It was 2:47 PM when I got the phone call from Melissa. "I have to take this," I informed Kimberly. "It's Collin." "Tell your boyfriend to wait," Clarkson said, listlessly. I ignored him, stepping out of the room and placing my phone to my ear. "Melissa, is everything okay?" I was met by a few moments of silence. "It's over Aubrey." Her voice was thick, indicating that she'd been crying. "What's over?" I asked. "Melissa, what's going on?" "Collin had a reaction to the trial medication this morning. They're sending him home." It was as though the world slowed around me. I could feel my heart painfully beating in my chest, my throat constricting. "What kind of reaction?" No, that wasn't the right question. "Is Collin okay?" That wasn't the right question either. There were so ma
