The moment she heard it was contagious, Isla Prescott immediately raised a hand to push Shane Sterling away. But she had no strength, and Shane Sterling remained as solid as a rock, not even swaying in the slightest.
"Stay away from me," she said.
Shane Sterling stubbornly kept his arms around her. "I'm not that weak. I won't get sick."
Isla Prescott was still worried, so she asked the doctor for two disposable masks. She put one on and had Shane Sterling wear the other. She knew they had been in close contact for too long on their way over, that the window for effective isolation had long passed. Still, even if it was like locking the barn door after the horse had bolted, it offered her more peace of mind than just doing nothing.
After getting her prescription, Isla Prescott took an ibuprofen pill right there at the hospital. After waiting a little longer, she hadn't thrown up again and her temperature had started to drop, so the two of them headed home.
