[Sadrain]

November 23rd, Knoxville.

It seemed that this girl would continue to give Ryan relentless trouble and headache. After he had changed his bandage (which did not stay clean for long), the man noticed that she was sweating loads. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, just wiped her forehead and took off most blankets, but with time, it got more serious.

Soon it got to the point where Ryan understood that if she stays in her drenched clothes, he would not be able to keep her warm enough. Although he had younger siblings, this guy did not have that much experience of taking care of others. And thought of changing the girl's clothes made him feel awkward, to say the least. Wandering trough nearby apartments, Ryan gathered few more mattresses, firewood and blankets, then dragged it all back to their 'residence'. That took out more strength out of him than he liked to admit.

When he had prepared everything for her new 'bed', Ryan started to carefully undress and dry her. She seemed very frail, as if a tighter grip could bruise her or break her bones, especially now when her veins had come out so. The man was thankful she had underwear under the hospital style wear. When all that was more or less done, he dressed her in his spare clothes and put on the clean mattress. Rest of the time, he spent carefully wiping her sweat, keeping the fire going and water warm, as well as murmuring complaints and curses.