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I Feel Very Blah!

For the second day in a row I missed school and was snuggled deep in my sheets, yet I was still shivering like crazy. I was clammy and my nose was as red as Rudolph's. I could barely breathe and every time I tried, I'd wheeze and cough for what seemed like hours, but probably only a minute or two.

My Aunt Kate came in to check on me and put the thermometer in my mouth. After a few seconds it beeped and my aunt checked the temperature.

"103, it spiked during the night. The doctor said two table spoons of the prescription, if it spiked," she said mostly to herself.

I groaned thinking of the nasty red liquid medicine I had to take.

"I know, Em. But you have to take it in order to get better. I'll go make some soup and you could eat that after your medicine," she said.

I nodded and watched her walk off and out of my room. My nose started to drip and I pulled out my hundredth Kleenex today alone. I blew into the tissue and was disgusted at the colors coming from my nose. I threw it in my waste basket which looked like a giant mountain peak.

I think I fell back to sleep because next thing I know my aunt is standing over me and waking me up. I woke up wearily and found a spoon with red liquid being held out.

"Here, take this and then eat your soup. Then you can rest some more," she said.

I grumbled out an okay and took the medicine warily, yet with haste so I didn't have to taste it too much. I made a disgusted face after it went down and my aunt gave a little chuckle. She placed the spoon in the tray, which she placed on my bed after I finished my nasty medicine. The chicken noodle soup in front of me was steaming and ready to be eaten by me.

I was so hungry, but usually once I start eating I wanted to throw it all up. My aunt left the room and I ate in silence. I ate slowly and savored the warm liquid broth as it coated my aching throat. Once I finished it, I drank the cold orange juice my aunt brought with the soup.

I started coughing again and this time it wouldn't let up, it felt like I was going to cough up a lung. My eyes were bleary and I could barely see. My aunt rushed in and patted my back soothingly to help get whatever it was out of my system.

Once I finally calmed down a bit, my aunt started rubbing small circles around my back to help me relax.

"You okay?" she asked.

I nodded, still in no shape to speak. She put the back of her hand to my forehead and then to the back of my neck.

"Well, you're not as warm as earlier. Which is definitely a good sign. Just get some rest and you should start feeling a little better tomorrow," she said.

She took the tray away and turned out my light. I quickly fell asleep and it was finally a decent sleep without me waking up every hour or two coughing or sneezing. I woke up the next day feeling way better than the last two and a half days.

Thankfully, my aunt reduced my dosage of the medicine since I was starting to recover. I was able to eat a little more solid food and drink some grape juice. I was so happy I was getting better because being sick is definitely not fun, but who says it is.

Then by the next day my temperature was finally at its normal number and I was able to at least get out of bed for more than just the bathroom. Aunt Kate was great at taking care of me, honestly she was way better than my mama. Usually when I was sick, either my mama wouldn't even be home or she'd be drugged up, but only once did she actually treat me like a parent should when their child is sick.

"Thank you Aunt Kate," I said while curled up on the couch.

"No problem, Emily. I can't leave my sick niece uncared for when she's sick," she said.

"Yeah, but this is definitely one of the best times I've been taken care of while being sick," I said.

It was silent for a bit, but my aunt broke it, "Sometimes I wish you didn't have to suffer through that, but at least you don't have to anymore."

"Yeah," I said.

We spent the rest of the night hanging out together and talking about everything and anything we could think of. I loved spending time like this with my aunt, it sucks that it had to be because I was sick, but I'll take it.