Stuck Inside Four Walls

Chapter nine

We have been sitting here for about ten minutes. Each minute that passes, I become more nervous. We have sat in silence the whole time. I speak up, because I am curious about something.

"Ellie?" I ask as she turns and looks at me.

"Yes?" She says. There's something in her voice. I think she knows something I don't, and that scares me.

"Who were you talking to on the phone. When we were in the car." I ask weerily.

"I called Mrs. Stone to let her know what was going on. She told me that they said Alexis could do the photo shoot alone today." I'm relieved. Although she sounded kind of disappointed.

"Ellie, you don't have to stay here with me. You go with Alexis. This is an opportunity for you too. I don't want you to hold back on it for me." I tell her honesty. I don't want her staying here with me if she doesn't want to.

"Are you kidding. No I need to be here with you, Alyssa. I want to be here with you. Were besties." She says the last part with a smile. We both laugh. For a second there I wasn't nervous. Well it's back again now.

The silence resumes, but it's broken when we hear the door opening.

"Hi. I assume you're Alyssa?" A middle aged lady asks me. She sits down at a desk and writes something down in a folder.

"Yes I am." I say as nicely as I can, with all the pain in my stomach and head.

"So from what the nurse told me, I'm going to send you for some tests. I'll have a nurse come in and get you soon." She says while she continues to write in the folder.

"Ok thank you." I say as she nods and exits the room.

Minutes later the same nurse that brought me in enters the room. He smiles at Ellie as he helps be back into the wheelchair. He explains to Ellie the directions to the room where I have to get the tests done.

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Once we get the tests done and over with, we are told to return to the room I had originally been in.

We had only been here for a couple minutes when the doctor re enters. This time she isn't writing stuff down. She just sits down at her desk and looks at me.

"How are you feeling now? Any different?" She asks.

"No better, about the same I guess" I say while I hold my stomach, rubbing it trying to relieve the pain. It doesn't work.

"Alright well, I just need to ask you a few questions, so I can clarify your symptoms." She says as she pick up the folder and starts reading from it.

"So have you had a weak appetite lately?" She asks

"Now that I think about it, yes I have."

"Dizziness?"

"Yes for a few days now off and on."

"Fatigue?"

"Very much so yes." I answer and she mumbles something under her breath. She looks over to Ellie , who has been quiet this whole time.

"Has her face been pale or flushed lately?" She asks Ellie.

"Yes." She answers looking scared.

"Well I'm sorry Alyssa. I have some bad news." She says as a lump appears in my throat.

(A/N) this is the part that's been anticipated. Now don't assume anything because you will probably be surprised. I will update again tomorrow.