Tenacious Sky

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. From NôvelDrama.Org.

"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.

"You anatomical features are weird for a guy. Under those baggy gym clothes you're wearing, it's easy

to see that you have an hourglass shape. Your hips are wider than your waist. You don't have a chest,

at all. For the guys here, they at least have pecks. You're completely flat. On top of that, your breathing

is a little staggered. You haven't adjusted yourself once," she said as she stood beside me.

"I'm androgynous," I tried to excuse myself. She reached down and lifted the hem of my shirt. I tried to

stop her but it was too late. She already saw the ace bandage around my chest.

"I knew it! You're going to kill yourself this way. Your chest can't handle that amount of pressure for that

long. Why do you think we did away with steel-boned corsets? Women were breaking their ribs," she

fussed.

"Please, I just want to be coached my Race Imboden. That's all," I admitted. She sighed and pinched

the bridge of her nose.

"And Leo knows about you?" She asked. I nodded. She sighed again before her hands went to her

hips.

"In return, I help him with his panic attacks," I explained. Her eyes widened slightly.

"You're able to stop them?" she asked. I nodded hesitantly.

"And you're only here to train?" She asked for confirmation. I nodded again.

"Okay, okay... but if you get caught, I can't help you," she finally agreed. I sighed and took her hand in

mine.

"Thank you," I said sincerely.