Chloe came flying around the corner.
"I thought it was just the flu" She said instantly feeling guilty.
"Don't worry I did too" Ange said. Chloe put her hand on her cousin's arm soothingly and stroked her arm a couple of times.
"Can you do me a favour?" Ange asked and Chloe nodded looking at her mum.
"Can you nip home and get us both some clothes. We will be staying here overnight no matter what. My house is also covered in sick" Ange hinted.
"I'll sort it, don't worry" Chloe said leaning down to kiss her mum.
"What made you realise it was serious?" Chloe asked as she made work putting her coat on.
"She threw up and then I rushed her to the toilet and she wouldn't look down as she was throwing up. She also had her eyes closed" Ange said and Chloe nodded.
"I'll get her new pyjamas as well" Chloe said and Ange nodded before thanking her daughter.
"So we have the test results back" Xavier said as he walked into the room.
"It's viral meningitis, so it is just a case of managing her symptoms. We will continue to keep the pain medicine high" Xavier explained and Ange nodded.
"She has a really bad fever so just now it is just important that we manage that" Xavier explained. They spoke for a bit longer before he left.
"I'll send a nurse in to help get Kisaiya into a gown" Xavier said and Ange nodded.
"Can you please send Donna" Ange asked and Xavier looked at her. He knew that she was very well known in the hospital but didn't think she would demand such senior staffing. Ange noticed the look and jumped in to defend herself.
"It's due to previous issues. If you looked at her notes, you would understand. She trusts Donna" Ange snapped back. She didn't like being judged especially when the person didn't understand the whole story. It happened too often.
Xavier nodded slightly ashamed of himself and the position he had just put himself in. Xavier knew better than to say anything and just decided to go and find Donna. He quickly found the nurse.
"Just had Ange Godard totally snap at me because I didn't understand why she wanted you to help get Kisaiya changed" Xavier said and Donna nodded.
"Well maybe next time check a patient's file before saying something like that. That young girl has had a really difficult start in life and she doesn't just trust anyone" Donna said not happy with the young doctor. Donna stormed off to help Ange. She grabbed a gown on her way.
"Hey" Donna said as she made herself known before opening the curtain.
"Oh someone really isn't right" Donna said instantly feeling bad when she saw how ill Kisaiya looked.
"Let's get you sorted" Donna said. Ange and Donna made quick work getting the pyjamas off the girl and changing her into the gown. Donna bit her lip and looked at Ange when they both noticed new self-harm marks on the girl's legs. Ange nodded and looked at Donna indicating that she would deal with this. Donna trusted the older woman so left it be.
Once changed, Donna left the two to carry on with her work. Ange sighed and sat down. She knew once the girl was better they would have to deal with the self-harm. There was so much that needed to be dealt with.
"Muhh" Kisaiya mumbled. Ange couldn't work out what the girl wanted. It sounded like a mumble but also a bit like mum.
"What's wrong sweetie" Ange asked leaning towards the girl. Kisaiya simply opened her arms out to her aunt and Ange knew what she wanted.
"Come here then" Ange said pulling the girl into her arms as she sat on the edge of the bed. She had sat here often with other children and young adults. She knew how difficult it was when they were ill and wanted comfort. Ange never stopped herself comforting a patient if they needed it.
The girl drifted off to sleep just as Chloe returned with a bag of clothes for them.
"They are going to move her up to Paediatrics and then I'm going to stay the night" Ange explained and Chloe nodded. She had guessed that so packed both of them an overnight bag.
"Thanks Chloe" Ange said kissing her daughter on the head.
"I need to go back to work but any issues just text me" Chloe explained and Ange nodded.
Once Ange was sure the girl was fast asleep, she quickly disappeared to her office and came back with her laptop. If she was here, she might as well do work while the girl slept. Kisaiya woke up a colour of times and Ange encouraged her to drink some water. As she was so dehydrated, she was receiving fluids and they had also been talk of a feeding tube. Ange agreed to both but they decide to wait before starting the feeding tube.
Ange looked at her phone and noticed that she had a miss call from her mum. She didn't speak to her mum often. She knew that she really should be their relationship was rocky. Her mum hadn't offered her support when she had Dom but changed once Ange explained what happened with Chloe. Her mother helped her by looking after Chloe nearly full time for the 5 years of Ange's medical degree. Ange was confused as to why her mother hadn't taken Kisaiya from her earlier.
Ange stepped outside the room to call her mother back. Her mum knew that she had Kisaiya but was not aware of the issues over the last few weeks.
"Hi Mum" Ange said over the phone.
"Hello, sorry to have phoned you during the day but I don't suppose any of you have had any contact from Clemmie?" She asked.
"No, you know I don't speak to Clemmie anymore and she has nothing to do with Kisaiya" Ange said.
"Can you just check with Kizzie for me? It's very important" She explained.
"I can't currently because the girl is asleep and recovering from meningitis" Ange explained.
"What? Why was I not told of this?" She demanded.
"Because we only found out ourselves a couple of hours ago but I will go and check her phone" Ange explained. She wasn't one to snoop in either of her children's phones but knew that she could easily find out if Clemmie had been speaking to Kisaiya without much snooping.
Ange grabbed the phone which Chloe had brought in and noticed that Kisaiya had no contact with her mother on this phone at all. She checked messages and all social media.
"Kisaiya hasn't had any contact with Clemmie" Ange explained.
"Well if she does can you let me know" She said and Ange nodded.
"Yes but why is it important anyway?" Ange asked.
"Clemmie has gone missing. We can't get in touch with her. She got in with the wrong crowd and we are very worried about her" She explained.
"When does Clemmie not get in with the wrong crowd" Ange said rolling her eyes. She spoke to her mother briefly for another 15 minutes before hanging up. She hung up and went back with her niece who was now wide awake.
"Are you okay sweetie?" Ange asked and Kisaiya shrugged. Her head still hurt a little but not as bad as earlier.
"Do you want to try and eat something?" Ange asked and Kisaiya shook her head.
"If you don't eat anything then you have to get a feeding tube put in" Ange said and again Kisaiya shook her head. She didn't want to eat, she didn't want anything. She especially didn't want a feeding tube.
"I'm sorry sweets. It is not an option" Ange explained.
By the time it was dinner time, Kisaiya had been moved to the children's ward and had just been brought food by the nurses. Ange had ordered for the girl as she knew exactly what she liked and disliked.
Kisaiya refused to eat anything when the food came in. Ange had been very patient with her and was trying desperately to get her to eat something.
"If you don't eat anything then you will need a drip. Try this" Ange said putting some pasta on a fork. Kisaiya looked at her aunt like she was crazy. Was this woman about to try and feed her. She was 12 years old.
Ange put the food up to Kisaiya's mouth and waited for the girl to open it. After waiting a minute or so slowly Kisaiya opened her mouth and allowed her aunt to put the food into it. Kisaiya got the food off the fork and ate it slowly. Ange got another forkful ready.
She managed to do this until over half of the food was gone. Kisaiya then refused to eat anymore. The nurses deemed the amount she had eaten as acceptable and she won't need a feeding tube tomorrow. Ange knew that if this was to continue, it was going to be a long few days.
After eating, Kisaiya went back to sleep but not before cuddling into her aunt and getting comfortable. This was the first time that she had been able to have someone cuddle her when she was ill. When ill she was very cuddly but never got cuddles like this from her mum. It made her feel better in her stomach, she didn't worry so much. It was a feeling that she liked.
Hope this is okay :) Let me know what you think :)