Headache

Headache

Marinette rubbed her eyes as a familiar searing pain appeared behind her eyes. She let out a quiet groan, straining her ears to hear what Ms. Mendeleiev was saying.

"Is there something you'd like to add, Ms. Dupain-Cheng?" Asked Mendeleiev, glaring at Marinette.

"No, professeur, I've got a headache, I'm sorry for interrupting." Responded Marinette, as she felt another stab of pain.

"That's the fifth headache this week," Noted Mendeleiev, glancing around the classroom, "Bourgeois, take her to the nurse."

"What?" Demanded Chloé, staring at the teacher.

"Now."

Chloé scowled, as Marinette got out of her seat and stumbled slightly. Chloé grabbed Marinette's arm and practically dragged her to the nurse's office. Marinette's headache to taking up most of her attention, so she didn't argue with Chloé during the trip.

The nurse looked up from her computer and spotted Chloé and Marinette, "Can I help?"

"Dupain-Cheng's had a headache for the past week." Said Chloé, before turning on her heel and leaving the office.

"So, this headache," Said the Nurse, after a moment, "have you been having any other pains alongside it?"

"I've been having some issues with my eyes, and I've felt dizzy and sick at times." Said Marinette, wincing with her eyes closed, "I've been taking some pain killers, but those haven't touched it."

The nurse hummed, before looking at Marinette, "What did your doctor say?"

"He said it'll pass in a few days." Responded Marinette, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Do you require glasses?" Questioned the Nurse, typing on her computer.

"I haven't checked."

"When you said your doctor told you it'd pass in a few days," Asked the Nurse, "when did he say that?"

"About a month ago, so in January."

The Nurse stopped and looked at her, "Marinette, we're in May."

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"And you've had this headache for five months?" Asked Dr. Bateman, looking at her computer screen, "And you've also been feeling dizzy and nauseous?"

"Yeah." Replied Marinette, as her mother sat next to her.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand," Interrupted Sabine, looking between Marinette and Dr. Bateman, "Dr. Marsille didn't ask any questions."

"I think the migraines, nausea and dizziness are symptoms of another issue." Confessed Bateman, looking at the mother and daughter, "I'm going to schedule an MRI, just to make sure it isn't anything to be worried about."

Sabine and Marinette left the doctors surgery with more questions than answers, and, in Sabine's case, a quiet voice suggesting everything that could be wrong.

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Alya chewed on the end of her pen, Lila, while her stories had been interesting at first, was droning on and on about some charity gig she went to with Clara Nightingale or some other popstar. Marinette had left half-way through science to attend a doctors appointment, so Alya was left to deal with the headache that the class often called 'big boss in charge headache'. Thank you very much Kim, for that oh so wonderful name.

Speaking of Kim, Alya glanced to the side and saw him making spit balls with Alix, each choosing another member of the class at random. Alya groaned as Chloé squawked as a spit ball hit the back of her neck.