Internal Sin: 027

[KAI’S POINT OF VIEW]

I abhorred being ill. It made me feel so useless and, more importantly, it caused me to lose money because I was unable to work while I was ill; Reuben would not let me enter that restaurant until he was certain that I had recovered fully; and I was also unable to attend school, which left me all alone.

I couldn't recall the last time I was sick, but Ms. Charlie was there to help, and at this moment, I was confronted by a clumsy being who had the barest idea of what he was doing or what he was supposed to do.

Ralph was sitting on the bed next to me as I was tucked in and shivering like I had been drenched in the coldest water. He laid the back of his hand on my forehead and had a confused expression.

"You're on fire; what should I do?" his voice was panicked as he stood up from the bed, pacing from one corner to tIf I hadn't been so ill and unsure of what to do at the time, I probably would have laughed.

As I previously stated, I detested being sick because it m