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Marie's POV, first person
Voices were all around me, making my pounding headache worse. "First Greg and now her!" "Move her over to that cot." "She should rest for a while, but otherwise she'll be fine."
Were they talking about me? My head hurt so bad, I couldn't open my eyes. *fade out*
*fade in*
All was quiet now. My headache was almost gone completely and I felt much better. My eyes flickered open to see Judai not far away, sleeping in a chair by the bed I was on. So I was in the nurse's office, huh? How did I get here?
I sat up and glanced around the room and saw Greg on another cot. Why was he here? It took some effort, but I was able to get up and walk over to his bedside. He was out cold and it looked like he had a fever. Was it because of our duel? I needed to know.
Judai could tell me what exactly happened, so I made my way over to him and shook him awake. He looked at me groggily before registering that I was awake. "Oh, hey Marie, are you feeling better?"
"Yes, but I need you to tell me what happened in my duel with Greg. I blacked out or something in the middle, so I have no idea why Greg is in here or why I blacked out in the first place. You were watching, so you can tell me, right?"
His chocolate brown eyes were filled with concern. "Well, when you called out your dragon, you started acting really weird. And when your dragon attacked, you won the match, but it also caused Greg to collapse for some reason. No one seems to know why."
"Wait, I won?" I asked, surprised.
"Well, yeah. It was a pretty overwhelming win, too."
Then it must've been because Greg collapsed that everyone was giving me looks of hatred. But it wasn't my fault! I wasn't even conscious at the time!
"Anyways," Judai continued, "You were looking really sick when you climbing up the bleachers, so I had to help you to the nurse."
"Is that it?" I demanded.
"That's all anyone knows," he said flatly. That didn't seem like everything, but I could tell he wasn't going to tell me anymore, and at the moment I didn't feel like pressing the issue. My brain was just too tired from thinking all the time. I needed a break.
I flopped back onto my bed and Judai asked if I was alright.
"Yeah, I'm still a little weak, that's all."
"Hey, how about we have a duel? That's what makes me feel better," he suggested.
"Maybe later. Right now, I just want to be alone."
"Okay," Judai said, disappointed. "The nurse said you're free to leave whenever you feel well enough."
He got up, preparing to go to his own room. "Thanks," I called. Judai waved vaguely as he left the room. I laid back on the bed and my thoughts wandered.