Twenty:
Noah:
I felt disgusting.
While my stomach was feeling better, I took full advantage.
I was able to get up and take a quick shower.
Baird could find me when he was ready to let me in on his plan.
I know he said it would just be twenty minutes, but I couldn't just sit there and wait.
When I got back to my room, Baird was standing there expectantly.
"Oh," he said, surprised, "Are you feeling better?"
He looked at the tablet in his hand to check my vitals.
I wasn't wearing anything so that he could check them.
"Noah," he said, "You know the rules."
"I just needed a shower," I stated, "Besides, I was going to put them back on when I got to my room."
I grabbed the watch off the nightstand and bound it to my wrist.
"See," I showed him the device strapped to me.
"Yes," he said, "I can see it."
I sat on my bed and sighed.
There was this sensation under my skin that I couldn't shake.
It wasn't painful, it was just annoying.
It almost felt like I had an itch that I couldn't scratch, no matter how hard I dug my nails in.
"Your vitals do not look much better," Baird stated.
I didn't feel much better, so I didn't really expect the numbers to change.
"You will be glad to know," he said, "Shay is on her way here."
I looked up at him quickly to see if he was joking or not.
"What?" I gasped, "She is?"
"I thought she might be able to help."
Or she might make things harder.
I didn't want to think too much about it.
Maybe I should have jerked off in the shower.
"When?" I asked.
He glanced down at the tablet again.
"Soon."
Fuck.
"You will be glad to know that while you were showering," Baird said, "I took care of tidying up for you."
I didn't even realize that he really did.
There were no clothes on the floor.
Even the smell of vomit was gone.
I was thankful.
"Thank you," I said.
He nodded, "Just make sure that you are ready."
"Where are we meeting?" I asked.
There were a few different rooms we used for the volunteer program. I just needed to know which one to go to.
"She is coming here," Baird said.
"I know," I said, "But which room?"
Why did I feel so tired? If I couldn't sleep, at least I should feel more awake.
"Noah," he said, meeting my eyes, "She is coming here, to your room."
Was I shaking?
Baird actually blurred as I stared at him.
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