Mount Olympus [8]

Rayah

I close my eyes agian, swallowing.

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Jackie

I shake my head, texting Jace that she needs him...badly.

Jace

I pull out my phone on the way to my next class, pausing in step to text back. What's wrong?

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Nic

I fall asleep in the back of the classroom, waiting for the bell.

Rayah

I yawn, hillucinating again.

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Jackie

I hesitate, She's...deathly sick. Coughing up blood and hillucinating.

Jace

I stare at the screen for a minute or two before texting her that I'll be there as soon as school ends. If I leave now, I'll have to come back. I'll need to be with Rayah the whole week. I can't keep going back and forth.

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Nic

I wake as the bell rings and walk to my next class, looking through my phone as the lecture goes on.

Rayah

I cough rapidly and fall off the bed, moaning and burying my head under the bed.

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Jackie

I shake my head, fine, but hurry. She's litteraly falling off the bed...

Jace

I don't respond, running to class and rushing through my exam. As soon as I finish, I head to my next and take it with the professor's current class. The bell rings before I get to my last one, but I hurry through it anyway.

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Nic

I resort to texting Jackie and ask how Rayah is.

Rayah

I sit up and look at the ceiling, standing shakily and balancing myself with the wall.

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Jackie

I text back, Worse. Don't know if she's gonna be okay. Hospitals are closed.

Jace

I finish my last exam and hand it in, rushing to the bathrooms. After washing my mouth out once more, I head up to my dorm and rush to pack a bag. I keep my school stuff with me, knowing I'll have work over the break, and shove a few pairs of clothes and my Christmas gifts for Rayah, Jackie, and Nic in another. Once finished, I fill the tub with water and drop a drachma inside. It shimmers into a portal and I drop through with my bags, getting there just as my stomach decides to act up again.

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Nic

I frown and sigh. Jace would know what to do.

Rayah

Someone appears in the room and I drop to the ground, coughing up blood again, shivering as I moan.

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Jackie

I give up, running a hand through my hair before glancing up at Jace and slipping my phone away.

Jace

I swallow, looking over Rayah, before bolting in the bathroom and doubling over. I wash my mouth out quick, my tongue burning for how many times I've had to do it in the past four hours, and walk back out. Dazed, I sit behind Rayah and take her gently in my arms, swallowing, "Beyond the blood thing, tell me what's wrong, Jacks."

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Nic

I skip last class and head to my dorm, pacing.

Rayah

Trembling, I stare at the floor and don't blink, hot on the inside but probrably freezing on the outside.

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Jackie

I think, "She has a high fever, 105, and she's cold as ice. She hillucinates, and shakes without needing to. S'weird--"

She goes into a coughing fit, curling up, and I nod, "And she's coughing too."

Spoiler

Just playing Jace for now.

Jace

I nod and swallow, looking over Rayah, "Draw a bath. Lukewarm. We can try to lower her fever that way. I don't know what to do about the coughing... Except maybe a breathing treatment. Do you have a nebulizer here?"

Spoiler

Okay.

Rayah

I look up at Jace and study him, "Why is there a camel in the room, Jackie?" I ask, "Are we going to the dessert?"

She shakes her head, before walking to the bathroom and I watch her, looking up at the ceiling as I sniffle.

Jace

I study Rayah in return, "Can you hear me, baby?"

Rayah

I swallow, not comprehending what he said, arms wrapping around my stomach as I shiver, "I-I want my Jae."