An Adjustment Hypersensitivity Disorder

'Skin Posting'

Day 1

I: Hey I've got this medicine unit treat today, can you cover for an hour or so?

She: No.

Day 3

7.30 am

I: Hey, I can hardly breath, severe asthma...and to make it worse sinusitis has struck me like never before. I'll take my only permitted leave today.

She: Okay

1:15 pm

She: I've got this unit treat today. Can you cover the duty for me?

I (finding it hard to breath): Fine *nothing to say*

Day4

8.05 am

She: Now that I took your duty yesterday, you'll take mine today right?

I (poor health, wheezing): Okay

Noon

I: I can hardly breath. Need my inhalers. I think I'll cover your pending duty some other day?

She: Yeah okay

After fifteen minutes

I reach home. Phone rings

She: I need to go home. Can't take up duty today

I (frustrated, angry, desperate): FINE

Day 5 (Sunday)

I: Got some works today. Could we exchange duties today?

She: No. I plan to leave as soon as possible.

Day 6

Gets an sms: Won't be coming today. Fever, headache, vomiting

Quietus

I just saw the catastrophe that would take away my life;

Was that here where I would lie gasping for breath?

The night was too dark for me to locate.

Now that I have seen it all,

Is that a wish or a fear,

That I wouldn't last to wake up at the crack of dawn?