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Chapter 4

Kaylee's POV

I forced my eyes open.

The light made me feel slightly queasy before I got used to it.

"Kaylee? Oh Kaylee thank God you're awake."

Mum hugged me tightly and I draped my hand around her.

I was completely confused.

"Mum? Where am I? What happened?"

She looked at me, quit puzzled.

"You don't remember what happened?"

I shook my head,  trying to think.

"You fainted at cheer practice, the nurses said I should take you to the hospital when you weren't responding to treatment."

"So I'm at the hospital?" I asked, observing the room.

I knew the answer before she nodded.

"Mum, I'm awake now, why aren't we leaving?" I asked.

She stroked my hair back.

"I'm sorry sweetie but we've got wait for the doctor to come back with his report. They did a series of tests on you and you can't just leave."

"I'm fine mum." I tried to argue but the death glare she was giving me was enough to shut me up.

I lay down back on the bed while mum just talked to me.

Sometimes I replied her but other times, I just listened to the drone of her voice.

I didn't want to tell her but my head felt like it was being torn into two.

It hurt really bad.

My phone started ringing and I looked to see it was Chelsea calling.

I looked at mum and she nodded her silent approval.

I answered the phone.

"Hey Chelsea."

"Kaylee! You're alright. Thank God.  I thought something bad happened to you. Don't ever scare me like that again."

I felt guilty as I thought of what she must have been feeling.

I did faint a lot but this was the first time I'd taken this long to wake up.

"I'm sorry Chels. I promise, nothing like this would happen again."

She sniffed and I didn't know if she was ever going to answer me.

Eventually she replied.

"Okay, I forgive you but you owe me ice cream once you leave the hospital. "

I smiled even though she couldn't see me.

"Its a date. Bye Chelsea."

"Later Kaylee."

I couldn't stop the smile that played on my lips.

"Let me guess, she couldn't come to the hospital no matter how hard she wanted to." I told my mum and she nodded.

"Chelsea really wanted to. She even got to the gate then she started hyperventilating and begged to be dropped off at the gate."

I smiled sadly.