Natalie Wood, Nicholas Ray & James Dean

Jim Stark lay in his bed with the blankets wrapped around his shivering body. It was a school day but he was kept home today because of his fever. His bedroom was dark and he had nothing to do except listen to the rain and thunder outside. Sitting up weakly, Jim picked up his cup of water and took a sip. He had to drink lots of liquids since he couldn't keep anything else down.

After a couple more sips of cool water, Jim settled himself back down and buried his face into the extra pillows that his mother had brought for him. As if being sick wasn't bad enough, he was also in a depressed state...