It was the following day and Ange woke up with the feeling of someone on top of her. She opened her eyes and noticed that Kisaiya was completely wrapped around her. She looked at the girl and noticed that she just didn't seem right. The sweat was dripping off the girl and she looked very pale.
Ange managed to get her hand free and move it to the girl's forehead. She placed her hand on gently and noticed the girl was burning up. She threw the covers off the girl.
Kisaiya started whimpering and Ange stroked the girl's back soothingly. She had never been around a sick Kisaiya. Even when the girl was younger, Ange hadn't seen her ill.
Ange decided to wake the girl up so she could get her to take some medicine. She knew that ibuprofen would help the girl a little. She knew to wake the girl gradually. She knew that the girl would not be happy so turned the side light on. Ange continued to rub the girl's back and encouraged the girl to wake up naturally.
"No Auntie Ange" Kisaiya mumbled and she put her hand on her Aunt's arm. Ange wasn't sure what the girl wanted her to stop doing so she stopped rubbing her back. It wasn't then till she noticed that the girl had freezing cold hands.
"No don't stop that" Kisaiya cried and Ange was even more confused. Why was the girl crying?
"Hey I won't stop but I want you to get up. I think you might need some medicine" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded.
"Let's get you up then" Ange said as she moved the girl and got up herself. She looked at the girl who was still face down on the bed.
"Kis, I'll go and get the medicine but you need to sit up for me" Ange said as she wondered down the stairs and into the kitchen. She walked over to the medicine cabinet.
"Is everything okay, mum?" Chloe asked and Ange jumped.
"Sorry I didn't see you there, Chloe" Ange said. "Your cousin isn't very well"
Chloe nodded.
"Mum, I was thinking and I want to move back to my flat" Chloe said and Ange nodded. She really did trust Nikki and Cameron and knew that they would look after her daughter especially now that they were aware of the challenges Chloe had previously faced and what happened with Evan.
"If that's what you think is best" Ange said "Just remember that you can come here anytime you need"
Chloe nodded. She was so relieved that her mother had just trusted her response.
"I'm guessing Kisaiya isn't going to school today" Chloe said and Ange shook her head.
"She really isn't right" Ange said and Chloe nodded.
"Well I'm just about to grab my bag and head to work but I'll say goodbye to Kis first" Chloe said and Ange nodded.
"So are you going back to the flat tonight?" Ange asked and Chloe nodded.
"if that is okay?" Chloe said nervously.
"Of course it is" Ange said as she stepped forward and pulled her daughter into her arms.
"I love you" She whispered.
"I love you too honey" Ange said kissing the top of Chloe's head.
Chloe and Ange both walk back to Ange's room and notice that the girl is yet to move. Chloe sits on the bed and rubs her hand over Kisaiya's back.
"I'm just going to work" Chloe said softly and Kisaiya didn't even move.
"Do you think you can sit up and take this" Chloe asked the girl as Ange hands her the medicine and a glass of water. As much as Kisaiya doesn't want to move, she literally feels like she can't. Her muscles hurt so much.
"I can't" She said.
"Come on, let's get you up" Chloe said as she puts her arm underneath the girl's stomach. Chloe uses all of her strength and only gets the girl up a tiny bit. She knew it would be hard with only one hand but it was like the girl wasn't helping at all. Ange notices her daughter struggle and puts her hand on the girl's shoulder and another on her stomach close to Chloe's and helps her daughter sit the girl up.
"It hurts" Kisaiya cried. Chloe looked worriedly at Ange. The girl just manages to take the tablet before flopping down again.
"I don't want her in here alone while I'm cleaning. Can you help me get her down the stairs?" Ange asked. She knew that she would be able to keep a closer eye on the girl if she was down the stairs. Chloe nodded and together they managed to get Kisaiya up and down the stairs.
"This is a real case of the flus" Chloe said and Ange nodded.
"I know I'm going to keep a close eye on her" Ange explained and Chloe nodded before heading off to work. Kisaiya soon fell asleep on the sofa. Ange got to work cleaning the house and was in the kitchen when she heard a noise. She ran through to the living room and noticed the girl had just thrown up.
"Oh dear, come here" Ange said as she pulled the duvet from the girl and put it in a pile on the floor and guided the girl to the toilet. She turned the light on in the toilet and knelt the girl down. It wasn't until then that she noticed the girl had her eyes shut.
"Open your eyes sweetie" Ange encouraged not understanding why the girl's eyes were closed.
"No it hurts" She said before throwing up again.
"You need to move your neck so you are being sick into the toilet" Ange said.
"No I can't" Kisaiya said and this instantly worried Ange.
"So you can't move your neck?" Ange said.
"No, it hurts" Kisaiya said sobbing.
"My car now" Ange said as she scooped the sobbing girl into her arms and carried her to the car. She placed the girl in the car with a bucket she had managed to grab and drove them to the hospital.
Arriving she knew that it would be quieter and probably quickly to just take her to AAU. The girl sobbed into her aunt's chest as the woman moved her muscles to get a grip of her.
On arrival to the ward, she was noticed by Xavier, who quickly took the girl from her arms.
"She's got a fever, sweating but cold hands and feet. She has thrown up and is sensitive to lights and can't move her neck. She has been complaining of muscle pains as well" Ange said as she passed over the girl.
"I need some help here" Xavier called as he placed the girl onto a bed. Donna and Cameron came running over.
"I need a lumber puncture now" He called. They quickly got the equipment needed and Ange jumped right into place.
"Baby, I just want you to look at me. Ignore everything else going on and look at me" Ange explained as she kept the girl completely still. Donna and Cameron both joined her to ensure that Kisaiya didn't move a muscle. This was very important.
"We need to start her on antibiotics incase it is bacterial" Xavier demanded, and Donna nodded. She quickly got a drip into the girl.
"Don't worry" Donna said putting her arm on Ange. Ange just glared at her. She knew that she shouldn't be they thought that the girl had meningitis. That wasn't something that she couldn't worry about. This was serious and she had just gotten the girl back. This could affect her for the rest of her life.
Ange sat down next to Kisaiya and held the girl's hand in her own. She kissed her hand and watched her sleep. The girl was barely conscious now.
So should Kisaiya have meningitis? If so what type? Should she have any life long implications?