“Cough cough! …Uueeeh.”
My head is pounding. The scenery reflected in my eyes is dizzying, and my throat feels scratchy.
In this situation where I can’t even organize my thoughts properly, the only proof that I exist here right now is this annoying cough.
The school trip is over, and now I’m hit with this awful cold. It’s really unnecessary…
“Mina, I’m coming in.”
“Yeeees….”
My older sister, Yuyika, entered with a bowl of warm porridge in her hands.
She quietly sat beside me and brought the spoonful of porridge to my mouth.
“Mina, ahh…”
“Ahh…”
I didn’t even have the strength to feel embarrassed, so I opened my mouth and let her put the spoon in.
“Mmm… Thank you for the meal.”
“Is it tasteless or something?”
“Yeees… it’s delicious….”
To be honest, I could hardly taste anything due to the fever, but knowing that my sister worked hard to make the porridge made it feel special…
“Glad to hear that. I should change the towel soon. Just wait a moment.”
Even though it was bothersome, my sister spoke kindly with a smile, and I nodded without a word.
“Hah… Hah…”
My mind is fuzzy, and I can’t think clearly.
Why is my sister even here right now? I thought she said she was really busy recently.
I remember suddenly feeling dizzy and collapsing earlier… but what happened afterwards?
I don’t know…
★
When I came to, sweat was dripping all over my body.
But thankfully, it hadn’t been long since I collapsed.
Earlier, I was trying to get out of bed around 5:20, and now it’s only 5:28.
That means I wasn’t unconscious for long, but it doesn’t mean my situation is good.
Sweaty all over, a throbbing head, and a scratchy throat…
Right now, my body is in the worst condition.
Taking a cold bath was pointless…
For now… I should contact Mom…
I took out my phone, which felt incredibly heavy, and called my mom.
Even the ringing from the phone felt only like an annoyance, adding to my headache.
[Hello? Mina?]
“Cough! Ah, Mom….”
[Huh? Mina, why does your voice sound like that? You don’t seem well…]
“Hah… Hah… um, my body is… cough cough! Huh!”
[Mina?! Are you okay?! W-What happened?!]
“I think I… caught a cold… cough!”
Even though my condition was dreadful enough to make me want to scream, it was likely just a common cold.
Ugh… I don’t want this… Oh, God, please help me just this once…. Right. It’s already been over an hour, so there’s no way it’s something worse, right? It has to be just a cold, right?!
…I had some clues from last week.
[Cold? Hmm… It might be a bit much for me to rush back home… For now, check your temperature with the thermometer in the first aid kit on top of the living room cabinet, and take some fever medicine. I’ll contact your older sister.]
“Got it…”
After I answered, I hung up.
It would be best to measure my temperature first and inform Mom afterward, but it was hard to think straight with my head pounding from just hearing her voice.
And I knew Mom would need to contact Yuyika as well…
I dragged my shaky legs into the living room, took the thermometer and fever medicine from the first aid kit on the shelf, and put the thermometer in my ear.
After a moment of waiting, it beeped!
And the result was…
[38.6℃]
Needless to say, it was a clear fever.
“Hah… Hah…”
Breathing heavily, I moved to the kitchen, popped the fever medicine into my mouth, and took a sip of water.
Naturally, taking the medicine wouldn’t provide immediate relief, so there was no miracle to make my headache and fuzziness disappear instantly.
So I returned to my room and threw myself onto the bed, or rather, I should say I collapsed.
As I held my throbbing head, trying to close my eyes again, the broadcast scheduled for today popped into my mind.
“Oh, this won’t do…”
I had already taken a break from streaming since last Wednesday until Sunday.
Of course, I did an off-collab yesterday, but surely there were many supportive players who felt that wasn’t enough.
But there was no way I could stream in this state, no matter how I thought about it.
[Kaino Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 1 min]
“I’m sorry… I caught a cold…. I’m really sorry, everyone… ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏
