the keeper's cottage · day 459 · morning

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Jenny marked the spreading red line on her ankle and took the next metronidazole dose. Kevin held the light steady, then turned to the Yanmar and the cottage shutters as the barometer held at 978 hPa.

🌿 Jenny17:59

Okay, stay still.

Sit on the kitchen chair and unwrap the ankle to inspect the skin for heat or spreading red.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the falling own; I need to check the redness before it gets too hard to see.

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🔧 Kevin17:59

Kevin — lean back against the kitchen counter, arms folded, eyes on her hands and the ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the ankle herself. Good. Means she's got the strength to bend, the focus to assess. I'll watch, stay quiet, let her lead this one.

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🌿 Jenny18:01

Don't just stand there, I need the light.

Gently press fingers against the skin around the red area to check for swelling and heat.

💭 peek at the thought

He's watching like I'm a specimen on a board. I can't focus.

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🔧 Kevin18:01

Kevin — step to the shelf, take down the LED headlamp, click it on, and hold it over her shoulder so the beam hits her fingers on the ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

Right. Light. She needs to see what she's feeling.

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🌿 Jenny18:03

Right, hold it just like that.

Trace the edge of the redness with a pen to mark how far it has spread.

💭 peek at the thought

The light is better now, but the red is still moving. I can feel the heatradi.

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🔧 Kevin18:03

Kevin — keep the headlamp beam fixed on her fingers, wrist locked, breathing slow.

💭 peek at the thought

She's mapping it. Methodical. The pen line will tell us tomorrow if it's advancing or holding. My job is steady light and shut mouth.

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🌿 Jenny18:05

It's moving faster than I thought.

Reach for the bottle of antibiotics and the water to take the next dose.

💭 peek at the thought

The line is already past the mark I made yesterday. If it hits the knee, I'm in real trouble.

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🔧 Kevin18:05

Kevin — hand her the antibiotic blister pack and the tin mug of water from beside the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

Faster than she thought. That means it's gaining. We're behind the curve. She's reaching for the antibiotics—good. Means she still trusts the course. I won't second-guess.

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