Mike and Nara

"Why do I feel tired?" she often wondered every time she felt dizzy. "This won't do, I should sleep," Nara tried her best to keep up with work until one she collapsed in the cafeteria while waiting for lunch on line. Everyone murmered and made sounded. "Someone pick her up," but camera were clicked capturing her pictures.

"Move," a guy said and hurried towards her. He looked at her and touched her forehead. She felt cold and pale, she was sweating but she had no heat in her body. She was dehydrated as well as exhausted.

He carried her in his arms and took her to the campus infirmary. The doctor immediately checked her and confirmed. "She is anemic, let's run some tests," he suggested and took her blood sample. She laid unconscious while doctor attached an IV to her.

"Will she be all right? the guy asked the doctor.

"That depends on the test results, we have to wait for two hours," Doctor said and asked the boy to leave the infirmary to let the patient rest peacefully. She remained asleep.

When the blood test reports came out it showed that she had her haemoglobin level on 7 and severe iron deficiency. She had symptoms hyper thyroid where here TSH showed variation all at the very young age.

Nara woke up around three hours and when she woke up she found someone sitting next to her bed on a stool reading a book.

"You are awake," he said and smiled keeping the book away.

Nara did not know how to react. "What..what are you doing here?" she said trying to get up.

"Rest, rest, don't get up, doctor will be back soon, we were waiting for the test results,"

"What test results?" She asked back.

"They ran some blood tests on you,"

"Whatever, I have to attend my classes," she said and moved.

"No, lie down," he said strictly.

"Leave my hand Mike," she ordered.

"No you are ill and you need treatment, don't you recall how you fell while standing on line?" he reminded here.

Nara could not deny that. And she still felt too weak and tired. "What are you doing here? Why are you here? she changed her questions.

"Why would I not be here? I study here," he finally declared the truth.

"What?" she was terribly shocked. "You study here in this university?" She looked around and wondered if she is in her campus or some other college. Mike found it cute and smile.

"What? Relax, we study in the same college, but I refused to show up in front of you, I did not wish to trouble so I hid myself. And stayed away," To that Nara had nothing to say. She had absolutely nothing to argue about. And moreover she could not believe that he never gave up! Nara took a deep breath and turned her face away. She did not want him to see her teary eyes. She looked up trying not to shed her tears and but lips trying not to cry while her throat hurt. Nara really did not have any close friends but she was not aware of Mike's presence around her. She avoided him for few minutes and looked at him. "Mike," she began to say things. "I am.." but the doctor interrupted her.

"You are up finally," he said and smiled. A doctor in his late 30s, he had hazel eyes and brown hair. His tan skin looked healthy and he looked like a warm person. Doctor Farhan, the badge on his chest had the name.

"Okay, so let's talk about the tests we ran," he said and kept standing in front of the bed. Mike stood up and gave his stool away. "Thank you," Dr. Farhan thanked him and sat down.

"You need proper care and attention. Nara is it"? he began.

"Hmm?" Nara did not understand.

"Is this the first time you are living on your own? Away from home"

"Yes," she said.

"I see you don't consume enough nutrients, what do you eat the most?" he asked.

"Milk for breakfast, sometimes bread, then cafeteria meal for lunch, then I have cup noodles or sandwiches for dinner and juice," she told him and looked at Mike who was carefully listening to everything.

"What is this? You eat nothing, how can you stay healthy?" Mike asked.

"Wait," Dr. Farhan said.."So this is your everyday routine?" And Nara nodded her head.

"That's bad you know, you cannot always depend on instant food, it has deteriorated your health," Dr. Farhan began to explain patiently. "You are anemic, lack of iron and needed nutrients in the food, your body need nutritious food, malnutrition is not a healthy habit, and also," he paused and looked at Nara and Mike.

Nara's heart skipped a beat and she grew tensed. Mike moved next to her and held her hand. Nara worried wondering if she has got any terminal illness.

"What is it?" she asked the doctor.

"You show signs of hyperthyroidism, there is a variation in your thyroid stimulating hormone, youngsters hardly get this, but these days it seen among many, it's not a problem, but this is not the age you should get it, we can have treatment," Dr. Farhan said to her. Nara got scared a little since she had no idea about hyperthyroidism. "There is nothing to worry, it's not any thing serious, it's just a life style.." but Mike stopped Farhan.

"Shouldn't she do further tests to know what caused variation in TSH?" Mike asked.

"Yes yes, I reccomend doing few more blood tests, and we will do some immunity tests too, let's see what is the root of the problem, you don't have to worry, it is curable, but won't leave, it may reoccurr anytime but since treatments are effective you just have to take medicines, only extreme cases leads to surgeries," Farhan kept advising Nara.

"What about scanning?" For a minutes Doctor looked at him. "What?" Mike asked him.

"Nothing, She will need scanning to check if there is any growth in her throat and I will wrote down the blood tests, you can do then whenever, but I suggest you start the treatment since it's the beginning," Nara smiled and took the prescription. "You may leave now," Dr. Farhan said and walked away.

Nara looked at Mike. But Mike understood that she had grown scared. He smiled and sat next to her. He moved the hair that fell on her face and patted her head.

"A small variation means nothing, you don't worry, just see if you have any symptoms and effects we can take treatment accordingly and get cured, you need healthy food,.let's go submit your samples at the lab and go eat food, I will take you out," he said and cheered her up.

Nara's phone rang at the time. Mike took the phone while Nara got up from the bed and looked at them. An unfamiliar name flashed across the screen. "Who is this?" he asked Nara handing her the phone.