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"Emily!"

"Wake up Emily!"

"It's time for the ZOO!

Emily opened her eyes and rolled over. Jack was on his knees next to her shaking her shoulder.

"Okay," She mumbled, "go get dressed and I'll get ready."

When Jack left the room Emily rolled off the bed and walked bleary eyed into the shower. She tried to mentally prepare herself for the day as she quickly washed her hair.

As she was toweling off in the bathroom she suddenly leaned over and vomited again. She let out a tired sigh as she flushed the bloody vomit down the toilet. She brushed her teeth twice but couldn't fully get the taste out of her mouth.

She finally gave up trying and changed into and too big pair of pants and a t- shirt. She put her cell phone and wallet in her purse and slung it over her shoulder. When she walked downstairs Jack was sitting at the kitchen eating a bowl of cereal out of his red bowl. He was wearing a pair of shorts and his Captain America shirt. Emily didn't bother to remind him that he had worn that yesterday.

She grabbed a granola bar from the cabinet and took a bite. She was trying to get energy for the day but also didn't want to throw up again. She stuffed the rest in her purse and waited for Jack to finish getting ready. He added a yellow hat to his outfit and they got in Emily's rental car.

For the entire drive Jack told Emily about the last time his daddy had taken him to the zoo. They didn't get to go to the Safari place because it was closed, Jack wondered if they could go today.

"Sure," Emily said, only half listening to what he was actually saying.

When they got to the zoo Emily had to park far away and they walked a few minutes to the front which was crowded with people. Emily bought them tickets after waiting in line for ten minutes, and Jack was starting to get antsy.

Jack started running down the hall and Emily caught up with him, "Hey Jack, no running, okay buddy?"

"Fine," He said while looking in every direction.

"Where do you want to go first?" She asked.

"The UnderWater World!"

Luckily that one was right down the hall and Emily was able to keep an eye on Jack as he hopped up and down and tried his best not to run. When they got into the room it was dark and Emily thanked God for the cold air.

She was nearly out of breath and was already sweating. Emily could already tell that coming to the Zoo wasn't a good idea. But since they were already here she wanted Jack to have fun. She looked over and saw him staring at the Dolphins in a huge tank. He had his smalls hands up against the glass and stared wide eyed.

"Look at these Emily!" He called her over. She stood next to him and was mesmerized by the swimming animals. From above water their fins looked so much like sharks, but seeing them underwater she wondered how anyone could think they were the same at all.

They were beautiful and moved swiftly in the water. Just by looking at them, and the way they swam, you could tell they were nice. Not like sharks at all.

Jack moved around the different parts of the exhibit, watched a million different fish swim in a tank and touched a sea anemone. He giggled when it closed around his finger and Emily couldn't help but smile. After he washed his hands they moved on to a different exhibit.

This one didn't interest him as much, it was filled with wild birds. Emily liked all the different colors, but they moved on quickly. While they were walking down the hallway Emily felt that familiar pain in her stomach and scanned for a bathroom. She grabbed Jack's hand and hurried over.

"Jack, I need you to stand right here," She pointed to the wall by the bathroom, "don't move for anything, and don't talk to anyone, okay?"

Once he agreed Emily hurried into the bathroom, the pain was getting worse. But she halted when she saw the long line of women in front of her. She closed her eyes and swallowed thickly, but the pain persisted. Finally, when she knew there was no time left, she swiftly moved to the front of the line, mumbling apologies.

She could feel the bile rising in her throat as she waited for the next stall to open. People were shouting at her, telling her she couldn't cut, but she couldn't concentrate. When the next door opened she hurried in, having no time to close the door, and did the inevitable.

She wiped her mouth with a piece of toilet paper and then flushed the toilet. She felt totally drained of energy. When she left the stall she got a mixture of looks, some dirty, some disgusted, and a few sympathetic. She washed her hands and her mouth and hurried back out to the hall.

She found Jack exactly where he was when she left and thanked God he hadn't moved.

"Can we go to the Safari now?" Jack shouted when he saw Emily.

"I don't know..."

"But you promised!" His face twisted to a pout.

Emily let out a deep sigh, "Okay, but not for too long."

Jack's face turned back to a grin and they walked together to the Safari exhibit. When they stepped outside the sun hit her and Emily had to look at Jack to continue walking. She didn't see any of the animals they passed and instead focused on putting one foot in front of the other.

While Jack stared through the glass at the Prairie Dogs Emily rested against it. Her head started to hurt and soon she was getting light headed. As they walked to the next animal Emily didn't know how much farther she could go.

But they were in the the middle of the exhibit.

"Jack," She called softly, her vision was blurred and she was getting even more unsteady, "Jack I need... I need you to..." She never finished her sentence and fell to the dirt ground.