[i][b] – Kathy[/b][/i]

One minute the girl was happily cuddling Lion, and the next she was burning up. Kathy didn’t know what the problem was but the important thing was to do something about it. “This is outside of what I can handle, sorry but I’m going to have to take you to see Kiwi.” Gently apologizing to her, she lifted one of the girl’s arms around her shoulders and tried to stand up. Then tried again. Biting down on her lower lip, she let go of the girl and stood up as she tried to reassess the situation.

Kathy could hardly carry half her weight let alone someone that seemed about as heavy as her own self. [i]‘Could I get Lion to carry her on his back?’[/i] She wondered, glancing down at Lion. [i]‘No, she’ll just slip off if she can’t hold onto anything. What if I gave her a piggy back? Uh... Maybe. I'll do better than trying to carry her in my arms though.’[/i] Looking back at the lady at the desk, who was too busy cleaning up to notice what was going on, she told her, “Sorry but, please understand. It’s an emergency.”

The librarian looked back, confused as to what she meant but quickly got her answer in the next moment as Kathy yelled, “Eric? Crash? If either of you can hear me, please help me out!!” The lady gave them a warning look, then her eyes opened wide with understanding as she saw the girl collapsed next to Lion. “I’ll call someone in to take her to the infirmary.” The librarian told her as she lifted the phone at the desk. But Kathy shook her head as she busied herself trying to get the unconscious girl onto her back. “It’s fine. I want to get her there quickly instead of waiting around doing nothing. Sorry for all the trouble we're causing.” Barely managing to get up, she grit her teeth as she leaned forward with her arms hooked beneath the girl’s knees. “Ah!” Shakily wobbling around, she leaned one of her legs against Lion for a moment. “Sorry, just help me out a little Lion.” Getting back up and a few steps forward, she really hoped someone would come help soon. Ideally, before she fell down from the weight and added to the growing patient list.