Lila’s POV
I wasn’t feeling good.
I don’t know if it was something I ate; perhaps I had too much cake. Or maybe it was too much to drink. I only had a couple of glasses of wine at most.
But I was suddenly feeling lightheaded. I was also feeling a wave of heat crossing my features. My heartbeat was heavy, and I needed to sit down before I completely passed out.
“Lila bean, why don’t I take you to your room so you can lie down,” my mother suggested, sitting beside me on the couch. I was faced with a few concerned eyes as I tried to maintain my breathing.
“I’m okay,” I tell her.
I would hate to leave my own party early. My parent’s worked so hard to make this evening perfect and I didn’t want to disappoint them.
“You are burning up, you might have a fever.”
“I don’t want to be
