Chapter 7 – What Next?
"Whats wrong with Rico? Is he going to be okay?" Miley asked, still in the ambulance.
"The nuts you gave him could be fatal for him. Since there is a drop in his blood pressure and he was having trouble breathing-he was, right?" the paramedic asked.
Miley nodded.
"This most likely has to do with his cardiovascular system."
"Whats that?" Miley asked.
"It means he probably felt lightheaded and dizzy, and we think he has anaphylactic shock."
"Which is…"
"A sudden and possibly severe reaction to nut exposure," the paramedic said.
"Oh," Miley said as she cried some more.
"Don't be so hard on yourself, you didn't know he was allergic."
"But you just said it might be fatal…I'm so sorry Rico," she said, grasping his hand in hers, even though he couldn't hear her.
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An hour later, Oliver and Maddie rushed into the hospital.
"Hey, Miles," Oliver said as he and Maddie walked into Rico's room.
"Shh, Rico's sleeping," she whispered.
"Sorry," he whispered back.
"Is he going to be okay?" Maddie piped in.
"Yes, he got the help he needed in time. So he's going to be just fine."
Maddie and Oliver sighed in relief.
"Yeah," Miley said.
Just then, Lilly and Kalli walked in.
Miley rolled her eyes.Here we go, she thought.
Lilly burst into tears. "Rico."
"Sheesh, Miley. What did you do to him?" Kalli snickered.
Miley stood up. "This is not the time to make fun of me or Rico."
"What do you have against me?" Kalli asked, already knowing the answer.
Miley sighed and sat down.
"That's what I thought," Kalli said.
"Shut up!" Oliver said to her, "Okay, you have no idea what its like or how this happened, so shut your trap, before I make you."
Lilly raised her eyebrows. She never would have expected Oliver to say something like that.
"We're not here for you, we're here for Rico," Maddie said.
Kalli grinned. "Me too."
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Miley, Maddie, and Oliver headed down to the hospitals café to grab a quick dinner.
"Guy's, I'm going stay the night with Rico, okay?" Miley said.
"Then we'll stay too," Maddie offered.
"No, that's okay. I gotta talk to Rico about…you know."
Oliver nodded.
"Yeah, and since Kalli claims she is here for Rico, I just..."
"We know…we'll get her and Lilly out of here so you can talk to Rico when he wakes up privately." Maddie threw out her trash and sat back down at the table.
"Thanks, guys," Miley said.
"Anything, that's what friends are for," Oliver said.
"Too bad I wasn't that good of one to Rico," Miley said.
"Well, Kalli and Lilly aren't good friends to Rico or you," Maddie said.
"I know." Miley nodded. "I know."