Fever!
It was a normal day at school, except for one thing. I didn't feel very good. I felt hot & asked to go to the nurse's office; I never made it out the door. Everything was all blurry & I started to get really dizzy. I felt like I was going to pass out.
Mrs. Gail, my math teacher, caught me as I hit the ground; she told Tommy to call the nurse. Within a couple minutes, the nurse was in Mrs. Gail's math class. She had called the paramedics & they were on their way.
When the nurse touched my forehead, she immediately took her hand away. She brought a thermometer & placed it under my tongue. When she took it & looked at it, she didn't know what to do. She looked at Mrs. Gail & then at the paramedics, whom had just gotten there.
"She has a 115.5 degree temp. & is burning up. I'm the nurse here. My name is Mrs. McAuley. Tommy here is her brother. They're Trent Mulloy's twin siblings. He'll go with you & tell you her medical history," Mrs. McAuley stated.
Tommy grabbed mine & his stuff & left with the paramedics. I was rushed to the hospital where Tommy was told to wait in the waiting room. Tommy made a dash for the payphone & called Trent.
"Hello,
Trent Mulloy speaking."
"Trent!"
"Tommy! What's wrong?"
"Spider collapsed at school with a 115.5 degree temp. She's in the E.R. at St. Mathews."
Spider was my nickname. I had gone against Trent's wishes & gotten a tattoo of a black widow on my shoulder. Spider was the outcome of it.
"She was fine this morning. Why didn't she say anything?"
"You're asking the wrong person. It doesn't feel right."
"I'll be there in a couple of minutes. Don't go anywhere?"
"Trent, Spider is my twin. We do everything together. I'm not leaving her now. I gotta go; the doctor's coming out."
"I'm on my way.
They hung up & Tommy walked over to the doctor.
"How is she? Doc?"
"There's nothing we can do for her. She's sick, very sick. Can you tell me when your sister got the tattoo?"
"Last year when we turned 15. Trent asked… I'm sorry, told her he didn't want her to get one, but she did anyway. Why? You don't think that's why she's got so high a temp?"
"It could be. Do you know where she got it at?"
"No. She went with some of her friends. She'd forged Trent's name to get it. I could ask some of her friends. I think I know who she went with. What about blood tests? Have you run her blood?"
"It's in the lab now. I've got a rush on it. Has your sister been sick lately? Complain of any aches & pains? Anything like that?"
"Tommy!"
Trent had just arrived with Carlos, the Rangers, Alex; Boomer & C.D. Tommy looked at them, and then turned back towards the doctor.
"She didn't tell me if she was feeling sick. And we work out in the gym everyday, so we're always in pain when were done. What's with all of the questions?"
"We're just trying to figure out why she's so hot." The doctor turned towards everyone else.
"I'm Dr. Stevens. Which one of you is the guardian of…Spider is it?"
"Trent
stepped up next to Tommy.
"I'm her older brother. Spider is
her nickname. Her real name is Grenna. Is she alright?"
"It's hard to tell. From what your brother tells me, she hasn't been sick, no pain, she got the tattoo last year. I haven't asked about diseases."
"She doesn't have any diseases. She gets a physical every 6 months to be in shape for Martial Arts, track, & basketball.
