Spencer was in her room with a box of tissues.  She blew her nose.  “Spencer, you’re going to be late for school!” Paula called.  Spencer weakly got up from her bed.  She saw Jenna sleeping in her crib. 

“I’m glad you’re doing better,” said Spencer with a smile.  “I have to make sure that you don’t catch the cold again.  If I had the strength I would take you to daycare and asking your grandmother is out of the question.”  Spencer went downstairs.

“Why aren’t you dressed yet?” Paula asked coldly. “Unless you don’t have a fever, you’re going to school.”  Spencer put Paula’s hand on her warm forehead.

“I got a cold and am running a slight fever,” answered a nasally Spencer.  “Jenna got over her cold, but I caught the cold from her.”

“Alright, no television or phone for the day,” Paula stated.  “There should be medicine in the medicine cabinet and there’s some orange juice still left in the refrigerator.”

“Okay,” said Spencer. “Thanks, Mom.” 

“I have to head to work,” Paula replied.  “I’ll see you later.”  Paula walked out of Spencer’s house.  Spencer went back to her bedroom.

Meanwhile, Ashley was outside of King High and was waiting for Spencer.  She saw Nick leave his SUV and went towards him.  “Hey Nick, have you seen Spencer around?” asked Ashley with curiosity.

“She’s not coming to school today,” Nick answered simply. 

“Why not?” questioned a concerned Ashley.  “Is she okay?  Is it Jenna?  Is she still sick?”

“She texted me and said that she caught the cold from Jenna,” Nick explained.  “Since we have most classes, she wanted me to update her with the work that she missed.”

“That sucks,” stated Ashley with a sigh. “I’ll go see her at lunch then to check up on her.” 

“That’s really nice of you to do that,” Nick observed.  “So are you still trying to get on Spencer’s good side?”

“I’m just being a good friend to her,” pointed out Ashley.  “I want to prove that I’m going to stand by her side.”

“I see,” Nick stated.

“I know you’ve got a key or something for Spencer’s house so hand it over,” demanded Ashley.

“Yeah, it’s for emergencies or whatever,” Nick pointed out.