Extreme Fatigue: A Short Story

To be a person who suffer from extreme fatigue, Jamie Tulley wasn’t very good at falling asleep. Her doctor had said that she needed at least 8 hours of sleep each night. But the problem is that she feel she will lose valuable time sleeping. And her question was; why doesn’t the day hours feel valuable enough? Because that’s the time she wants to sleep, but is not allowed due to school and life.

She sighed waiting for the bus ride to end. The last part was a bumpy ride, and because she could feel and hear the books in her bag clapping into each other. Her school came to sight, and she knew that this day was very much like any other.

“I must tell you something” Michelle stifled a shriek. The corners of her mouth almost touched her big eyes. Jamie didn’t shift her position to face her friend, she only let her eyes glide to the side. If it were any other person, they would have taken this as a cue to leave, but it was Michelle. She was familiar with these kinds of behavior from Jamie, so she stayed, still as happy.

“I’m waiting for Oh Michelle, what is it? Please tell me, I beg you and you’re the greatest person ever.” Michelle exaggerated creating a desperate move that looked like fainting. Jamie slam her locker closed. “I don’t sound

like that” They started to walk down the hallway.
“Maybe not on the outside, but on the inside you’re dying to know” Her smile hadn’t faded yet, and it made Jamie a bit curious. But she couldn’t be now, she had a point to prove. Whatever point that was.
“Not really” Jamie shrugged taking a turn around the corner and up the main stairs at the school. Michelle tried to keep the pace up the stairs, but she has always been a person who is behind in anything gym related. Plus she’s wearing a short skirt she needs to drag down after each step.
“Jamie!” inhale “Wait” exhale. “I must tell you anyway” Jamie rolled her eyes as she stopped at the third floor, waiting for Michelle to come up.
“I have calculus in two minutes, so hurry”
“I will, just give me a minute to catch my breath,” Michelle bent her upper body down holding her hands on her legs, breathing heavily.
“Michelle!”
“Okay, so I know you’re dating Scott,” “Yes, continue” “Let me then. I saw he drove Evangeline to school today,”
“And so, they’re just friends, I don’t see your point”
“And she kissed him on the cheek”
“That doesn’t mean anything”
“Come on, Jamie, don’t live in denial”
“I don’t, and I trust my boyfriend because he’s my boyfriend and not someone else’s”
“I tell you, he’s an idiot”
“He’s not, and stop being so rude to my boyfriend!

Is this the reason why you’re so happy?”

“What no, that’s something else, but I’ll tell you later, class has started”

“Oh god Michelle, do you really have to be like this?”

“Acting all though, but really you’re dying to know”

“Piss off”

“I was about to, loser”

“Your hair looks ugly today”

“Thank you, nerd” “I like your shirt”

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“So about our date today, I was wondering, McDonalds?”

“What a fancy place, never heard about it, is it cool?”

“Very, they got burgers to a very low price”

“Wow. Can’t wait”

“they’re delicious, but I think you’ll just have water”

“uhm

what?”