Night Rain: Chapter Three

At least the Nurse is kind of cute. He’s gotta be, what, ten years older than me?
“Um, what are you doing?”
Am I doing something wrong?
“Don’t you need me to undress?”
“It’s only a bite on your hand, isn’t it? Or did the spider get you elsewhere?”
Ohhhh. Way to go, baka.
“Well put your skirt back on.”
“I came like this.”
“Oh. I’m sure we can find you a replacement for when you leave.”
“Th-thank you.”
He seems more interested in the spider than in me. But I suppose that’s important when dealing with a spider bite. At least it isn’t one of those black widows…do they have brown widows? I’ve heard of a brown recluse before. With their haemotoxic venom. Painful stuff. Oh god. What if that happened to me? What if-
“Are you ok?”
“Hm?”
“You’re hyperventilating.”
“Am I?”
“Um, yes. You aren’t realizing this?”
“I was thinking of stuff.”
“Like?”
No one ever asks really what you’re thinking about and expects to get the truth. No one except medical professionals.
“What kind of spider it is.”
“It doesn’t have any of the markings of any traditionally deadly spiders. Now you say you felt an intense burning sensation?”
Not like I’m not having that feeling looking at you, doc.
“Yes, sir.”
He chuckles. Oh god, he’s on to me.
“No need to be so formal, Amaya. I’m the school Nurse. Just call me Nurse.”
“Aiko.”
“Aiko. I will remember that.”
“So am I free to go?”
“I’d like to keep you here just a little while longer for observation, if you don’t mind. Just to make sure everything’s alright. Does that sound fine to you?”
You bet your sweet ass it is.
“Sure.”