Strip that down

Chapter 21

My palms were pools of sweat, ever so nervous I pulled my sleeves to cover my hands.

I let out a deep breath, I could do this I give people needles all the time why is it any difference?

Joel was sat on the chair with a ball in his hand straightening his arm as Richard feeding him his cookie.

Zabdiel looked at me. "Are you okay? You look pale."

I blinked and looked at him with a nod. "I'm fine."

"If you don't want to do it, it's okay you know."Zabdiel said as he lowered his tone just for me and him to hear.

"But what if I'm a match?"

"More than reason to do it isn't it?"

I nodded. "Yeah I'll be okay. I can do it."

"Yes you can."

Everyone eyes were on Joel, the first one out of us all to take the blood.

Another nurse walked in. "As nurse Annie is doing him, who wants to be next?"

"Erick!"Chris quickly volunteered Erick giving him a nudge to go.

Erick looked at him. "Why don't you go then?"

"Why are you all acting like this is the damn hunger games eh?"Adeline said as she rolled her eyes. "I'll do it next."

The nurse nodded and Adeline took a seat, She bit in her cookie as the nurse rolled her sleeves finding a vein.

Then Joel was done giving a pint of blood. Nurse Annie turned around and pointed at Zara to be next.

Zara threw a look at me to hold her hand. I walked over to her as she sat down.

Nurse Annie gave her the ball in her hand Zara turned her head to me. "You are going to be alright with this aren't you?"

"Yeah I will be."

"Are you sure? We all will understand if you don't."

"I'll be fine."

She took a hold of my hand and squeezed it as the needle went in. Then Zara gave her pint of blood.

The other nurse was done with Adeline and It was Erick's turn. And river's turn with the other.

He had this scared expression on his face and dragged Zabdiel to sit with him.

Erick buried his face in Zabdiel's chest and his free arm wrapped around him. "Zabdi if I don't make it you know what to do."

"Erick I'm sure you'll be fine."

"Don't correct a man on his death bed."Erick said with a fake cry.

"But you aren't on your death bed."Richard said as he let out a sigh. "Tarodo."

"Heard that!"

"You were supposed to."Richard added as he rolled his eyes.

As the needle went into Erick's arm, he let out a high pitched scream.

I was trying not to laugh. We all were but Zara was the first to burst into a laughter fit! His own girlfriend!

After Erick was done, Richard and Zabdiel had theirs done now it was me and Chris.

Zabdiel gave me a look as I sat down on the chair. I didn't want to do this not just because of my fear of needles it was because my scars would be shown to everyone and that's something I didn't want anyone to see.