The air suddenly turned black all around me.
Cynthia’s Pov
A strong antiseptic smell in the air caused me to open my eyes only to meet the concerned look on my dad’s face. “What happened?” I asked “are we at the hospital? “I asked again on seeing the IV line attached to my hand “my princess, thank God! ” He let out as he threw his hands up in the air “don’t worry you are alright ” he said looking at me. ” Let me get the nurse” he said, then he went towards the lady in blue Scrubs with her hair up in a bun and came back with her. “Hi Cynthia, I am Nurse Lovett, you were unconscious for a while and just recovered from what is called an anaphylactic shock. I have a few questions for you before the doctor comes, do you remember what happened before you lost consciousness?” the nurse asked me. “Yes I had just come out of the swimming pool, it felt as if my chest was getting too tight and my heart was about to bust out of my chest, my skin was itching and it felt as if it was on fire, I asked my siblings to call my dad then I started vomiting and the air suddenly turned black around me. That’s all I can remember ” I concluded. “All right, have you ever experienced that itching and burning sensation before? ” She asked again. “Yes it has been happening for a few days in school now whenever I take my bath I start having rashes, my skin becomes red, and starts forming some red lumps. But my house mistress said that I’m reacting to the soap ” I answered. “All right I’ll be right back with the the doctor, how do you feel now? ” Nurse lovette asked “I’m okay, just hungry” I answered “sir, can you please get her something to eat, the cafeteria is that way ” she said facing my dad as she pointed to a direction outside the ward and left. “Okay princess ” as he fondly called me “I will be right back, let me get you something to eat, if you need anything urgently just ring the bell by the bed” he said as he kissed my forehead and left through the direction the nurse had pointed to earlier.
My dad came back with some hot and fluffy puff- puffs and a pulpy orange drink (my favourite), after washing my hands I munched my food quickly before the antiseptic smell got to me again. Then I sighted the nurse coming back to my bed but this time with someone in a white lab coat like the ones we wore in physics, chemistry and biology laboratories. I think he’s a doctor. “Cynthia I see you have eaten, this is Doctor Davidson” Nurse Lovett said to me. “Hi Cynthia, how do you feel now?” The doctor asked “I’m fine doctor, please why did I faint?” I asked the doctor. “There are plenty possible reasons but to be sure we have to carry out some diagnostic tests to know exactly what happened, Cynthia you are 13 right? ” Doctor Davidson asked “Yes” I answered “We have to ask your dad for his consent to carry out a number of tests on you ” he continued to which I nodded in reply. “Sir, I need you to sign this form if you consent to some diagnostic tests that we would have to carry out on Cynthia to know what caused the anaphylactic reaction she had earlier. We believe it is an allergic reaction, but we cannot exactly place our fingers on what she’s allergic to without this tests.” Doctor Davidson explained to my dad. “Hope this diagnostic test would not be painful doctor, nurse” my Dad asked looking into the doctor’s and nurse’s eyes, he looked worn out, he was all I had left since my mom had died not long after giving birth to my twin siblings, people always say that her death was rather unusual but never explained in details to me because they felt I was way too young to understand. “Mr Williams most of this tests are painless, it just involves taking samples from her” Doctor Davidson explained “it’s alright, I will sign” my dad said before he read and signed the form and gave it to the doctor, Doctor Davidson and Nurse Lovett signed the form too. “Thank you, we will be back” Nurse Lovett said before they left. My dad held my hand and said “you’ll be alright cupcake” he calls me that sometimes too.
Nurse Lovett’s Pov
“Doctor Davidson, can I see you for a minute ?” I called out to him as he was about to leave “sure, is my office fine by you?” he asked as he turned back “Yes” I replied, picked up cynthia’s case notes and we went to his office.
“Am I safe?” He asked as we got into his office flashing his set of white teeth “sure, it is about Cynthia, how many diagnostic tests do you have in mind?” I asked as I sat on one of the chairs facing the table. “A number, it could take quite some time I fear but what other choice do we have, she could be allergic to anything” he said “I know right, from the questions I asked her her symptoms were similar to ones I read about an hypersensitivity reaction on Nurse Mentee’s page” I explained. “The blogger? ” he asked to which I nodded “I read her stuffs too” he continued “oh that’s nice, the reaction I read about was aquagenic urticaria, it’s symptoms are very similar to cynthia’s, I know we would have to carry out tests to be sure and that is why I am suggesting we start from there, see if we can rule it out before carrying out other tests, I believe it would be shorter that way, her dad has had past bad hospital experiences right here. I just want to help them so that they can be discharged as soon as possible” I explained. “Alright Nurse Lovett, we’ll start from there, and I will talk to the medical laboratory scientist too” he agreed “ok then, thank you” I said “no need to thank me, we are called a team for a reason” Doctor Davidson said before I left his office.
Cynthia’s Pov
After cutting a Small part of my skin for what she called a biopsy. The other lady in a white laboratory coat who said she is not a doctor but a medical laboratory scientist said that the next text was a water challenge test, “sounds like fun” I thought to myself. She dampened a towel in what she called room temperature water, and placed it on my chest. Then it started again it seems like she had poured diesel on me and ignited it, my skin started itching so badly that I screamed with all my might ” I’m burning, I’m burning” I cried, this was no fun, as teardrops streaked down my face, it only got worse, it felt like I my tears were also diesel, my face was on fire “Ahhhhhhh!! Help! Help! I’m burning!!” I screamed from my lungs.
To be continued…..
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