The Knight Nursery - One shots

four hours

CW/TW:
-eating dissorder
-passing out
-hospital visit
-mental health topics!!!!

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She's sitting there. All around the children. They are happily eating the lunch chef has prepared.
It smells heavenly.
But she can't eat it. She can't ruin her diet again!

"Carly do you want some?"
Darcys soft voice asks as she offers the apprentice a piece of her apple pie with cinnamon.

"No... No I am not hungry Darcy. And it's your food, kiddo. You should eat it so you'll grow up!"
She forces a smile on her face.
But her smile hurts.
It's gotten to this point again.

The kids finish their food and all bring the stuff away to chef and get ready for their naps.
Carly helps them settle, reading out a story for them and stays in the room for as long as she can.

It's lunchbreak, Reece was probably looking for her.
And her phone vibrates in her pocket. She takes it out and her screen turns on.
"Char <3"
She reads through the message and tears slowly start to fall down.

"Hey Carls you weren't on lunch break today, are you alright?"

She sighed and tries her very best to sound normal writing it.

"Yes, I just had to stay with Mila, she got fuzzy and wanted to hold onto my arm. So I couldn't leave the room. Xx"

She wipes away her tears as she knows Char would sprint right in the room after reading the message.

And she was right, Char gets right in the room and kneels down.
"Come on Carls, go grab some lunch, Reece is waiting up in the staff room."

"No no... that's fine Char I am good here and Mila is really comfy here right now, as am I."

"Are you a 100% certain? I could cover instantly!"

But the young apprentice just shakes her head. She couldn't face Reece and lie to him.
He knows she struggles. But he didn't notice yet. No one did.
Luckily, the young girl thinks to herself. She wouldn't need someone worrying and then blaming themselves.

Her older brunette colleague and friend has finally left the room again and Carly takes some deep breaths.
4 hours.
4 hours then it's a week.
4 hours then she can "eat" again.
4 long hours.

The pre-schoolers wake up again after their 3 hour nap.
Carly smiles and helps all of them up and then doing another round of wake up shake up.
The young apprentice tries to move herself as much as she physically can trying to "train" herself.

She is sweating by the end of it but she can't take off her jumper. And she won't take it off.

"Carly you are sweating! Won't you take off that jumper?"
Winter asks as his group settles down to eat their afternoon snacks.

"No, no. I am fine Winter!"
Carly smiles as she hands out the tea and snacks. They have banana bread with chocolate chips today.
Carlys favourite.
The smell gets into the young girls nose and it is so good.
How much she'd love to just bite in in and devor it.
But no. The 4 hours are not over yet.

"Goodbye Mila! Have a lovely afternoon! And see you tomorrow!"
Carly waves as her last child gets collected and then she starts cleaning up the room. Winter left already and truth be told, she didn't mind one bit.

The young apprentice tries to stay as active as she can while cleaning up. She feels like she needs to burn these calories quicker. And quicker.
4:30 pm. She can eat in 30 minutes! She only needs to get home first.
If she is fast enough she will make it just in time.