Chapter Eleven
Paige and Alex had got change and Paige has gone into the bathroom to comb her hair and brush her teeth and is now downstairs in the kitchen eat some breakfast before going to school. Alex’s had laid back down to get Paige to stop telling her she needs to stay home and in bed but as soon as Paige had gone downstairs Alex got back up and went into the bathroom and brushes her teeth and pulls her hair into a ponytail. She walks back into Paige Bedroom and grabs her book bag and put the box of tissues into her book bag and throws a few tissues into her jean pocket she then heads downstairs. Paige was just about to walk out the front door when Alex comes down the stairs. Paige stops dead in her tracks and looks at Alex.

Paige: Lexi, what do you think you are going?
Alex: Going to school.
Paige: You are sick Lexi, you need to stay at home and in bed. You also need to get lots of rest and drink lots of fluids.
Alex: (Cough) Paige we have a test in English class doing second hour and a test in seventh hour Media Immersion class. Plus I want to find out what (Ah, Ah-Choo) what I get on the biology test in fifth hour.
Paige: Lexi, you run a fever and you are still shivering. You cannot stop coughing or sneezes, you are in no shape to go to school.
Alex: (Rubbing her forehead) Paige I don’t want to fight about this, But I need to go to school today, we have to give that oral history report during six hour.
Paige: Fine, but I’m keeping a close eye on you all day and If I feel you fever getting to high I will call Jay and have him come pick you up and take you home.
Alex: Whatever.

Alex and Paige head out the front door and start walking to school. By the time they get to Degrassi Alex feels awful, but will not let Paige know how she is feeling. Doing home room first hour Alex and Paige catch up on their homework. Alex takes her English test doing second hour then lays her head down on the desk and closes her eyes till the bell to head to three hour starts ringing. It now four hour, which is lunch hour .Alex takes a sat at their normal Lunch table with Ellie and Jimmy. While Hazel, Marco and Paige go and buy, they lunch and Paige also buys Alex her lunch.

Ellie: Alex, You not look so hot, and sound awful you should go home!
Alex: (Wheezing) No!
Jimmy: Alex, Mr. Simpson will give you a make test and I’m sure the history test will let you and Paige give the oral history report when you get well.
Alex: (Coughs) I want to get it over with.
Paige: Lexi I get you a bottle of water and some chicken noddle soup to eat for lunch.
Alex: I don’t have an appetite Paige and my throat hurt too much to eat anything.
Paige: You are well enough to come to school, then you are well enough to eat some soup and drink some water.
Alex: Fine

Paige makes Alex eat the whole bowl of soup and drink all the water, as soon as she finish eating the bell for fifth hour rings. After lunch Jimmy, Paige, Marco, Ellie, Hazel and Alex walks into the biology class and takes their seats. Alex Starts coughing up greenish- yellowish mucus as soon as they walk out of the lunch room and has not stopped yet when they get to class and takes their sets in the back row of the classroom. Alex throws out the tissues she was use and grabs a new tissue out of her book bag.


Paige: You are not planing on going to work tonight Lexi?
Alex: Yeah I have to Paige, Chad steal (coughs) all the money from my top drawer (Ah-choo) yesterday night when I was asleep and spent it all a beer and food to party with his friends (coughs) I have to work tonight to have enough money on this weeks (coughs)
Paige: Check to be able to pay the rent.
Alex (Shakes head yes) Coughing
Paige: You are too sick to be work with other people food?
Alex: I ask Merri (coughs) if I can sale movie tickets.
Paige: Ok, I know I never will be able to talk you out of working, so I am not even going to try too.

Just then Mrs. Hatzilakos walk over to Alex and giver her graded test. Alex starts to take the test from Mrs. Hatzilakos but starts coughing too hard. Mrs. Hatzilakos set the test down on the desk and looks at Alex.

Mrs. Hatzilakos: (Feels Alex’s forehead) Alex’s I am sent you to the nurse, you sound awful and look and feel feverish.
Alex: Ok, Mrs. Hatzilakos (coughs).

Mrs. Hatzilakos writes Alex out a pass to the nurse and heads the pass to her. Alex walks to the nurse station and as soon as Nurse McKay sees Alex. She hands her a pass to go home sick. Alex walks back to Mrs. Hatzilakos classroom.


Mrs. Hatzilakos: What did the nurse tell you?
Alex: I am going home, I just need tell Paige something first.
Mrs. Hatzilakos: Ok, go head Alex.
Paige: What is it?
Alex: Here my half of the report for history class just in case Mr. Chew makes you give the report even though I am out sick.
Paige: Lexi, Stay home from work tonight, I cover for you and give you the money from my pay check!
Alex: (Coughs) I don’t have any sick days (coughs) left to miss at work, I have to go in anywhere.
Paige: Ok, But I’m going to make sure Merri does not push you too hard and let you do a job that you can set down for.
Alex: That nice of you I need to go, Chad on his way to pick me up. See you at work tonight.
Paige: Bye, sweetie.
Alex: Bye (coughs).

Alex waves bye at Paige and walks outside and gets into Chad Car and he drives her home. Once home she goes to her bedroom and lays down. Till she has to get up and ready for work.