced on class, the good news was Mikey hadn't said anything about it.
When she sat down at the table Michelle wasn't there yet, she scratched the hell out of it. Her only problem was that she touched her face, she prayed that it wouldn't spread.
"Hey, you haven't been scratching have you?" Michelle asked coming up behind her.
"I've been a good girl, haven't even touched it." Sam said smiling.
"Nice try, you've got calamine on you're face."
Sam wiped off the pale pink stuff, she hated it. She couldn't get away with lying with Michelle, but they were the best of friends.
"So how was you're day?" Sam asked trying to change the subject.
"Boring, you?"
"Pretty much the same, but the poison ivy has it's perks. At least I can get out of some homework, there's still history though."
"I know, history kinda sucks."
Michelle got quiet, Sam just thought she might be thinking. Out of nowhere Mikey grabbed Sam, she screamed.
"Damn you Mikey, don't do that." Sam said grabbing her chest.
Mikey and Michelle were laughing, Sam didn't find it funny. But in all honesty if it happened to you, would you think it was funny? Sam figured now was a good time to start scratching, no one was paying any attention. As soon as she reached up to scratch, Michelle stopped her.
"I'm not that stupid." she said glaring.
"Sam, what happened?" Mikey asked staring at her arm.
"I got poison ivy okay? It's not that big."
"I think you've got some on you're face, what'd you do? Roll in it?"
"Ha ha ha, you're so funny." she said getting up and walking away.
"Sam I was just kidding, lighten up." Mikey said following her.
"What do you want? Do you want to come into the bathroom with me?"
"Well now if that's an invitation, I'd say yeah. But if it's not, then I'd have to go with no."
Sam rolled her eyes and went into the bathroom, she honestly thought Mikey would let himself in. Good thing he didn't, cause other girls were there.
Sam looked in the mirror, she looked horrible. It had spread to her face, it was all over her arm and she swore it was on her ass. She prayed hard that it wouldn't end up on her ass, she'd gotten that before and it was not fun.
Sam decided she'd have to skip math, there was no way she was going to go any longer without more calamine. Chad wouldn't be home, so she'd have to walk.
Sam left the bathroom and started her search for Michelle, good thing she was still sitting there eating.
Sam sat down at the table and started scratching again, Michelle was getting upset with her.
"Stop that, it's already spread to you're face."
"I'm gonna have to cut this last class, I need more calamine. I may need you to cover for me, can you do that?"
"I can handle it, are you coming back tomorrow?"
"I don't think so, this is way to bad." she said pointing to her arm.
"Alright but you owe me, big time."
"Alright fine, later." she said leaving.
"Bye." Michelle called after her.
Sam had plenty of time to think, and scratch. Mostly scratch, she couldn't stand this. She was itchy constantly, it was enough to drive her insane.
When she got to the store she quickly found it, when she went up to the cashier he winced.
"That looks like it hurts." he said.
"Yeah, plus it's itchy."
"You look like you've had a bad day, no charge." he said handing it to her. "Go home and fill the tub." he chuckled.
"Thanks sir." with that she left.
She went home and just poured it on her arm, she grabbed a cotton ball and put it on her face. She was just one big itch, it sucked.
Sam layed on her bed and tried not to scratch, just when she got comfortable the door bell rang. She reluctantly got up and answered it, she was shocked to see Mikey standing there.