Nightshift 31: F31-F40 Hallway

[fyeonly]

The conversation with Arlene over dinner had left Naomi with a great deal to think about. Which was both good and bad. It kept her from thinking about Raye, and the myriad of complicated emotions that brought up. But on the other hand, her mind kept wandering to things she'd really rather not be thinking about

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F40

[roger_hug]

(Coming from here.)

Bridget managed to get to the first room he could find, not bothering to look at the number on the door. His hand slid from Kagura's and he slumped to his knees as the door closed behind them. His head was swimming, his back and shoulders burned from the bites (could it be poison? infection? already?), and everything was tilting around him.

Still, he glanced over at his companion. "I'm sorry Miss Sohma," he managed.

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[kagurazuki]

Kagura tried to be brave as they ran the last few halls to an empty room. She didn't know who it belonged to, but at the moment, she really didn't care. She was still breathing quickly and hardly registered anything but relief when the door shut behind them. Until she felt Bridget's hand slip from hers as he fell to the ground. He was hurt badly, she had to do something!

"Don't be sorry," she told him, her expression full of worry. "You... you saved me. If I'd been all alone... I... I don't know what I would have done without you."

Almost automatically, she set Roger down beside Bridget, then hurried to the nearest bed, seeking out a clean sheet first and foremost. Without even a pause, she started tearing long strips from the cloth. They didn't even have fresh water to clean the wounds, but at least she could wrap them before they were infected or bled too much more. Once she had a moderately sized pile, she brought it back over to where Bridget sat.

He should be lying down in one of the beds, but... that might spell

Re: F40

[roger_hug]

Muscles trembling, Bridget held as still as he could, eyes shut tightly against the pain. He knew that she wasn't supposed to get too close to boys, so he made sure that he did as she directed him.

The bites on his back were raw, open wounds, the skin around them already inflamed and swollen. There was a large number of the holes, and Bridget knew that had it only been one or two bites, he would have been fine. But there were considerably more. That, added to the head wound he seemed to be sporting now.. well, reality was hanging on by a very thin thread.

Was he really so weak?

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[kagurazuki]

She didn't know what scared her more, the fact that another person might find out her secret, or looking so closely at the boy's terrible wounds. It seemed as soon as she'd laid down a layer of cloth, the blood soaked right through. Kagura kept at it though, covering him with several layers as she wound the bandage around and around. It still showed through in some places, but she was confident it would help stop the bleeding in the long run. She hardly noticed the blood that dribbled down her own shoulder. Compared to Bridget, that was nothing, right?

Kagura let out a sigh as she finished. "It... it's not too tight, is it?" She chewed her lip thoughtfully. "You should... probably lie down. Do... do you need help?"