News Of A Practice Game Part 3
Once she reached the nurse's office, Koharu knocked on the door.
"Come in." the nurse invited Koharu.
Koharu walked into the nurse's office, "I don't feel too well, Miss Kojikawa." she said.
"Let's see where the trouble is," Miss Kojikawa said. "shall we, Koharu?"
"I feel a bit itchy around my left scapula," Koharu said to Miss Kojikawa. "my coach and teammates all think I could be allergic to some kind of plant or something."
"Koharu, would you mind if I lifted up your jersey in the back," Miss Kojikawa said. "I would like to see what I'm dealing with."
"Do whatever you need to do, Miss Kojikawa." Koharu said.
The nurse lifted up the back of Koharu's baseball jersey to discover that the young center fielder had a big ugly red rash on her left scapula.
"I'm not going to lie to you, Miss Hotta," Miss Kojikawa said gently. "but this rash indicates that you are allergic to something."
Now, Koharu was shocked, "Just what am I allergic to, Miss Kojikawa?" she asked.
"Take it easy, Miss Hotta, what you are allergic to won't kill you," the school nurse said. "you are simply allergic to poison ivy, which makes you really itchy if you come in contact with it."
"What should I do? It reallyreally itches!" Koharu exclaimed.
"Don't worry, Miss Hotta, I'm going to put a little bit of this anti-itch cream on your back where the rash is," Miss Kojikawa said to Koharu. "and then, you should be cleared to go back to your practice."
"Thank you, Miss Kojikawa." Koharu said.
Back on the baseball field, Koharu was in the batter's box.
Koharu was no longer itchy, thanks to the medicine that Miss Kojikawa gave her.
"I am glad to see that you are feeling better now, Koharu," Izumi said. "now, it's my turn to bat."
That evening at the Himuro residence, Izumi was playing the piano with fiery intensity, when her mother came into the living room.
"Koharu is on the phone and she feels like talking, Izumi." Keiko said to her daughter.
Izumi stopped playing the piano and grabbed the receiver.