Dancing Shadows

Chapter Five

Ellowyn's POV-
   I wake up to a bright light shining in my face and instinctively close my eyes, only opening them again when I've adjusted. I run my fingers across the cotton knit blanket that is covering me as I look around. I notice that I'm in the nurse's office but I don't see anyone around. I push myself up into a sitting position on the bed and suddenly it feels as if my brain is rattling around in my head. I have the worst headache I think I've ever had. I lift my hand up to my head and feel gauze wrapped around it with my hair brushed and pushed out of the way. I look down to see that I've been washed and changed into clean cotton shorts and a t-shirt. Then, I hear the door open and snap my head up, which makes it hurt more. The nurse walks through the door and she's shooing people away. "Get back, I can't check on her if you're in my way. You can visit her later, just move!" She closes the door behind her before turning towards me. "Oh, you're awake! How are you feeling, dear?"

   "Um, my head hurts and I'm a bit dizzy, but other than that, I'm okay."

   "Well, unfortunately, my quirk isn't perfect. I healed your wound but I can't get rid of your concussion." She grabs a pill bottle and a water bottle off the counter. "Here, take some Advil. That should help a bit."

   "Thanks." I say as I down a pill with a sip of water.

   "No problem, sweetheart. Now, you have a lot of people here to see you. If you want, I can let them in. If you aren't up for it, I'll make them go back to their dorm rooms. It's your choice."

   "Who is it?"

   "Some kids from your class."

   "Oh, okay. You can let them in."

   She goes over to the door and opens it before peeking her head out and saying, "Come in."

   Todoroki, Midoriya, Bakugou, Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, and Mina walk in. "Hey, Ellowyn! How are you feeling?" Kirishima asks.

   "I'm okay."

   "That's great!" Mina says.

   "Yeah," Kaminari adds, "We were really worried about you. You slept for a long time."

   "How long?"

   Midoriya checks for the time on his phone. "It's almost eleven pm now, so it's been about eight hours."

   "Oh." I rub my eyes tiredly. "I'm still exhausted."

   "That's not surprising." The nurse comments. "Concussions tend to give you many symptoms, many of which you are already displaying including dizziness, nausea, vomiting, slurred speech, blurred vision, confusion, fogginess, amnesia, forgetfulness, headache, ringing in the ears, sensitivity to light and noise, and even exhaustion. The only issue with this is that when you are sleeping, doctors and other people can't tell if you are experiencing seizures or other serious symptoms that could lead to severe brain damage over time. Of course, it's still important that you get to sleep because it's essential to the healing process. That's why you are allowed to go to sleep but someone must wake you up every two hours. Because of this, you'll have to stay here for the next twelve hours so that I can be here to wake you up."

   "Wait, Recovery Girl, what if she came back to the dorms and we woke her up every two hours?" Sero suggests. "I mean, we wouldn't want to keep you from your own home and if each of us takes turns, we could all get enough sleep while still making sure that she is alright."

   Recovery Girl thinks for a moment. "I suppose that would be okay as long as Ms. Sallow feels comfortable with it, but you all would have to take this very seriously. Wake her up, ask her a few questions about how she is feeling, make sure that she isn't getting worse, and then let her go back to bed. Understood?"