Under The Weather chapter 7
Topsy was lying down at his nest shivering and moaning. He was unable to keep anything down; just like Tria, Maya and Grandma Longneck. He is glad that Cera isn't as sick as she was a couple of days ago.
"Ohhhhh; I feel like I'm going to throw up," Topsy moaned.
Topsy's statement turned out to be true when he started throwing up the meals he had the other day. He winced in pain since his throat was sore. Vomiting was painful enough without having a sore throat. After a few moments, Topsy slowly stood up and decided to get a drink of water. He wanted to get that taste of vomit out of his mouth.
"Yuck; as the old longneck always says; better out than in," Topsy mused to himself.
Once he got to the Thundering Falls, he saw Grandpa Longneck drinking from the watering hole. The elderly male looked down at Topsy and frowned.
"Don't you start Kenneth; I know I'm not supposed to be up and around; but, I'm so damn thirsty; plus, the taste of vomit is disgusting," Topsy snarled.
Grandpa nodded.
Topsy lapped up some water with his tongue. He felt better when he didn't taste any vomit after a couple of moments.
"Despite your illness; you still have the ability to speak in complete sentences," Grandpa responded.
"Don't worry; I'm not that ill; it's just a flu bug; it'll go away in a few days," Topsy claimed.
With that, Topsy went back to his nest to lie down. He hoped that he would feel better the next day.
The next day, Topsy woke up feeling just as sick as he was yesterday. He only got a few hours sleep since he had been vomiting for most of the night. Diana wandered over to where Topsy was so she could see how he was feeling.
"Hey Dad; how are you feeling?" Diana asked.
"Diana; not very good; feeling very *wheeze, cough* (moan) hot; I think the fever; gone higher than yesterday," Topsy managed to say.
Diana nuzzled the side of Topsy's face and backed up quickly from the heat that was coming off his body.
"Goodness; you're right; your fever is higher and you're delirious," Diana exclaimed, a look of worry is in her eyes.
"Tria? How's Tria doing? Have you seen her lately?" Topsy asked.
"She's doing okay; her appetite isn't normal yet; but, she's making a slow recovery," Diana explained.
"What about Cera?" Topsy asked.
"I've seen her up and about this morning; she seems to be much better," Diana replied.
Topsy sighed. He was glad that Tria and Cera are on the mend.
"Try to rest; you need enough sleep so you can recover faster," Diana said.
"Try telling that to my stomach; every time I get to sleep; it starts acting up," Topsy claimed.
Diana nodded.
She went to gather some purple flowers and set them at Topsy's paws.
"Eat these; they'll help keep the nausea away when you're trying to sleep," Diana stated.
Topsy shrugged.
"I'll try; but, I'm not sure how long they'll stay down; my stomach seems to disagree with about everything I put in my mouth; even water," Topsy explained.
Diana had a sad look on her face.
"Don't worry Diana; I'll get better soon," Topsy tried reassuring his daughter.
"I know you will Dad; I'm just worried about you," Diana admitted.
Topsy nodded and ate a couple of the purple flowers. He liked that the taste isn't bitter; medicines usually have a bitter taste and dinosaurs often need a drink of water after taking medicine. Diana walked away from the nest so Topsy could get some sleep. Topsy managed to fall asleep despite feeling so sick. He hoped that he would be able to keep the flowers down.
I've decided to give Littlefoot's grandparents names. Grandpa Longneck (Kenneth) and Grandma Longneck (Miriam)