Scared and Nervous

Cubby Gets a Sore Throat

Cubby's POV

I woke up with a sore throat. My throat felt very sore. I went down the ladder of the bunk bed and I went to get changed. I went downstairs to make breakfast, all though it was all made. Jake and Izzy were waiting for me.

"Hey guys...is everything okay?" I asked them. My voice felt like it was rhapsody because of my sore throat.

"Cubby, you woke up too late. So I had to make breakfast." Jake exclaimed as he made beans on toast for breakfast.

"Sorry. I must've overslept." I exclaimed as I sat down.

I began to eat my breakfast but I couldn't eat my breakfast. It felt painful to swallow the toast. It was too painful.

"Cubby? Are you okay?" Izzy asked me.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I exclaimed as I painfully swallowed the toast.

"Are you sure? It seemed like you were having trouble swallowing the toast." Jake exclaimed. I have to come clean. I'm not stubborn. I'm not Izzy.

"Actually...my throat feels really sore. It hurts to swallow. It's like I can't get anything down my throat." I exclaimed as I rubbed my neck.

"Wait a minute." Jake said as he got up and went to get something.

"Where is he going?" I asked Izzy.

"I don't know but probably to go and get the torch to look inside your throat. I think you might have tonsillitis." Izzy exclaimed. I don't know what tonsillitis is.

"I'm back. Cubby, can you let me look into your mouth? I just need to look at your tonsils." Jake exclaimed as he came back with the torch. I opened my mouth, and he puts a lolly stick on my tongue, to look at my tonsils.

"Just like I thought." Jake exclaimed as he took the lolly stick off my tongue. I closed my mouth.

"What is it Jake?" I asked him.

"You've got tonsillitis." Jake exclaimed.

"What is that?" I asked him.

"Tonsillitis is when your tonsils enlarge and it's painful for you to swallow anything, well apart from jelly." Jake exclaimed.

"Don't worry Cubby, I get it sometimes. It goes away in a couple of days." Izzy exclaimed.

"Yes, except, if you get it frequently or you stop breathing for a couple of seconds in your sleep. You have to get them removed. Which also means surgery." Jake exclaimed as I began to get scared.

"S-s-surgery...? I don't want s-s-surgery..." I stuttered, really scared. Jake rubbed my shoulder.

"Cubby, don't worry, you won't get surgery. It's only your first time having it. And I'm sure, you won't get it again." Jake exclaimed, as I slightly smiled.

"How do I make myself better?" I asked them.

"Well I usually have jelly and mint tea to help me when I get tonsillitis." Izzy exclaimed.

"But he might not like having tea." Jake exclaimed as he looked at Izzy.

"Well he can always try it." Izzy exclaimed as Jake sighed.

"Come on Cubby, you can lie down on the couch." Jake exclaimed.

"Wait, so I don't have to lie down on my bed?" I asked him.

"No because you're haven't got a fever or throwing up. So you can lie down on the couch and watch TV." Jake exclaimed. "And me, Izzy, and Skully can be your assistants." He exclaimed.

"Wait! What?! I don't want to be running around for him." Izzy exclaimed.

"Well he did it for you when you were sick. So you'll pay it back to him. You can make him the mint tea." Jake exclaimed while Izzy sighed, annoyed.

"And what will you do be doing?" Izzy asked him.

"I'm going to be watching Cubby." Jake exclaimed as he took me to the living room as I lied down on the couch.

"Do you need anything Cubby?" He asked me as he turned on the TV.

"Can I have a blanket?" I asked him.

"Sure Cubby." Jake said as he went to get me a blanket.

"Here you go Cubby, some mint tea for you. I hope you like it." Izzy exclaimed as she passed me the mint tea. I tried it. I liked it...sort of.

"Well, do you like it?" Izzy asked me.

"Sort of." I said.

"Oh, is there something in this drink that you don't like?" She asked me.

"No, it's just not something that I would drink normally but when I'm ill then yes." I exclaimed.

"Oh okay. Call for me, if you need anything." Izzy exclaimed.

"I will." I said while she left the living room.

Jake came back with the blanket and he layed it on me.

"Now, what do you want to watch? You can have the TV all day?" Jake exclaimed.

"Can I watch Looney Tunes?" I asked him.

"Sure." Jake exclaimed as he turned it to Looney Tunes. I was laughing but then I was coughing because of the pain. I groaned.

"Easy Cubby. Be careful with your throat and laughing." Jake exclaimed as I nodded my head.

"Maybe Cubby can try and have a little ice cream." Izzy suggested as she passed me a bowl of ice cream. I sat up and ate it. It was still painful to swallow but it was sliding passed my huge tonsils. Which was a good sign.

"How is it Cubby?" Izzy asked me.

"It's good." I said as I kept eating it slowly.

"Izzy?" I called for Izzy.

"Yeah?" She asked me.

"Can you get me one of my toys please?" I asked her.

"Sure Cubby." Izzy exclaimed as she went to get one of my toys.

"Hey guys! I'm back from Winger's." Skully exclaimed.

"Hey Skully! Just one thing, Cubby's not feeling well." Jake exclaimed.

"What's wrong with him?" Skully asked Jake.

"He's got tonsillitis but don't worry, it's only going to last a couple of days." Jake exclaimed.

"Like Izzy's?" Skully asked him.

"Yeah like Izzy's." Jake replied.

"But Izzy gets tonsillitis couple of times a year, in every year! I'm surprised that she hasn't got them taken out." Skully exclaimed.

"Cubby won't have his taken out. Well hopefully not. If he has it frequently then he might need surgery." Jake exclaimed as I started to cry.

"Cubby, I got one of your toys. Cubby, are you okay?" Izzy asked me as she sat down next to me.

"Jake said I might need surgery." I stuttered as I kept on crying.

"Cubby, I only said you might need your tonsils removed if you have it frequently. We're all sure that you won't have it frequently. Don't worry." Jake exclaimed as he rubbed my head.

"Are you sure?" I asked them.

"We're sure Cubby. We're sure that this is going to be your first and last time of having tonsillitis." Izzy exclaimed.

"Do you want jelly to soften your tonsils?" Jake asked me. I nodded my head.

Jake and Izzy made the jelly and they gave it to me. It was raspberry flavour. I swallowed it and it was the only food that didn't hurt my tonsils. It was really soft.

"Is that helping you Cubby?" Izzy asked me.

"Yes it is." I said.

"Hopefully, in two days, your tonsillitis will be gone." Jake exclaimed as he ruffled my hair.

"I hope so too Jake." I exclaimed.