Got Winx?

19 - Caught Red Handed

I squint and sit up, letting my eyes adjust to the fresh light. Where am I? What is going on? Wait... Is this alfea?! It is!!

My heart is racing, I jump out of bed but my legs are weak and I fall on my butt. Ouch! As I fall I catch a glimpse of my red hair and feel a faint ache in my arm. Right... I remember what is going on and why I am here.

My shoulders slump and I frown.

A nurse hurries in, "are you okay? What happened?"
Her voice is soothing but it doesn't last long before embarrassment kicks in. I'm sitting on the ground in the alfea hospital with a nurse looking down at me and and a couple of other patients staring too.

I blush and stand up, then crawl back into bed. "Nothing happened" I smile at her innocently.

She frowns, "well okay, at least tell me if you feel okay, you gave your friends a fright when you fainted"

Friends? The thought of the Winx already being considered my friends makes me feel dizzy. I shake the thought out of my head.
"I'm fine" I grumble.

"Okay well then I suppose you should go and get ready for class, the Winx will look forward to seeing you" she continues in a sweet voice.

"Wait... Actually I'm really sick. Like I can't go to class, in fact I might die!"

The nurse just laughs at my terrible lie "go on" she says and sends me away.

I slump my shoulders and drag my feet to my room.

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When I got back the winx acted all innocent and caring but I just told them I needed some space. Now I'm in my room alone humming to myself. I think my brain is trying to fool me into thinking I'm happy.
I don't know if that even makes sense. A lot of things don't make sense.

I drop the book I'm holding when I feel a sharp jab of pain running up my arm. Then it happens again. And again. It is so painful that my arm is burning and I shudder.

This must be the effect of not calling earlier. Maybe they put me on a drug at the hospital and now the pain is returning. What do I do!?

I reach for my phone and begin to dial the number. But then my fingers stop listening to my brain. I tell myself to press call. That's the only way to get rid of the pain right? I need to chat with the Trix.
My fingers move again but instead of pressing call they push delete.

Wait... What did I just do?! Now I'll have to type their number again! The pain gets sharper and sharper. I know I shouldn't because it will keep hurting but my body types up Jade's number anyway. It starts getting harder to breathe and without wasting any longer my fingers fumble and hit call.

Pick up, please!

One ring.

Five rings.

Ten rings.

Maybe I got the wrong number?? I'm panicking, the pain is worse and worse. I'm about to hang up when...

"What?" A bored tone answers the phone.

"Jade!!! I need help! Please, it hurts!"