Haley Dailey [Suite Life]

Chapter 11 - Doctor's Office Visit

This was the first time that he had ever regretted kissing a girl. His head felt like it would explode with the pressure in his sinuses. He lay there in bed the next day, a tissue over his face, and his body wrapped up in his blankets. A shiver ran through him. Someone knocked on the door, but he didn't bother to say anything, mainly because his throat was soar, and he didn't bother to get up since his body ached with a fever. The person opened the door.

"Hey, Zack."

Zack sat up slowly, and the tissue dropped from his face, and he felt his body ache as he did so. He saw someone in a full white body suit. "Cody?"

"Hey, just checking up on you."

"You look ridiculous," he said in a nasally voice after he saw his brother, whose voice was muffled due to the suit.

"I wanted to come by and bring you more medicine and see how you're doing, and I brought you a thermos of chicken soup. The proteins and other ingredients in it are proven to help cure a cold." He held up the silver thermos. "And I didn't want to get sick while bringing these to you. This suit allows me to do that without coming in contact with your germs."

Zack coughed. "Reminds me of the suit you made a few years ago at the Tipton. You know, fishbowl head."

"Yeah, but this one is more advanced." He tossed the small box of medicine to him. "Here, take these once every four hours, and drink a lot of fluids, including this soup." He came over and set the thermos on Zack's bed. Zack nodded, and he winced at the sinus pressure in his head.

"Ow... Man, I hate this. I never get sick."

"Well, that's what you get for kissing a sick person."

"I know, and I regret it now."

"You regret kissing Haley?"

Zack thought about that for a second. "Okay... maybe I don't regret it, it just would have been better if she wasn't sick. I guess I just couldn't wait anymore. How is she, by the way?"

"She's still sick, but is doing a little better. Haven't you texted her?"

"Yes, but she doesn't answer. I said that I became sick, and she never responded after that."

"She probably feels bad for making you sick. You should just call her."

Zack thought about him kissing her and then running out of the room. "She probably doesn't want to talk to me. I ran out of the room after kissing her yesterday, mostly out of shock." He coughed and moaned with how that hurt his throat. "Ow, my throat."

"I think you should go see the ship's doctor. All Haley had was a nasty head cold. You have that and a soar throat, which means you may have strep throat. You need antibiotics to cure that."

Zack moaned again and collapsed back onto his pillow. "Just leave me be, Cody. Let me die in peace." He coughed again.

"You're not going to die, Zack. That is, if you don't get some antibiotics."

He gave his brother a displeased look. "Thanks, man. Now leave so I can sleep."

Cody nodded. "Fine, but I'm setting up an appointment for you with Dr. Handle."

He left and Zack didn't bother to protest. He really wanted to get over this bug, mainly because it was making him feel like crap. Other than that, he enjoyed not having to go to school and not having to work. What time was it, anyway? He looked over at his nightstand digital clock. It was only 7:30 in the morning. He moaned again and pulled the covers over his head, not wanting to deal with his cold the whole day. He barely got any sleep the night before since the cold symptoms were setting in hard core and it was hard to sleep. He would go to that doctor's appointment.