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I try to pullto find where I’ to the side in exhaustion and landing on the cool tile

"Mia," Ansel says, bending one knee besidemy arm

"I’ll just sleep here until I die I’m pretty sure Harloill send one of her , he lifts s his shirt up and overjust behindup Letto the doctor I worry You are er than I expect: a fe competency with eye contact While a nurse takes my vitals, the doctor speaks to Ansel and, presu on with me I catch only when he sayseverything accurately I ireat and then we gotup, it’s incredibly aard Her name is MIA HOLLAND Is there a service by which we ship ard A to lish "What are the symptom?"

"Fever," I tell her "And I can’t keep any food down"

"What is your highest, ahte at Ansel He says, "Environ, ah, trente-neuf ? Trente-neuf et deh, not because I have any idea what he’s just said, but because I still have no idea what nant?"

"Uh "No"

"Do you mind if we do an exanant?"

"No," she clarifies with a smile "For tests"

I stop short when she says this,off in a full sprint "Do you think I have so I need a blood test for?"

She shakes her head, s you just have a stomach virus The blood isah" She searches for the word for several seconds before looking up at Ansel for help "Ça n’a aucun rapport?"

"Unrelated," he translates "I thought" he begins and then sape at this shy version of Ansel "I thought since we are already here we can do the standard tests for, ahsexually--"