Identical

Chapter 10

Owen

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First I get put into the hospital, then Olive. What is happening with this family? The paramedics think that it's appendicitis, but I really hope it's not. I had that when I was four and it was not fun. On the way to the hospital, I called Carly and told her and she said she would meet us there. She has a special bond with Olive that I'll never understand. I know that Carly only has brothers, so maybe Olive is the little sister she never had. Brayden called Hattie and she's also gonna meet us there. She has the same bond with Olive as Carly does. I guess they both really wanted a younger sister.

Olive's boyfriend was with us too. He was with her when all of this happened. I think that he thinks it's his fault or something because he's like freaking out, a lot. On the way to the hospital, he kept running his hands through his hair and I think he was shaking a bit.

Brayden had to help me out of his car when we got there since I'm on crutches and have a cast on my arm. It's not as hard as you would think, but it still sucks. When we got inside, I saw mom, dad, Ethan, Carly and Hattie all there. The girls must have ridden together, because there's no way that they both would've beat us here.

When Carly saw me, she almost ran over to help me.

"You got him?" Brayden asked her when she reached us.

"Always," she said. He walked away to join Hattie and the others.

"I knew there was a reason I loved you," I said to her jokingly.

"I would hit you, but you're injured so you get a pass," she said sassily. "What happened?"

"Ethan said that Olive threw up a couple of times then just passed out. The paramedics think that it's appendicitis, but I really hope it's not," I said.

"Oh, that's terrible," Carly replied.

"But, hey. She's gonna be fine, I know it," I said to her, but it was more for me.

"Of course she will be. She's really strong," she said. I think that she was trying hard not to cry, but I could be wrong.

Carly and I got over to wear everyone else was and sat down. Brayden got me chair for my ankle, not that it really helped.

"So how are you feeling?" Carly asked.

"Pretty good. My ankle hurts and so does my arm," I said smiling.

"Obviously," she said laughing.

"I also have a pretty bad headache," I said pointing to my head.

"How bad? Like on a scale from 1-10?" she asked seriously.

"I don't know, maybe a 7," I said back.

"Okay," she said.

"So, how are your parents?" I asked cautiously.

"They're still fighting, but not as much, so I don't know if that's good or bad," she said.

"I'm gonna say that it's a good thing," I said taking her hand.

A doctor came out asking for mom and dad, then all three of them walked away from us. I saw that Brayden didn't notice, so I nudged him and when he looked up, I pointed towards them. The look on his face went from hope to worry in about 0.5 seconds.

"What do you think he's telling them?" he asked.

"I hope it's not that Olive has appendicitis," I said back.

"Me too," he said. 

Right after he said that, mom started crying. That couldn't be good. She and dad walked back over to us, and he had to explain because mom was crying so much.