Later, I had a nervous breakdown, had chest pains, and suddenly collapsed at school. I got rushed to the hospital.

That night, at the hospital, I was awake in a hospital not knowing what happened to me.

"What happen?" I asked.

"You had a heart attack. That's why you collapsed," said the doctor. "You also had a nervous breakdown."

"How can I have a heart attack at my age?" I asked looking puzzled.

"Did something happened to you to cause that?" asked the doctor.

I managed to tell him about my issues with my father.

"You were probably stressed out," said Dr. Wellington.

"You might be right on that, I guess," I said.

"We'll keep you here overnight to keep an eye on it," said Dr. Wellington.

"Okay," I said.

"When you go back to the mansion, you can get some rest. That's what you did because stress isn't good for you. Especially for your breathing problems," added the doctor.

"I'm surprised that didn't happen to me," I said.

"You'll never know. That can happen to you since it has been before," said Dr. Wellington.

The next day, I could feel chest pains again and called the nurse in as they rushed me to the emergency room. Sure enough, it was my heart that was acting up again. I suppose you can say it was my broken heart that caused me to have a heart attack. I never knew my broken heart especially after what my father did to me. I was trying to be strong, but that was a tough thing to do.

Dr. Wellington tried to contact Dad, but couldn't and I told him he changed the phone number on me.

"Do you know what it is?" asked Dr. Wellington.

"No, it didn't say," I replied. "I tried his cell, but he never answered those calls. Besides, I'm sure he won't care about what happened to me."

Meredith and Carlos heard about what happened to me and they both came to see me later on after school.

"I'm glad you're okay," said Meredith as she hugged me.

"Careful, she just had another heart attack," said the doctor.

"A heart attack? Was that why she collapsed and had chest pains at school?" asked Carlos.

"Yes," replied Dr. Wellington. "It appeared to be a broken heart that caused her to have it. She also had a nervous breakdown."

"Wait until we get a hold of Dad because of what he did to her," said Carlos. "I can't believe he changed our phone number on her. We heard that from Kristy."

"Yeah, it's all Dad's fault," said Meredith.

"Worst of all, my grades hasn't been improving. They all have been dropped. I'm glad I got teachers who cared about me," I said.

"Does she still have a nervous breakdown?" asked Carlos.

"Yes," replied the doctor. "She might have to stay here for a few more days."

"Would she be able to go back before the hurricane weekend? She was planning to spend the weekend with her grandmother," said Meredith.

"That might not be a good idea for her to do in case her heart starts acting up," said Dr. Wellington.

"I'm sure Grandmother Verna would know what to do if that happens," I told him. "I can always inform her. I just don't want to be home since he locked me out. I don't need to deal with him. I don't care what Dawn says. She wasn't helping me out."

"I know she doesn't. I heard she took Dad's side," said Carlos.

"How she can do that to me?" I asked.

"Mom didn't like it one bit," said Meredith. "She said she will come by when she gets out of work before she goes home."

"Good," I said. "I'm glad she cares, too."

"She couldn't believe what Dad has done to you. She threw him out because of that," said Meredith. "She changed the locks on him."

"But that's going to make things worse," I warned her.

"No, it won't. Mom told him not to return until he apologizes to you," said Carlos.

Well, that made me feel better- not! What if that does make things worse? That's what I'm scared of. They went back home after they stayed for an hour. I'm glad they both protect me from getting hurt by Dad. In the middle of the night, I could feel chest pains coming on and called the nurse in again. I had another heart attack. What else is new? I don't get how I can get these heart attacks at my age from stress.

I guess that's what happens often. That night, Sharon came by after she got work.

"I heard you threw Dad out because of what he did to me," I said.

"Yes, you heard it right," said Sharon. "I got mad at him when Meredith and Carlos heard about the change of phone numbers."

"Dr. Reece wanted me to try to talk to him again and try to be firm to him if he doesn't listen to what I say to him," I said. "That broke my heart. That's why I was getting heart attacks."

"I know. Meredith and Carlos told me," said Sharon.

She stayed for awhile before going back home.

The next day, they decided to do an emergency open heart surgery to prevent any more heart attacks. That didn't take too long and I was back in the hospital room already. When I woke up later on that afternoon, they told me I would stay in the hospital longer than what they expected so I can recover.

"How much longer am I staying here?" I asked.

"Until Monday," replied Dr. Wellington.

"So, are you saying that I'd be here during the hurricane?" I asked.

"Yes, unless you recovered early," replied Dr. Wellington.

"Oh," I said.

I don't know who was able to get a hold of Dad because the next thing I knew he somehow came to my surprise. But I looked the other way not ready to see him just yet.

"I still want to see Mary Anne if I could," said Dad.

"You can try, but I don't know if she's ready right now," said Dr. Wellington.

Kristy was with me when she saw him. She went to him.

"Only if you're here to apologize. You hurt Mary Anne very much. She did nothing to do you to be treated badly," said Kristy. "I couldn't believe what you did to my best friend. You broke her heart, that's why she's here."

"That's not why I'm here," said Dad.

"Then, you can forget about it," said Kristy. "You're not going to put stress on Mary Anne even more. What's the point of being here? You could lose your only child one day. She wouldn't want anything to do with you. Do you want that to happen?"

"Kristy...," started Dad.

"Don't Kristy me," said my best friend. "You know when I'm right."

She closed the door to block him out. I was glad she did that since I was still mad at him.

A few days later, on Thursday, I was supposed to be released from the hospital, but my heart acted up again, so I was delayed until Monday this time. I never had heart attacks before. That's because Dad's the one who usually gets heart attacks and that would worry me.

"When you get released on Monday, I'll let you relax for a week in case your heart acts up again," said Dr. Wellington.

"Okay," I said.