Making my skin crawl

I underlined the relevant bits and then bookmarked the page for swimmer’s itch. The good news was the parasite could not complete its life cycle in humans so no further disease would result. The itching could be treated with an antihistamine. I heard a knock at the door and turned to see Cameron in the…

Pests of all shapes & sizes!

I took Thomas’ temperature and listened to his heart and lungs just to be thorough. Thankfully I didn’t hear anything unusual. “OK Thomas. You are good to go!” I patted him on the shoulder. “You sure are lucky, Thomas, to have a kind big brother like Kurt, eh?” I said as I smiled at Kurt. “It’s…

Metamorphosis

Danielle’s cackles faded in the distance as I rounded the corner of the hallway to see ten campers sitting on the floor outside my office. I took a deep breath. “Hey guys! Let’s get our campers with scheduled medications taken care of first, OK?” I said. I tended to Lawrence and Allan. They dutifully took…

Scaredy bear

“And so I ran. Away from theeeeeeeeere!” I screeched as I dashed toward the main house. “Anne! What is the matter with you?” Father Brian called to me as he leaned over the railing of the second floor balcony. Danielle, standing beside him, had a curious expression on her face. I craned my neck to…