This chapter will be told as if Ruthie tells her after she wakes up in the hospital.
My Life Before:
I had skipped so many classes just because I didn't want to go to school. But now I was in trouble of failing my sophomore year at Glenoak High School. So my parents made a deal with the principal. If I went to school everyday, no matter what happened, I would be able to pass sophomore year. But nobody was expecting me to nearly drop dead. My parents said I'd always had a very rare heart condition. And if I didn't have much stress in my life, I'd be fine. But my heart decided to kick out on me at the last second. I would not be passing 10th grade this year. I may not even be graduating from high school.
I had made friends with Ruthie Camden and she had been helping me catch up on all the school work that I had missed while I was skipping classes. We always had a fun time together. But on the day of our biggest test of the year, I failed to show up for school. Ruthie called my house and cell before and after class. When she didn't get an answer for the tenth time, she had Martin drive her over to my house. What they found made everyone think twice about leaving me home alone, ever again.
They knocked on the front door for like ever, and then tried the door knob. The door was unlocked. They pushed open the door and went to my room to see if I was still sleeping. I wasn't there. Martin looked in my parent's room & bathroom while Ruthie looked in my bathroom. Her scream brought Martin to my bathroom and me to semi-consciousness. I moaned and Ruthie bent down to feel my pulse. Martin looked at her and then picked me up. They headed out the door and to his car. Ruthie got in the back seat and Martin laid me down, my head in Ruthie's lap. Then he got in the driver's seat and sped for the hospital.
Kevin & Roxanne were out patrolling the area around the hospital when they saw Martin's car go speeding towards the hospital. By the look of it, they had skipped school to go to the hospital. Or it was definitely an emergency. They turned on their sirens and sped after Martin, who didn't stop for them. Martin saw the lights and continued on to the hospital. Once there, he parked the car, got out, opened the passenger door, picked me up, Ruthie got out, and they ran to the Emergency Room.
Kevin & Roxanne pulled up right as Ruthie got out of the car, her face pale as a sheet. They went into the hospital after Martin & Ruthie disappeared through the doors.