Chapter 5: Hospital
Emma woke up to find herself in a hospital bed. She started to scream.
"Where am I?" Emma screamed. "What's going on?"
"Everything's gonna be okay," replied Emma's doctor, Dr. Morgan.
"What happened?"
"You had an accident. You were rushed to the hospital."
"Where's everybody?"
"Your friends are in the waiting room and your parents are on their way."
"Tell them to come in."
"No problem."
Dr. Morgan left for a second. She returned with Manny, Craig and Ashley.
"Are you okay Emma?" Manny asked. "You still remember us, right?"
"Manny, calm down! Let her speak!" Craig exclaimed.
"Yeah," said Ashley.
"I'm okay, guys. The last thing I remember was taking pills at Paige's
party in the bathroom. What did I take?"
"Ecstasy," Manny said.
Dr. Morgan came back.
"I'm sorry, but they're can't be more than 2 people at a time."
Ashley and Craig decided to wait outside and come in after Manny.
"How could you Emma? You almost got.got.killed!"
"Since when do you care Manny? Huh? I thought you only talk to popular
people!"
"That's beside the point."
"You wanna know why I took the pill? Because I was tired of everyone making
fun of me so much! Everyone keeps calling me a geek and no on appreciates
anything I do for the environment!"
"I know Emma, I know. I'm sorry. For dumping you and making fun of you so
much. For treating you like dirt. But that gave you no right to do what you
did."
"You're right Manny, it was a horrible thing. And the car accident was just
like a flash. I don't remember anything since that flash, except for the
drugs."
"I almost thought you were dead, laying there unconscious. You're my best
friend Emma, and I don't know what I'd do if you were gone. Even under all
this popularity, you were still my best friend the whole time."
"Really?"
"Yes. I want to be your best friend again, like before. Best friends
forever?"
"Best friends forever!"
Manny bent down to give Emma a big hug. They were both sobbing
uncontrollably because they missed each other so much!

(Emma is okay, hurray! But what will Ashley and Craig say to Emma? Find out
in chapter 6!)