Emily Stone waved her hand, saying she was fine, with a self-mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.
She never expected that despite having been healthy since childhood and seldom suffering from even minor colds or headaches, she could actually get a fever from a small wound.
Director Scott said he needed to give her an IV, but Emily shook her head incessantly, refusing to get the injection no matter what anyone said.
In the end, unable to persuade her, they had to go along with her wishes and prescribed some antipyretic and anti-inflammatory medication.
Emily slept the whole day, and by seven in the evening, her fever had not completely subsided. Two young female doctors accompanied her until eight before leaving.
Emily drifted between sleep and wakefulness, slipping in and out of consciousness for over an hour, until she awoke and realized it was already nine. She immediately got up.
