Breathe

~three~

After a while, Aston and Luke left to call my Mother. I logged onto my computer and started doing some homework that was due. Since I had been absent from public school too much my mother had decided to move to online. It was definitely easier but no doubt lacked human contact and was mildly depressing.

I completed an English essay and Science lab but I was really struggling with my Algebra worksheet. I was never really good at math hence my disliking towards it. I decided my best bet was to ask Marie for help so I pressed the call button. She came walking in with her usual smile and hands in her pockets.

" Good afternoon Ms. Maya. Did you meet Doctor Hemmings and Irwin?" Marie asked

" Yes, they came before they seem nice."

" They are and very attractive too" she laughed

" Marie!" I yelled while chuckling

She walked closer to me and watched as I struggled to figure out what god damn x was.

" x is 15" Marie said like it was obvious

"What how do u even know that," I asked. I've been struggling on that question for over 20 minutes but she was able to get the answer in less than 2. She just smiled in return.

" I'm just that good. I'll be right back with dinner." She said before leaving the room. My stomach twisted at the thought.

She came back with a plate of  rice, carrots, and a piece of chicken before being paged away again. I stared at it blankly not wanting to eat it. I felt like I might be sick the second it touched my lips. I knew i'd be in for it when she came back. I only had some breakfast this morning. Marie came back a half-hour later to get my plate after seeing I barely ate anything the motherly disappointed made its way onto her face.

" Maya you have to eat more than that you barely ate any lunch" She looked at me

" I am really not hungry" I groaned back

" I know but you still have to eat, you know what happens if you don't "

They force me to. They had to before or else I'll lose weight too quickly.

I felt tired, frustrated, and to put in simple terms I didn't want anything to do with the plate in front of me.

" I will be back in 15 minutes and I better see some of that food gone,"  She said while backing out of the room.

I didn't want to upset Marie but I really did not feel good. I paid attention to the tv hoping for nausea to go away. If I told her what was going on she would get Hemmings and Irwin and who knows how they would react. Carter never responded nicely, sedating me or completely ignoring me entirely so I hid it.

When Marie came back into the room and I had not eaten anything I knew I was in for it.

" Did you eat anything more," she asked

I shrugged frozen in fear while looking at my fingers.

She left and for a second I thought maybe she'd let it go. Unfortunately I knew better than that, this was Marie we were talking about the same woman who prided herself on making sure I took medication. It was when Luke knocked on the door that she was most definitely going to win this battle too.

Luke's POV

It was about 6 o'clock when I had dragged myself to the couch in my office. Finished with all my patients for the day and was just left with a mountain of paperwork. The guys were in my office also doing their charting from the day. We usually waited for each other since we were roommates since med school. Micheal and Calum were discussing their days as I just completed my stuff in silence; exhausted from the long day I had endured. About an hour later we were getting ready to leave when Marie had pagged me about Maya.

" You guys go I got a urgent page from Marie, I have to check on Maya "

" Do you want me to stay" Aston has asked me

" Yeah sure, I might need the help"

We took the elevator to the 3rd floor and saw Marie at the nurse's station waiting for us. She looked worried automatically making alarms go off in my head.

" What's wrong? Is she ok?" I asked quickly walking to her room as Marie followed.

" She is refusing to eat her dinner and she barely ate any breakfast this morning and I'm worried she is already underweight. She'll hide her symptoms and I know she's not feeling normal."

" Hide her symptoms?" Ashton asked

" Carter wasn't exactly the most patient and compassionate doctor"
Her words immediately sent me into rage, she's a young girl who's relying on you for help. How could you mistreat her?

We all entered the room to see a very tired Maya, looking miserable. I walked up to her bed as she made eye contact with me not saying a word.

" Hey, Maya how are you feeling?" I said taking a seat on her bed

" Eh," she said simply looking at her fingers

This put out all doctor alarms for us. A patient with Cystic Fibrous as serious as Maya's could be killed by the flu. CF patients suffer from compromised immune systems.  Aston and I exchanged glances

"Could you tell us some symptoms?" Aston asked, she just shrugged.

" I just feel dizzy, nauseous, and tired my throat kinda hurt too" she stated as she looked at Marie again.

" Alright I'm just gonna test your oxygen level," I told her as I placed the oximeter on her finger we stared at the screen waiting for the reading.

The screen read 91 panic flood through Aston, Marie, and Me. Her oxygen levels were extremely low a normal level being around the high 90's.

"Ok pretty girl, your levels are a bit low so we are going to give you some oxygen and some medication to help you sleep," Aston told her

"I want to take your temperature" I said bringing it to her forehead after moving a few hairs out of the way.

" 103.2" I read out loud.

" I'll bring a fever reducer" Marie said quickly leaving

" You should start feeling better soon." I rubbed her arm

I turned to Marie as she handed me the medicine.

" I want you to check her levels every hour and let me know of any changes. We are going to give her a relaxer tonight so she will wake up late tomorrow. I will call her Mother and tell her any updates. " She nodded and went to grab a seductive.

" No I don't want to be put to sleep" She panicked making her monitors beep louder only stressing her further. I leaned over and turned off the sound trying to calm her down. She was clearly out of it, and not feeling well.

" It's ok Maya everything is going to be okay" Ashton spoke.

" No please, please" She begging me as her heart reached a dangerous level. Her fast anxious breathes making themselves apparent.

I hugged her feeling her head fall to my shoulder as she cried. I rubbed my hand up and down her back as she slowed her cries. Aston was able to give her the relaxer while she was hugging me. She began to look more and more sleepy and I placed her back into her bed and covered her with the blankets. Still holding her hand.

" Please don't leave me," She whispered almost asleep

" I promise pretty girl we will stay here with you tonight"

She nodded no longer able to speak. Her hand soon went relaxed and little snores followed. Aston placed the oxygen mask on her face and assured it was good before sitting in the chairs near the bed.

" I feel for her she's just 15 and she's here alone, literary begging for support " Aston said

" So let's be that support."