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Neela walked into the ER looking for Abby, she needed to tell her. She just needed someone to talk to. "They'll see me." Neela thought to herself. "They'll see my face." Yet, she continued walking, expecting to run into someone or something. She took her hand and put it up to her cheek. It was swollen slightly and bleeding. She took her hand and pushed her hair further in front of her face. If no one saw her face, no one would ask. No one would know who she was. That's what she was hoping, for the first time since she was in the ER. She walked along the hallways, looking for the one particular friend. She was afraid to ask anyone for help, so she didn't.
"Hey Neela!"
Neela stopped dead in her tracks. Someone was calling for her. But it wasn't the familiar friendly Abby voice. No this was someone else. Someone different. Neela turned around and found Susan waving to her. At the site of Neela's face, the smile disapeered and she began walking towards Neela. Neela turned around quickly.
"Crap." She muttered under her breath.
Neela walked on, hoping Susan wouldn't stop her, but to her fear she did.
"Neela, what happened to your face?" Susan asked in a worried tone.
"I...I fell. Yeah. Over a crack on my sidewalk. You know how bad the roads are where I live." Neela tried to explain. She had always been bad at lying.
"Oh." Susan said, not believing Neela. "Right."
"Yeah. Have you seen Abby?" Neela quickly asked, changing the subject.
"Yes. She was in the lounge." Susan said still not smiling.
"Thanks." Neela said and walked away. She walked fast so she could get away from Susan as quickly as possible.
"Oh Neela!" Susan called. Neela stopped but didn't turn around.
"Take care of that face."