Tenacious Sky novel Chapter 12

"He twisted his ankle playing basketball," Leo explained carefully. She took off my shoe to examine my ankle before putting a cold compress around it.

"Luckily, it looks like it's just a sprain," she finally diagnosed. 

"Ice it every night and keep it wrapped in the ace bandage I'm about to give you to reduce the swelling.  You should be able to walk out of here and return to normal activities in a week," she instructed. Great, more time before being coached by Race Imboden. She offered me a pain killer before going back to her office.

"Thank you Nurse Jackie," Leo called after her. I sighed as I stared at my ice covered ankle.

"Just my luck," I muttered to myself.

"When you go to practice tomorrow, make sure you tell your coach, in detail, why you're hurt. The coaches are all pretty close and Ryker will get his punishment through his sport as well," Leo said. I simply nodded. This sucked.

"Do you have fencing practice today?" Leo asked, changing the subject. I shook my head quietly. Leo sighed before he stood and placed his hand on my shoulder.

"I'll be right back," he said before he left. I sighed before I leaned back on my hands. Nurse Jackie came back into the room and stared at me with her arms crossed.

"I noticed that Leo takes care of you. In all the years I've known that kid, he's never shown interest in his classmates. And I think I know why you're different," Nurse Jackie said as she came closer.

"We're just roommates," I said quickly. She scoffed.