Prompt: #47 - Music
Word Count: 80
Rating: PG
Author's Note: Part 2 of this mini-series. :)
He opens his eyes slowly, half-conscious and feeling absolutely miserable.

"Oh, you're awake," she says gently. "We weren't sure you were going to make it through the night, with your fever and all." She pauses, then continues in a voice he can barely hear. "I'm glad you did."

She lays a damp rag on his forehead, and smiles kindly down at him while humming a soft melody. He closes his eyes again, and loses himself in that simple song.

END.