Stan helped Kyle into the school and took him to the nurse's office.
" Its okay Kyle, the nurse will get you better." said Stan worried
Kyle didn't say anything, he was still real dizzy and nauseas, and his head was starting to hurt now.
" There you go Kyle." said Stan as he placed him on one of the beds in the nurse's office
Stan looked around for Nurse Gollum who was nowhere to be found.
" Where the hell is that damn nurse!" yelled Stan
" Huff, huff, huff!" Kyle breathed heavily
Stan walked over to the sink and grabbed one of the little paper cups and filled it with water. He walked slowly and carefully back to Kyle.
" Here Kyle, drink this." said Stan lifting Kyle's head and pouring the cold water down his throat
Kyle was still in pretty bad shape, his eyes were still closed so Stan assumed he was unconscious but he still seemed to be able to hear Stan.
Stan walked back over to the sink and grabbed one of the clean washcloths that the nurse usually kept in a drawer under the sink. He dampened it with cold water and refilled the little paper cup and brought them to Kyle.
Stan slightly squeezed the damp cloth and folded it, and then he placed it on Kyle's forehead.
" There you go Kyle." said Stan sounding more calm then before
He then picked Kyle's had up and poured more water down his throat, which Kyle seemed to be able to drink on his own.
" Uh…hmm…huff…uh…ugh." Kyle moaned
Stan couldn't stand to see Kyle like this, he wanted to run out of there, he wanted to just pretend this didn't happen, he wanted everything to be okay between them.
Stan didn't know what to do, he wanted the nurse to hurry up and get back here.
(I could leave and go find her) Stan thought, (No, I can't leave Kyle like this)
Stan grabbed the washcloth and brought it over to the sink, after squeezing it, he dampens it again with cold water and brings it back and puts it over Kyle's head.
Stan sat down in the chair next to the bed Kyle was on. He tried to replay the scenario in his head. Why did this happen? He suddenly realized something. Kyle was trying to beat him.
" Kyle, when did this start becoming important?" Stan asked himself
He didn't understand why Kyle felt this way, why was he all of a sudden feeling unappreciated.
" Kyle, I appreciate you." Stan said to Kyle
Stan suddenly though of something.
(If I had just let him win, he wouldn't be like this. If I…had just let him pass, he wouldn't have overexerted himself, he wouldn't have pushed himself so damn hard.) thought Stan.
Stan felt incredibly guilty now. Just then the door opened.
" Oh Stan…Kyle! What Happened?" asked Nurse Gollum
" We had to do laps around the school, and we sort of turned it into a race. Kyle and me were racing and Kyle, I guess just pushed himself too hard, he started to throw up." said Stan feeling guilty
" Oh my! This weather is far too hot for you kids to be running around outside, it makes no sense since there's still snow outside."
" This town is just really confusing."
" Yes I believe your right. This town is really nuts. Oh and where is Chef?"
" Taking care of one of the other kids that fell down."
" Oh, is it serious?"
" No I don't think so? He would of brought him here if it was really bad."
" So he just leaves Kyle here with you?"
" No, he doesn't even know Kyle is here probably, or at least not when Kyle got here."
" So who brought Kyle?"
" I did."
" Well wasn't that nice of you Stan, caring so much about your best friend, and staying with him too. Its so nice how close you two are, most boys don't get real close with their friends that are guys because they're worried people will think their gay."
" Yeah, homophobes."
Stan sat there, he didn't know what to do, he just felt staying with Kyle was the right thing to do.
" You can leave now Stan." said Nurse Gollum pulling out a thermometer from the cabinet
" Can I…stay here, I want to make sure Kyle is alright." said Stan sounding shy
" Sure sweetie."
Nurse Gollum walked over to Kyle and stuck the thermometer in his ear and pressed the button and after a few seconds pulled it out.
" Ninety nine point five degrees, no fever, but its still higher then normal." said Nurse Gollum
Stan noticed Kyle was breathing more slowly then before, he must be feeling better Stan thought to himself.
" Looks like he just pushed himself a little to hard, he just needs rest and plenty of fluids." said the nurse
Nurse Gollum walked over to her medicine cabinet and put the thermometer back. Just then Clyde and Craig walked in, Craig had a black eye and a few other bruises.
" What happened to him?" asked Stan
" Nothing…I fell down!" answered Craig
" He said Kyle and Cartman were pussies because they couldn't take a little heat, so Kenny beat him up." said Clyde
Stan looked angry.
" Serves you right ass hole." said Stan angry
" Fu!k off gaywad!" yelled Craig
" All right enough, Craig go sit over there and wait while I finish up with Kyle." said Nurse Gollum
" Oh alright!"
The nurse examined Kyle to see what was wrong with him. After checking his heart beat, pulse, check to see if his eyes were dilated, and checked his breathing.
" So what is wrong with him?" asked Stan
" It looks like he was just overexerting himself, although I don't understand why he was vomiting. Did he complain about stomach problems or anything like that?"
" Uh (Kyle hadn't spoken to him since yesterday so he wouldn't know) I don't remember."
" Hmm, well did he eat anything today out of the ordinary?"
" I think I saw him eat a few crackers. It isn't hyperthermia, is it?"
" No, the symptoms would be more severe, my guess would be that he was dehydrated and eating that dry food may have made him nauseas, which could have led to him vomiting. Or maybe a very minor case of heat exhaustion."
" So he'll be okay."
" Looks like it but I'm going to call his parents to come pick him up."
Stan felt a little bit better, but he still felt guilty. Kyle began to move around in his sleep.
" Kyle?" asked Stan
" Why…can't I…beat you?" asked Kyle, unaware of where he was, he fell back to sleep
Stan just sat there, he felt like someone just dropped a pile of bricks on him. He felt really guilty now.
" Okay, Kyle's parents are coming for him, and Craig here's a ice pack for that eye. Stan you can wait here until Kyle's parents come then back to class." said Nurse Gollum
" Okay, thanks." said Stan, still feeling like crap
He just watched Kyle lay in bed.
