Disclaimer: Be patient my little ones…
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At lunchtime, Yolei and Miya were sitting with me, talking. But I wasn't listening. I was thinking about what Tai had said to me.
"Mum is still at home, so if you don't feel well, you can go home. OK?"
"Kari? Hello? Earth to Kari?" said Miya, looking in my face.
"Hello? Wakie wakie Kari!" Yolei added. I just stared into space, and decided to go home. I couldn't concentrate. I got up, said, "I'm not feeling well, I'm going to the sick bay." and walked off. I went there, said I didn't feel well, and the nurse asked if my mum was home, answered yes, and was soon being driven off home. I went straight to bed, and fell into an uneasy sleep.
I was lying in a hospital bed. I saw some figures huddled around me; they were all a bit blurry. I could just make out Tai, because he was the closest to me. He looked younger than now. He looked about seven. He was wearing his beloved goggles, and he looked like he was troubled and sad. I saw two other figures, taller than Tai. Must be my parents. They were talking to another person, though this one was wearing white, and holding a folder. I don't understand. Suddenly, I begin to feel hot, and I hear beeping, and the rushing of feet. Tai is pushed out of the way, and more people loom over me. My vision gets blurrier, I hear longer beeping in the distance, my parents begin to cry, I hear people saying that my heart rate is slowing down dangerously. My eyes close, the beeping becomes one long tone, I just hear my parents scream, my brother cry. My heart stopped, my parents are in depression, and my brother, Tai…
I wake up with a start. Tai is standing over me.
"Good afternoon Kari." He says pleasantly.
"Where am I? What time is it?" I ask, confused. I wipe the cold sweat off my face.
"It's 4:00pm, and schools just finished, well for me that is." Tai answers.
"Oh. Did Matt call his parents?"
"Yeah. They were pretty upset, so they came and picked up Matt, and took him with them to the hospital, but Matt went home after an hour, saying he needed to get to band practise, which should finish about now. He also said that he's going back to the hospital, to see his parents and T.K, and asked if you wanna come. Mum said that I have to go with you though."
"That's fine. When do we meet Matt?"
"Just outside the apartment block. Matt said he'll meet us there, then we'll catch the bus to the hospital."
"Oh, OK."
"Don't worry Kari. T.K'll be fine." and with that, Tai left. I lay back down on the bed, beginning to think about stuff, before Tai, once again, popped his head in the door, and said,
"I also heard that you had a fight with Davis" Tai smiled "Go Kari!"
"Thanks Tai." I said, smiling to myself. I actually thought I was funny, because the whole world knows that Davis wants me, but I want T.K. I re-did my hair, tied my shoes, and followed Tai down the stairs to meet Matt.
Next chapter…coming soon to a computer near you!