It'll Take Your Breath Away
Chapter. 2
“Come, sit.” Gordon spoke once Meta entered the home. The small warrior gasped in surprise when he saw Gordon already waiting for him, and he started to look around for the others.
“W-where’s Arthur?”
“I already had a word with him. He’s in his room now, so you’re next." He pointed to the chair. Meta swallowed a huge lump in his throat and slowly made his way to the living room. Once seated, he anxiously waited for him to speak.
“Meta, do you know why Bate started coughing when all those old boxes landed on him?”
“Y-you said it gets him sick. T-the dust, I mean.” He softly replied.
“I did, but do you know why?” He asked again. “Do you remember the word I mentioned earlier?”
“I, uh…..” His voice went into a whisper when he couldn’t remember, and eventually he shook his head. He heard Gordon softly sigh to himself, and Meta couldn’t help but flinch.
“Bate has asthma. It means he’ll start coughing or wheezing if he breathes in something that irritates him.” He said, simplifying it the best he could so he’s able to understand. "He’ll have trouble breathing as a result and in worse cases he’ll have to see Mends for treatment.”
“L..Like today?” He shyly looked up at him.
“Yes, like today. Arthur told me he was asking you to get him something once he started coughing, but you couldn’t understand what he was saying.”
“I…wanted to know if he wanted a cup of water but he kept pointing out the door….”
Meta focused on the table and noticed he was pushing something towards him. It was the same item he saw Gordon put in his mentor's mouth when he was coughing. He looked at Gordon, and grabbed it once he gave the okay. He inspected the device and eventually glanced back up one he began talking.
“He was asking for his inhaler. It’s a device that dispenses medication to help him when he’s having an attack. We talked about this once you arrived, but….”
“Y-yeah, I wasn’t paying attention…..” He finished, gently putting the item back on the table.
“Since you’ll be living with us, I expect you to pay attention in the future so an incident like this doesn’t occur. Lot’s of things can trigger an attack for Bate, and I expect you to not only listen to us when we lecture you, but to also follow through and do as we say, okay?”
“Yes, Teacher Gordon.”
“Okay, then.” He said, pushing himself away from the table. “You’re excused.”
The lecture wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be, but he still felt equally guilty about it. As Gordon headed to the hallway, he quickly called out to ask him something.
“Is…Teacher okay?”
“Yes, he’s doing fine. You can see him if you’d like, he’s resting in bed.” He said, motioning him to his room.
Meta quickly perked up and although he was a bit nervous, he really did want to see him. Gordon opened the door, and Meta peeked in and saw Bate in bed reading. He looked up from his book and gave a small smile. Seeing that made Meta feel much better about the incident, and he dashed towards the elder and hugged him.
“Teacher, I’m sorry. I….I should’ve paid attention when you were trying to tell me. Please don’t throw me out, I like living here with you!! Could you forgive me? "
Bate reached over and patted his head, giving a small chuckle. “I’m not going to kick you out, Meta, sweet Nova. It was an accident.”
“I know, but….”
“Use this incident as an example, alright? Next time I tell you to stay downstairs, I expect you to listen. If not, Gordon and I won’t be as lenient like today. ”
“Yes, Teacher.” He nodded.
“Good.” He settled back in bed. “I really need my rest now. We’ll see how I feel in the morning and maybe we can go to the beach."
Meta gave his teacher one last hug before heading out and going in the room he and Arthur share. The green Puff was currently in bed, and he looked up once Meta entered.
“Did Teacher Gordon talk to you?”
Meta nodded. “Yeah.”
“Was…he mad?”
“I think disappointed….” Meta jumped on his bed and sighed in his pillow. “Did you talk to Teacher?”
“Just for a moment. He seemed much better than before but still....it was kinda scary seeing him cough like that."
“Yeah, same." He flopped over and stared at the ceiling. "I didn’t know living with Teacher would be so hard. We almost killed him.”
“I know. What if it happens again?” Arthur said. "We gotta make sure to avoid causing any more mistakes, I don’t want get in even more trouble with Teacher Gordon like today."
“That’s what I’m afraid of….” Meta quivered at the thought. Sitting up, Meta looked at Arthur and hatched a plan. “How able we just be super careful. No matter what happens, we’ll always keep a look out for Teacher. If they see how aware we are, maybe we’ll be fine!" Meta put his hand in the center and gave a smile to his friend.
“Well call it "Operation keep Teacher healthy!" Arthur, are you in?"
“Hm, yeah...I guess so.” Arthur slightly shrugged with less enthusiasm than the younger Puff. Reaching over, he placed his hand on top of his. "You better hope this works, though."
"Don't worry." He assured. "It will!"
“W-where’s Arthur?”
“I already had a word with him. He’s in his room now, so you’re next." He pointed to the chair. Meta swallowed a huge lump in his throat and slowly made his way to the living room. Once seated, he anxiously waited for him to speak.
“Meta, do you know why Bate started coughing when all those old boxes landed on him?”
“Y-you said it gets him sick. T-the dust, I mean.” He softly replied.
“I did, but do you know why?” He asked again. “Do you remember the word I mentioned earlier?”
“I, uh…..” His voice went into a whisper when he couldn’t remember, and eventually he shook his head. He heard Gordon softly sigh to himself, and Meta couldn’t help but flinch.
“Bate has asthma. It means he’ll start coughing or wheezing if he breathes in something that irritates him.” He said, simplifying it the best he could so he’s able to understand. "He’ll have trouble breathing as a result and in worse cases he’ll have to see Mends for treatment.”
“L..Like today?” He shyly looked up at him.
“Yes, like today. Arthur told me he was asking you to get him something once he started coughing, but you couldn’t understand what he was saying.”
“I…wanted to know if he wanted a cup of water but he kept pointing out the door….”
Meta focused on the table and noticed he was pushing something towards him. It was the same item he saw Gordon put in his mentor's mouth when he was coughing. He looked at Gordon, and grabbed it once he gave the okay. He inspected the device and eventually glanced back up one he began talking.
“He was asking for his inhaler. It’s a device that dispenses medication to help him when he’s having an attack. We talked about this once you arrived, but….”
“Y-yeah, I wasn’t paying attention…..” He finished, gently putting the item back on the table.
“Since you’ll be living with us, I expect you to pay attention in the future so an incident like this doesn’t occur. Lot’s of things can trigger an attack for Bate, and I expect you to not only listen to us when we lecture you, but to also follow through and do as we say, okay?”
“Yes, Teacher Gordon.”
“Okay, then.” He said, pushing himself away from the table. “You’re excused.”
The lecture wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be, but he still felt equally guilty about it. As Gordon headed to the hallway, he quickly called out to ask him something.
“Is…Teacher okay?”
“Yes, he’s doing fine. You can see him if you’d like, he’s resting in bed.” He said, motioning him to his room.
Meta quickly perked up and although he was a bit nervous, he really did want to see him. Gordon opened the door, and Meta peeked in and saw Bate in bed reading. He looked up from his book and gave a small smile. Seeing that made Meta feel much better about the incident, and he dashed towards the elder and hugged him.
“Teacher, I’m sorry. I….I should’ve paid attention when you were trying to tell me. Please don’t throw me out, I like living here with you!! Could you forgive me? "
Bate reached over and patted his head, giving a small chuckle. “I’m not going to kick you out, Meta, sweet Nova. It was an accident.”
“I know, but….”
“Use this incident as an example, alright? Next time I tell you to stay downstairs, I expect you to listen. If not, Gordon and I won’t be as lenient like today. ”
“Yes, Teacher.” He nodded.
“Good.” He settled back in bed. “I really need my rest now. We’ll see how I feel in the morning and maybe we can go to the beach."
Meta gave his teacher one last hug before heading out and going in the room he and Arthur share. The green Puff was currently in bed, and he looked up once Meta entered.
“Did Teacher Gordon talk to you?”
Meta nodded. “Yeah.”
“Was…he mad?”
“I think disappointed….” Meta jumped on his bed and sighed in his pillow. “Did you talk to Teacher?”
“Just for a moment. He seemed much better than before but still....it was kinda scary seeing him cough like that."
“Yeah, same." He flopped over and stared at the ceiling. "I didn’t know living with Teacher would be so hard. We almost killed him.”
“I know. What if it happens again?” Arthur said. "We gotta make sure to avoid causing any more mistakes, I don’t want get in even more trouble with Teacher Gordon like today."
“That’s what I’m afraid of….” Meta quivered at the thought. Sitting up, Meta looked at Arthur and hatched a plan. “How able we just be super careful. No matter what happens, we’ll always keep a look out for Teacher. If they see how aware we are, maybe we’ll be fine!" Meta put his hand in the center and gave a smile to his friend.
“Well call it "Operation keep Teacher healthy!" Arthur, are you in?"
“Hm, yeah...I guess so.” Arthur slightly shrugged with less enthusiasm than the younger Puff. Reaching over, he placed his hand on top of his. "You better hope this works, though."
"Don't worry." He assured. "It will!"
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