Twenty-Six: ReedIt was only luck that Rowyn fell towards me and not towards the edge of the counter at the nurses' station. I caught her arm with one hand and pulled her into me before we both sank to the floor. A woman with dark braided hair hurried over to us.
“Nice catch there, young man. Let me check her vitals.” She was calm, as if this were completely normal.
“Yes, ma'am,” I responded, so shaken I didn't dare move.
“I'm okay,” Rowyn murmured against my chest. “Dizzy. Really dizzy. I threw up… I think I just. That's all it was.” The woman nodded but worked anyway, bringing over a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. She asked Rowyn several questions to determine if she was lucid.
“Everything looks okay, but I'm going to bring you a juice and a water. Your blood sugar is probably l
