I heard muffled sounds of hurried footsteps coming towards my room, and my heart leapt with fear that it could be my mom. She would be so worried and somehow, she would find out the problem. But no, it was my best friend, Katie and Nyla.
“Emily,” they both called out at the same time, in a panicked tone.
“Oh my goodness, are you okay?. What happened?” Nyla asked, clutching on to her bag tightly. I opened my mouth to speak, but I couldn’t find the words, and I didn’t know what to explain.
Katie went to the side of the bed and gripped my hand tightly. “You scared us! One minute, we were all just laughing, and the next, you fell to the ground.”
I glanced at both of them and swallowed hard, seeing the concerned look on their faces. I wanted to tell them everything the doctor told me, the
