Kelley's POVLittle K has been acting down since we arrive to Canada, she just seemed tired but the real problem is that she wasn't eating much. A good thing is that with the whole pandemic the World Cup was postponed until further notice. Pam tried to get her all her favorite foods these two days but even when Karla tried to eat it, she couldn't finish half of it. She was not answering Jessie and Lex on Facetime with the solid argument that they would worry about her, she was right though. She looked pale, sick and probably skinnier than ever. I was getting more and more worried about her current state.
"Hey K, how are you feeling?" I ask feeling her forehead with the back of my hand, trying to measure her temperature, she was burning up. I wait for an answer anxiously while a million thoughts raced in my head.
"I can't... breathe" Karla said clearly hyperventilating. I thought it was another asthma attack so I quickly grab her inhalator but it didn't seem to do the job. I carried her in my arms and run with her down the stairs while I yelled for Pam's help.
"WHAT HAPPENED?" Pam said trying to comprehend the whole situation while I just gestured for the keys and went out the door. Pam seemed to understand my queu because she opened the car while I got in the back with little Morgan. We started to make our way to the ER.
"Hey there, breathe Kar. Everything's fine. I'm here" I said in a soothing voice to the teenager in my arms who seemed to be getting a bluish color on her face which made it even worse. "Please Karla, for me, stay focus" I said when her eyelids start dropping. "NO, K, STAY WITH ME" I repeated over and over almost angry seeing how was she struggling to keep up with my command. "What if I called Lex, huh? Wouldn't that help you focus on your breathing Little K?" I felt like a failure but I new that if it wasn't Jessie the only person who could keep Karla fight was Alex.
"Le- x" Karla said while nodding or trying to do so.
I quicky face time Alex, who answer in a happy quirky tone " Hi, Worms where's K? Wait, have you been crying? What's wrong? Where's my sister Kelley?" Alex said quickly after noticing my mood.
"She can't breathe Alex and it's not an ashtma attack, we are going to the hospital but I need help keeping her awake and I thought of calling you" I said crying and quicly putting Karla on camara making Alex gasp at her sister's state
"That's why she was avoiding my calls, fuck, Kel you should've told me... Hey girlie, stay awake for me K please, you are almost there babe. NO K don't you dare to close you eyes, Jessie misses you K, don't do this to us" I held tighter on her while crying thinking of the endless possibilities.
We arrived to the hospital and the doctors took her to a room. Pam went to do all the paperwork while I stand in shock in the middle of the ER, almost forgetting that I had Alex on the phone.
"Kel? What happened? Why is my little sister in such a bad state? She was fine when you guys travelled to London" She said genuinely curious about the situation
"I- I don't really know Lex she just started acting off, not eating anything, she was always tired and with temperature but today she told me she couldn't breathe so I quickly took her here. I failed you both Lex, she's like a little sister to me and I couldn't protect her" I was beating myself up. I always looked up for K and now she was in the hospital when she was under my care.
"Kel you couldn't prevent it, I'm flying to Ontario in about an hour, try to get some rest Kel you look like hell and stop thinking it's your fault when it isn't " Alex reassured me while I saw Tobin packing in the back. She hang up on me and I went to give Pam some moral support. She was in shock by the whole situation. I wait by her side for news until a doctor call her name.
"Family of Karla Morgan" A doctor said.
"We are doing everything we can, but our preliminary diagnosis is Sars-Cov-2. Covid-19. Tomorrow afternoon we are gonna have the results though. With her asthma problems she is vulnerable. We had to act fast. We had to intubated her and she is isolated. I'm afraid she is in critical condition." Pam sobbed while I held her and try to process all the information the doctor just gave us.
Fuck, I have to call Fleming.
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Jessie
Short StoryYou love her. She loves you. Both of you love soccer. What happens when is taken away from you? Karla Morgan is Alex's Morgan little sister. Their parents get divorced and Karla goes to live with her mother to London, Ontario in Canada. While her bi...