A/N When I was her age, sometimes when I had colds, I still did things. Since hers is more of a head cold and she's corona negative, she does things, too and she or her parents say she tested negative. I've had stew after church.
Sunday came and "My nose feels stuffy," Autumn said, when she woke up. ACHOO! she sneezed. She reached for a tissue, gently wiped her watery eyes, then flipped it over and wiped and gently blew her slightly pink nose, wet and gurgling. Then, she got a 2nd tissue, wiped and blew her nose again, finishing with a final wipe when the gurgling changed to a dry puff of air.
Autumn had breakfast and took her medicine. Then, it was time for the family to get ready for church. Autumn's family went to church, then they had stew afterward, with baby food for Aika, whose baby dedication was done that day at church.
Autumn, after lunch, decided to go to Sodor. She looked at her Thomas toy and floated away, tissue box on her lap.
Autumn landed on Sodor and found Thomas doing some shunting. She took a tissue from her box, gently wiped her watery eyes, then turned her tissue over and she wiped and blew her nose, then got a 2nd tissue, finishing with final wipe after she filled the tissues and the sound changed from wet and gurling to a dry puff of air, then said, "Hello Thomas.". ACHOO!
"Hello Autumn", Thomas said.
Autumn burst into tears, holding a tissue to her eyes. She wiped her tears and blew her nose, saying, "It's mean girls. I keep remembering their meanness and then, I just let it all out when it overwhelms me. I've still got my cold, too, which is why I wiped and blew before crying. When I've got a head cold, I blow gently and often with Kleenex, because I hate when my nose is runny and feeling bunged up,".
Thomas said, "Cry, Autumn. Blow your nose and wipe your eyes. Don't listen to the mean girls. Dry your tears and I shall take you on a gentle train ride.".
Autumn continued to cry, heartfelt sobs and tissues soaked with huge tears and wiping and blowing her nose manifesting how much she hurt from the mean girls. Then, when her tears slowed to a stop, she blew her nose again and dried her cheeks and eyes. Then, she rode on Thomas's train, wiping her watery eyes gently, sneezing at times ACHOO! and repeatedly blowing her nose with her tissues, saying "I've got a head cold and I can't stand feeling bunged up.", if anyone asked.
After her train ride, Autumn made her rounds of Sodor, sneezing, wiping her watery eyes as needed and wiping and blowing her nose, finishing with a final wipe when her nose was runny. Then, she found Thomas and said "Good-bye, until I daydream here again."
Thomas said, "Cheerio, Autumn." and she left her daydream with his whistle in her ears.
Autumn had soup for her evening meal, tending to her watery eyes and runny, stuffy nose as needed. Then, she went to her room to play with her train set, then her other toys and after that took her bath, put on a nightie, brushed her teeth, read herself a bedtime story, then her parents said goodnight to her and she tended to her eyes and nose as needed, during this time. Then, she fell asleep, hugging her stuffed cuddle Thomas.
A/N I'm vague about Autumn's family's beliefs, but I grew up in a church that does baby dedications. Last chapter, Autumn had a pink nose at the end of the day from blowing. Not sure if I took a bath Sunday as a rule ever. I know in my teens, it wasn't a bath day, typically but maybe when I was younger, it was. Autumn's taking a bath every day because she's a child.