Riley fell to her knees and grabbed her stomach. She took out a
quarter and called the house. Manuelo answered.
"Hello, Carlson residents. How may I help you?" Manuelo answered.
"Manuelo! Its Riley! Im calling from the hospital," Riley said, panting hard, tears still coming.
"Riley, how is Miss. Chloe doing?" he asked, sitting down at the table. Riley let out another moan.
"She's dying Manuelo, she dying," Riley dropped the phone and repeated the words to her self over and over. She dropped her head in her knees and cried harder. She felt a hand on her arm. Slowly, Riley looked up. It was Larry. His kind eyes looked down on her.
"Your mom called and told me I should take you home," Larry said, seriousness in his voice. Riley wiped her eyes and jumped up.
"Oh Larry!" she cried out, wrapping her arms around him. He hugged her back and helped her walk slowly outside. As they passed Chloe's room, Chloe yelled out, I Love You! to Riley. Riley began to cry again and waved to her sister.
"I'll see you later!" Riley said walking with Larry. When they got outside Riley ran out to the beach and fell into the sand. She screamed at the sky and threw sand around her. Larry watched her and sighed. He nervously looked around before he ran to Riley. He grabbed her and pulled her to the ground.
"Riley, get a hold of your self!" He said pining her to the sand. She squirmed and kicked.
"Larry! My sister is dying! She is dying! What am I supposed to do?" Riley gave up on trying to get away and just lied under Larry's body. He gently stroked her hair and looked into her eyes.
"Thanks for being here," Riley said to Larry. She slid out from under him and kneeled on the ground, looking at the ocean. Larry sat next to her.
"She's my twin, my other me, ya know? I don't know what im going to do tomorrow, ext week, next month or next year. No one will ever take Chloe's place, no one," tears streamed down her face again. Larry wrapped his arms around her.
"Its going to be okay Riley, I'll be here for you," he gently kissed the top of her head and she cried softly into his chest.
"I don't know what im going to do," Riley said, hugging Larry and the sun came down upon them.
"Hello, Carlson residents. How may I help you?" Manuelo answered.
"Manuelo! Its Riley! Im calling from the hospital," Riley said, panting hard, tears still coming.
"Riley, how is Miss. Chloe doing?" he asked, sitting down at the table. Riley let out another moan.
"She's dying Manuelo, she dying," Riley dropped the phone and repeated the words to her self over and over. She dropped her head in her knees and cried harder. She felt a hand on her arm. Slowly, Riley looked up. It was Larry. His kind eyes looked down on her.
"Your mom called and told me I should take you home," Larry said, seriousness in his voice. Riley wiped her eyes and jumped up.
"Oh Larry!" she cried out, wrapping her arms around him. He hugged her back and helped her walk slowly outside. As they passed Chloe's room, Chloe yelled out, I Love You! to Riley. Riley began to cry again and waved to her sister.
"I'll see you later!" Riley said walking with Larry. When they got outside Riley ran out to the beach and fell into the sand. She screamed at the sky and threw sand around her. Larry watched her and sighed. He nervously looked around before he ran to Riley. He grabbed her and pulled her to the ground.
"Riley, get a hold of your self!" He said pining her to the sand. She squirmed and kicked.
"Larry! My sister is dying! She is dying! What am I supposed to do?" Riley gave up on trying to get away and just lied under Larry's body. He gently stroked her hair and looked into her eyes.
"Thanks for being here," Riley said to Larry. She slid out from under him and kneeled on the ground, looking at the ocean. Larry sat next to her.
"She's my twin, my other me, ya know? I don't know what im going to do tomorrow, ext week, next month or next year. No one will ever take Chloe's place, no one," tears streamed down her face again. Larry wrapped his arms around her.
"Its going to be okay Riley, I'll be here for you," he gently kissed the top of her head and she cried softly into his chest.
"I don't know what im going to do," Riley said, hugging Larry and the sun came down upon them.