DailyFlash: Wake Up

One of us is not well but we don't know why. The Doctor is testing this and that, but she is flat on her back with a pain in her head and light that burns her eyes.
     "Just as a precaution," he says, "I'll start you on a course of antibiotics. We need to rule out the worst, a bleed on the brain or meningitis."
     Everything could be fine, says the beat that skips and the intake of air.
     The Doctor continues to speak, but for now, the only thing he seems to be saying is "Welcome to the real world."

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