Tangerine curls bob around slowly as Antonio speaks; what he’s saying does make sense to her—yes—but it was a diagnosis given to her by someone who seemed—hence, they weren’t actually one, mind you—to fit the role of a doctor, given that they were so close; he was serving as her company for the time being, of course. And even though Antonio wasn’t a doctor, what could one even say to something like this? It wasn’t a severe injury—at least, not to Bellum, for she had survived long enough with treating the wound by herself—so she wasn’t worried for her sake in the slightest, though she had been wondering why it would occasionally cover the bandages that she wore with spots of crimson, and it was apparent that her question was now answered. The professor went on to explain means of how to properly treat the wound, and Sara did take these to heart, but she couldn’t help but to think about how worried he seemed to be when announcing said ways. She still did not look in his direction, rather she glanced away as her lips parted slightly, but then she finally responds, keeping the sound of his worried tone locked in a chest within the back of her mind.
She finally shifts in his direction; “I suppose I should have gotten this checked out sooner. I haven’t done much beyond cleaning around the wound because I would imagine that something like”—her right hand raises as she gesticulates for emphasis—“peroxide—like you said—would only worsen the pain.” Though her words weren’t as medically inclined as Antonio’s were, she still seemed to be on the right track. It was in the short moment of silence that followed that Sara finally realized how genuinely concerned Antonio must have been, He handled her arm with great care; his voice took on a nervous tone as he—she assumed—could only imagine what could happen in the future; even the fact that he offered an examination in the first place showed care, let alone the fact that he was now willing to bandage her arm properly as well. Sara almost deemed the addition if she had wanted for him to heal her as funny; who would deny medical attention in a situation such as this one? She nodded, curls bouncing. “Of course; I’d hate to slow the healing process or cause any more damage than I might have already brought upon myself.” She paused for a moment. “I’ll see what I have in my bathroom.” And then she left.
The trip to her bathroom didn’t take long; she could practically complete the adventure with her eyes close, seeing how she had been living in this house for the majority of her life. An open door frame shouldered by two floor plants led to a hallway; the beginning led into a small staircase—only five steps made up this particular staircase—that led into the rest of the hallway. The walls were littered with various photographs from Bellum’s life, allowing whomever wished to walk along said hallway to glimpse upon the hanging photo album that defined her life, despite the fact that hardly anyone ever saw these pictures. Finally, she was led onto a landing, consisting of a few doors. The door placed straight ahead of her was the one that led into her bedroom; the two on the left led to separate rooms that she had arranged differently—one was a guest bedroom while the other was a quaint library-like room. The last door on the right led into her bathroom—her desired location—and she walked in, darting towards the place that she had pictured in her mind ever since Antonio had mentioned various medicines that would assist in treating her wound.
Above the toilet was a cabinet that was built into the wall. It branched out into a small towel rack—which she utilized—underneath itself and above said rack was two cabinet doors and an open area that was occupied by relaxing images of the beach, even though it was rather difficult for one to see such (though it was quite simple for Sara, given her height). Opening the cabinet doors, her fingers began shifting through various items. A tube of toothpaste was pushed aside; her hairbrush was placed somewhere else; various makeup was rearranged in such a way that she could get a better view, but alas, Sara could find nothing that Antonio spoke of. Walking over to her sink, the woman bent down and situated herself as her knees bent forward, thighs pressing against one another. As one of the doors was opened, her hands began sorting through various items (and it was quite easy to find her way around, seeing how everything was properly organized) until she produced a rather large, clear bag and produced it by putting it on the ledge of the sink after she stood back up. Sara poked around inside of it for a moment to find that various boxes of bandages lived in there, accompanied by the medical tape that she had already been using, various medicines that ranged from chewable tablets to liquid medicines—which did include hydrogen peroxide as the professor had warned about earlier—, tissues, and cotton in both the form of swabs and balls. Sara wasn’t sure if what he required was to be found in here, but it was what had served as her first-aid kit for around the house, so it would do. She then turned off the light and briskly headed for the living room once more, her body undergoing a small spasm from the cool temperature and the absence of her blazer as she passed through the gallery of her childhood and years later.
Finally, she reappeared and handed the bag to Antonio with a small smile. “Here’s what I could find. I’m not entirely sure if it’ll suffice, but I have a feeling that it will. If not,” she continues, “I can run out to the drugstore later and pick some things out for myself so I can treat it properly—and it would be great if you could show me how to do so as well.”