Hayi knew she had a fever. All the symptoms said so. Major headache, check. Runny nose, sore throat, coughing like a dog, check. Aching joints, check. Hayi shook her head, trying to get rid of her headache which only got worse when she did shake it. She got her bow and arrow and went to the practice field. Oh what she would give for a nice , warm soothing bath, some chicken soup and a whole day’s rest in her fluffy bed afterwards. Hayi placed her arrow on the bow and readied her position. She stretched the bow, closed one of her eyes and aimed for the bulls eye. Hayi released the string of the bow and the arrow shot forward. She sighed when it hit the outer ring just outside if the bull’s eye. Not good enough. She hadn't been practicing for a few weeks and she needs to get herself in shape.
She needed to hit the bull’s eye 10 out of 10 times. She grabbed another arrow and readied her position. She closed her eyes, feeling an intense headache come over her and waited for it to subside. She opened her eyes again after the pain slowly ebbed away and released the string of her bow. But she didn’t know that there was someone out in the field. Realizing that the arrow would hit the boy’s head, with her soar throat, Hayi shouted, “Duck you stupid idiot!” The boy, who had relievingly fast reflexes, ducked just as the arrow passed his head. Hayi, fuming, marched up to him and practically shouted, “Yah! You stupid idiot! Why the hell are you even in an open field where there could be arrows flying around?! Are you stupid, or were you just born that way?!” Hayi knew she may have crossed a line or two, but she had a fever and a headache that felt like someone was splitting her head into two, so she really didn’t care anymore. She didn’t hear the boy’s reply when the dark spots in her vision gradually became larger and she felt herself falling and landing on a soft yet well-toned chest.