Second Best(2yeon/Najeong version)

Fever

Nayeon

" Shh, its okay Emma" I am starting to get nervous. Its been almost two hours straight of her screaming. Tears fall and nothing is soothing her. Its almost two o'clock in the morning and I don't know what's wrong. I gave her medicine when she felt warm before but she's still not calming.

She wails over and over and I can't get her to take a break. She still feels hot to me so I grab the thermometer and my heart races when I see her temperature.

Throwing things in the diaper bag I need to get her to the hospital. She's running a 105.2 degree fever. I grab my phone and toss it in the bag. When I turn to get her I see her eyes roll back and she begins twitching on the floor.

" Oh my god!" I scream and run over to her.

Her body convulses and I turn to her side. Emma's limbs flail and panic grips me. I hold her as she shakes and tears stream down my face. It only lasts a minute but my heart is in my throat.

" Emma!" I burst out as she starts to cry again and I rummage through my bag for my phone. I dial 9-1-1. I lift her in my arms and hold her tight.

The dispatchers calm voice comes through "9-1-1 state your emergency."

" My daughter. She's had a seizure I think. I don't know. her fever..... its high. and I don't know what to do!" I blurt trying to gather my wits. I am frazzled and frayed. Emma cries loudly as I rock her back and forth in my arms.

" Is she conscious, ma'am?"

" Yes she's crying and has a high fever. I put her down to get ready to go to the hospital and then she began shaking" I cry and every part of me feels weak. My heart is racing as I watch her hoping it doesn't happen again.

" Okay what's your address? I am sending an ambulance."

I give the dispatcher the information and she stays on the line as we wait for help to arrive and they instruct mee to grab her car seat as they take her vitals. I throw my phone back in my bag, grab my stuff and climb in the ambulance.

" Okay Emma. Mommy's got you" I say soothingly as I buckle her in her seat.

" We'll be at the hospital in a few minutes."

She cries and I fight the tears threatening to come again. I have never been this scared in my life. Watching her shake uncontrollably was terrifying. I couldn't survive if something happened to my baby.

The lights and sirens blaze as we rush to the emergency room at the children's hospital.

" Her fever is still high but we should be at Children's Hospital of Kings daughters in a few minutes ma'am" the young EMT says.

I am not sure if I even acknowledge him because I am so focused on Emma. She's finally stopped crying but I am not sure if its a good thing or not.

Once the ambulance stops they rush us into a room where the nurses are waiting.

" Hi Ms. park. I am Dr. Hewat" She walks in quickly and heads over to Emma.

" What's go on with Emma?"

I explain what she's been like during the night and how she's been extremely fussy. She examines her and explains the course they are going to take to get her fever down immediately. They need to get an IV started and then they are going to run some tests.

The nurse comes in and gets the IV hooked up. She makes sure Emma's monitors and fluids are working and lets me know how to call for help. Once Emma settles a little, the nurse takes her temperature and vitals again. She's finally fallen asleep from exhaustion and I have a second to think.