That's my Best friend

8

I run like crazy in the hospital hallway, to the room they showed me to.

I knock th door out of breath and more worried than ever.

"Yes?" I hear my mother's voice.

I get inside and immediately my eyes look for her.

She's lying on the bed with an IV in her hand and has her eyes closed.

My moom comes and hugs me rigt away but I don't move my eyes from Camila.

Next to her in a chair sits her dad with Sofia her 11-year-old little sister, crying on his lap.

After I let go of my mother I approach Sofia.

"Shawn what happened to her? Is she going to be okay?" she asks crying as I hug her.

"Of course she's going to be okay. Mom will you go get Sofia a soda to fill better?" I ask my mom.

"Sure."

She takes her by the hand and go outside.

"What happened?" I straight away ask Mr Cabello.

"As she was getting ready to go to a party... she ran to the bathroom and started to puke her guts out. Sofia called Karen to see of she coud suggest another pill. I tried to stop it with them but nothing happened. She was in immense pain and gettin dizzy. After her stoach had emptied she was getting weaker and fainted. I couldn't wake her up at al. Sofia was so very scared and called your mother again. She left the house and came to help us. Then we came here and after putting the IV they took some blood for tests."

"What could she have?" I say worried as I take Camila's hand.

"They gave us a possibility that I don't even want to think about. And then they simply took a sample for tests and dissappeared. But she won't wake up.." he says with pain in his voice.

What possibility? I don't even dare to ask.

I squeeze her hand even more. My mother tried to call me the first time when something wasn't going right and all I cared about was to have fun with Hailey. I didn't even notice if Camila was there. Didn't even call her.

My guilt is drowning me and whisper an "I'm sorry" so low, so Mr Alejandro doesn't hear.

My mom and Sofia return and with them this time is aunt Margaret.

"Hello Mr Cabello. I am here in case the doctors' predictions are true. I'm  psychologist."

Mr Alejandro hopelessly shakes his head.

I've got to know what the doctor said.

"Mom?" I pull her to a corner fo the room so the other don't listen.

"Yes?"

"What did the doctros said Camila might have?" I say holding my breath."

"They said that-"

That moment the door opens and a doctor gets in. Mr Alejandro stand up and my mom approaches the doctor too.

"My tests have been presice and verified the girl's blood lacks the necessary glucose and her metabolism wasn't good. Miss Cabello suffers from anorexia."

Mr Alegandro collapses on hs chair, my aunt covers her shocked expression and my mom has tears in her eyes, making Sofia burst into tears as she understands the situation is serious.

I turn and look at Camila. That's why she wasn't eating... that's why she said she wasn't hungry.

"Sooer or later you would realise it, but I am glad you came in time, even though the girl already looks weak and thin." says the doctor sympathetically.

"My Karla was always petite, how would we realise it?" says Mr Alejandro.

I sit again next to Camila and kiss her on the forehead.

"You will be okay." I whisper.