My Life

Expect the Unexpected

It never happened. I became parched and needed water. But, I couldn't drink. My body was just to weak. I look over at Mum, but she was a blur. I felt sick. The whole world was just spinning, at least, that was what it felt like. I didn't know what to do. Then, everything was black.

I awoke from whatever it was that happened. I look around and I was on the ground. The black gravel was cold against the side of my body. I look around again, and Mum is there, along with other voices. I turned and lay down on my back. All I saw was faces. "Mum?" I whispered. "Victoria?" "Mum, Mum, why am I in the ground?" She replied back with " Sweet girl, you fainted" My heart dropped. I couldn't believe it. I've never fainted in my life. Teachers were crowded around me. In the corner of my eye, I saw Hazel. She was horrified. I felt really bad, for Mum and for everyone else.

The wheelchair was stabbing me in the back. I guess it was supposed to hurt, but my mind was in lots of different places. I was thinking about what just happened, what happened before that, what has happened now! Mum helped me up into the wheelchair, and Gina rolled me back to the first aid room. The other teachers that were crowding around me went to calm Mum down in another room. She was crying when I woke up and God knows what happened when I was out sleeping.

I sat in the wheelchair, with another glass of water and Gina by my side. I couldn't believe what just happened. All that commotion, all the tears, I didn't know what to do! Another teacher, I had never seen her before, came in and said if it was ok for Mum to come in. I nodded. With tissues stuffed and hidden in her sleeve, Mum walked in, laughing and sniffling because of all the crying. There was silence in the room for a moment, then Mum asked "Are you ok?" I nodded, then took another sip of the water. I didn't really feel like the water, but I didn't feel like talking either, not with this pain.

Gina yet again wheeled me up the steep hill of Student Administration and we went towards the car. Mum quickly ran to the car park to bring the car closer to me. She helped me into the passenger seat at the front then handed me the crutches. There were lots of "thank you's" and "good luck's" before we left. I was so sore but I was really sad because I didn't know how my 'faint' reacted on my friends and my class. I was worried.