[She feels the weight of him settle on her bed and - that's good. Because now she knows where he is, and it makes the whole thing feel a little less horrible.
And then he asks that question and her hand fists in the comforter. She speaks quietly.] Um. Not really. But he said that the medicine doesn't always work. There's something else he can try, in case.
[And while she doesn't actually cry, the thought of the medicine not working and having to stay like this, incapacitated by pain and useless - she'd put her own eyes out first. And it's a good thing that he can't see the hot tears that swell up, but do not fall, behind the compress.]
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And then he asks that question and her hand fists in the comforter. She speaks quietly.] Um. Not really. But he said that the medicine doesn't always work. There's something else he can try, in case.
[And while she doesn't actually cry, the thought of the medicine not working and having to stay like this, incapacitated by pain and useless - she'd put her own eyes out first. And it's a good thing that he can't see the hot tears that swell up, but do not fall, behind the compress.]