On Tuesday, I was with Kayla and Kaylee helping with their six siblings for the evening until nine. They use me because D.J. is very tough, especially with Mario and he knows I don't let him get away with his behavior and I'm very firm about it."
After dinner, I said, "I'm going to call Mallory about renting her family's beach house."
"Okay," said Kayla.
That was when I called Mallory and said, "I have a favor to ask you."
"Spill it," said Mallory.
"Sharon is planning to take us girls to Sea City and would your parents mind to borrow that beach house you rent every year?" I asked.
"That's a good idea," said Mallory. "I'll ask them and let you know."
"Sounds like a good plan to me," I agreed.
At 8:30 pm, my stomach was starting to hurt for some reason.
"Do you have anything for my stomach? It's bugging me," I said.
"We use TUMS," replied Kayla.
"Oh, good. That's what I use, too," I said.
I'm never like that when I baby-sit.
"Perfect. Come on, I'll give them to you," said Kaylee.
"Okay. Thanks," I smiled.
That's what she did and I took them.
"You can rest in our room and we'll watch the crew," said Kaylee.
"I'll take over," said Kayla.
"Okay. Sounds good to me," I said.
That's what I was trying to do. It was starting to get a bit worse. Now what? I thought it was my period, but it wasn't- I just had it two weeks ago. Now what? It's also usually a stomach bug, but this time, it wasn't. An hour later, it was a lot worse. Kayla came in and said, "How are you feeling? We were worried about you."
"It's worse," I said. "It's never like this. It's not my period or a stomach bug."
"Something's not right. Try to relax and I'll go call both my parents and Sharon," said Kayla.
"Okay," I said.
Leave it to Kayla who keeps cool during any emergencies. Kaylee offered to stay with me while trying to calm me down a bit. Kayla came back ten minutes later.
"My parents are coming. They said it was a perfect timing because the movie had just ended. Sharon's parents had just left and she'll be right over," said Kayla. "And, they just told me to call the ambulance, so that's what I did."
"Alright," I said.
My stomach was in pain even more. When I tried to get some water, I could feel sharp pains.
"Would you mind to get water for me please?" I asked.
"Sure," said Kayla as she went to get it and came back with it.
"Thanks," I said.
"No problem," said Kayla.
Luckily, Sharon came. "Are you alright?"
"I could feel sharp pains in my stomach," I replied.
"You did the right thing, Kayla," commented my stepmother.
"I know. My parents said the same thing," said Kayla. "Mom told me to call 911, so that's what I did."
"Good," said Sharon.
"They were on their way home anyway," said Kayla.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis came home by then as Mrs. Willis came to me and said, "How are you doing, Mary Anne?"
"Worse, my stomach is in a lot of pain," I said.
"Just hang on, the ambulance is on the way," said Kayla holding my hand.
At the hospital, I was rushed to the emergency room while I kept feeling that sharp pain in my stomach. Dawn was there.
"My parents had just left to go back home. Their heater got fixed," said Sharon.
"Did you got a hold of Richard?" asked Dawn.
"Mary Anne knew he was in a meeting at this moment. I can tell him after he gets out of the meeting. They have a meeting schedule so we'll know when he calls the house or they'll call him," said Sharon.
Dr. Wellington came about five minutes later and said, "She'll be just fine. It's only her appendix, which was why she had sharp pains. Good thing Kayla called 911 in time otherwise if her appendix burst, she would've been in a lot of pain."
"I know. I'm glad Kayla did the right thing," said Sharon.
"They're taking it out right now," said the doctor.
"Okay," said Sharon.
"She'll have to rest for a few days when she gets released and then, she'll have to take it easy," continued the doctor.
"Alright," said Sharon as he left.
Dr. Wellington came back and said, "Mary Anne didn't wake up yet, so you would have come back tomorrow because she might be very tired from the operation if she's awake."
"Okay," said Sharon.
Later, at home, Carlos was on the phone with Dad who just called.
"Who is that on the phone?" asked Sharon.
"It's Dad," said Carlos. "He had just called before you and Dawn walked in."
"Do you mind if I talk to him? He doesn't know what's going on with Mary Anne, does he?" asked Sharon as he shook his head giving Sharon the phone. "Hello, dear. How are you?"
"So-so. The meeting was very long," replied Dad. "Is Mary Anne around? I can talk to her after I'm done with you."
"Actually, she's at the hospital as of right now," said Sharon.
"Is everything alright?" asked Dad.
"The ambulance had to bring her to the hospital from the Willis' house because she had stomach pains while baby-sitting. My parents had just went back home after their heater was finally fixed," said Sharon.
"How is she doing?" asked Dad.
"She'll be okay. The doctor said it was her appendix. Dr. Wellington said if it wasn't for Kayla, she would've been in a lot of pain if appendix. The doctors had just finished, but she was still asleep and she could be drained from the operation, so Dr. Wellington told us to go back tomorrow. He added that all Mary Anne needs to do is rest and then, take it easy for awhile," explained my stepmother.
"At least she's alright," said Dad. "I'm glad Kayla handled it."
"I know," agreed Sharon.
The next day, I was awake when Sharon and Dawn came to see me.
"Hi, Mary Anne," said Sharon.
"Hi," I said.
"How are you feeling right now?" asked Sharon.
"Still in pain a bit," I answered.
"Your father already know what's going on. He's glad you're fine now," said Sharon.
"Oh," I said.
The doctor came in the room and said, "How are you doing this morning?"
"I'm still a little sore," I replied.
"That's normal," said the doctor.
"I'm glad Kayla called 911," I said. "I remembered I did for Jenny one time."
"The doctor said if it wasn't for Kayla, you would've been in a lot of pain if your appendix bursts," said Sharon.
"He told me the same thing," I said.
That afternoon, Logan and the other girls arrived to visit me.
"Hi, everyone," I said.
"Kayla, Kaylee, and Dawn told us everything," said Claudia.
"Yeah," I said.
"I'm glad you're fine now," said Kristy.
"Tell me about it," I agreed.
Then, I noticed they made get well soon cards for me.
"Wow," I said after I read them and put them on the side. "Thank you so much."
"It was Kristy's idea," said Jessi.
"I'm already surprised," I said.
"By the way, Mom said you can rent our summer house when you get to Sea City," added Mallory.
"Perfect. Tell her I said thank you," I said.
"I will," said Mallory.
That night, my cell phone rang as I picked up.
"Hello," I said.
"Hi, sweetie," said Dad.
"Hi, Dad, this is a nice surprise," I smiled.
"Sharon told me about last night. Are you alright now?" asked Dad.
"I'm okay now. It's still sore, but the doctor says it's normal," I said.
"How long you'd be at the hospital?" asked Dad.
"They're expecting me to be home sometime tomorrow," I said.
"That's good to hear," said Dad.
"I know," I said. "They just want to keep on me in case the pain doesn't go away."
After we had a long nice talk, I hung up. It was great to hear his voice again.
The next day, I got better enough to be released- finally! Sharon picked me up.
"Carlos already left for Florida this morning," said Sharon.
"That's cool," I said.
At home, I was on the couch.
"Do you want anything?" asked Sharon.
"Not right now, thanks anyway," I answered. "Oh, yeah, by the way, Mallory said her parents are letting us to rent their beach house."
"Good," said Sharon.