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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 1:34:33 GMT -5
Specs left the infirmary and was back in a flash with his most recent book, Treasure Island. Once he was back, he felt Tag's forehead with his palm once again, which was slightly warm and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. Pulling the chair closer to her cot, he took a seat, opened the book and reached over to hold her hand.
"Ready?"
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 1:36:44 GMT -5
"Mhmm." She replied, squeezing his hand as hard as she could. Though it wasn't as hard as she thought; her body was growing weaker.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 1:41:17 GMT -5
Specs nodded, gently squeezing her hand in return. He knew he couldn't do anything else for the moment other than read, so he figured he might as well do a good job at it.
"Chapter One: The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow," started Specs, reading slowly and his voice steady. He glanced over at Tag and gave her a reassuring smile before continuing. "Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of..."
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 1:43:20 GMT -5
And that's when Tag fell asleep.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 1:45:41 GMT -5
((LOL. Nice  )) Halfway through the second paragraph, Specs glanced over at Tag to find that she was sleeping. Trying his best to stay quiet, Specs put down his book and pulled up the covers once more. Once he was sure she wasn't going to wake up soon, Specs gently let go of her hand and tucked her in before heading to the kitchen to find food for when she woke up. |
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 1:48:14 GMT -5
Thankfully, Tag slept soundly for the rest of the day. She didn't wake up until the next morning.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 1:50:19 GMT -5
Specs was busy the whole day trying to make sure that Tag was comfortable. After finding bread, apples and cheese in the kitchen, he made his way back to the infirmary and placed them next to her. If Tag was cold, he was there to put another blanket on her. If she was warm, he made sure to put a towel on her forehead so that her fever would go down. Needless to say, when Tag woke up the next morning, Specs was sound asleep on the cot next to her.
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 1:56:40 GMT -5
Tag sat up and gazed around the room. It took a couple seconds to realize where she was and what had happened the previous day. She saw Specs asleep, a mug of cold tea, some food and medicine next to her.
Out of the blue, she sneezed, which brought on another coughing fit. Oh, this again?
She was starting to think it was more than just dust from the attic.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 1:58:16 GMT -5
Specs twitched when he heard Tag's sneeze and sudden onslaught of coughing. Immediately on his feet, Specs was next to Tag with a cup of water and medicine.
"Here, take this," he said as he gently rubbed her back.
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 2:01:06 GMT -5
She did as she was told, taking the medicine and water from Specs.
Once she'd down the aspirin, she looked up at him, her eyes watering from all the coughing. "I feel... I don't... I" She was trying to tell him that she didn't feel any better, but the words kept getting stuck in her throat. She was still freezing, her throat hurt, her lungs felt almost non-existent.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 2:02:40 GMT -5
Specs felt her forehead once again and frowned when he felt that she'd gotten worse. Her cough sounded the same and she still looked weak.
"You'll get better," he said reassuringly despite his worry. "Y-you just need to sleep..." He didn't know what else to do. Was he supposed to tell Kloppman? One of the girls? Did she need to go to the hospital?
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 2:06:08 GMT -5
"O-okay." She replied, laying back down. She was sure that a little more rest would have her feeling good as new.
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 2:07:45 GMT -5
"Do you want anything else?" asked Specs, gently taking her hand and rubbing it with his thumb. He hated to see Tag like this and wanted nothing more than for her to be well and smiling once again.
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Post by Tag Along on Sept 11, 2011 2:09:41 GMT -5
She opened her eyes to look at him, a faint blush taking over her pale face.
"Would you... No, never mind."
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Post by Specs on Sept 11, 2011 2:11:04 GMT -5
"No, what is it?" asked Specs eagerly. He was willing to do anything for her, anything to make her feel better.
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