Coping with Stress

Jasper couldn't believe it. Thirty-eight degrees fever.

Orita looked slightly worried and Wilmer frowned. Jenna told the boy that he had to call in sick for a week.

"The doctor said that it was stress-induced," the lady butler reported and Jasper coughed.

It was ridiculous! Just yesterday, he was telling Scarlet and Alex that he wanted to create a building block game similar to Legos with children friendly art styles and a very light story-line for optional quests. Elfie had started to work on the program kernel, whatever that meant.

"I'm fine, I can still work..." Jasper retorted weakly and Alex shook her head by the door. Scarlet felt slightly sorry for the boy who was desperately trying to convince the adults that he was still well enough to walk.

Elfie sighed. "He's much too stressed lately. This sick won't go away until he finds a way to de-stress..."

Scarlet looked at the programmer. "How can we help him?"