Chapter 10
Adella leaned over the bathroom sink doubled over in pain. She had woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick. She shut her eyes tightly, feeling as if she would vomit. "I can get through this…It…doesn't…hurt…" Suddenly, in a matter of seconds, the pain was gone. She opened one eye, then the other. She managed a shaky smile. Just as quickly as the pain was gone, she began to cough and choke. The coughs began deep in her lungs and had a harsh sound. She covered her mouth with her hands and tried to stop coughing. It was then that she could taste a metallic liquid coming up with her coughs. She endured the fiery pain for what seemed like hours until her coughs slowly came to a stop. With one final cough, there was a splattering noise, then she fell to her knees. She grabbed a nearby towel and covered her mouth with it. After sitting there with the cloth pressed to her mouth, she began to wipe any liquid off. She looked at the towel in horror and let out a cry as she threw it across the room. It was covered in blood. She shivered near the door, speechless. She finally got to her feet and looked at the mirror. She let out a silent scream as she watched blood slide down the mirror. That must have been the splat noise that she heard. She grabbed the already blood stained towel again and wiped the blood off of the mirror. She then balled the towel up and tossed it into the trash. Her knees gave way and she fell back onto the floor. She slid to the door and weakly opened it from her spot on the floor. A searing pain tore at her muscles as she crawled back to her bed. She tossed the covers over her head as if to hide from the pain. She was afraid. Afraid of what was happening. She cried softly, not knowing what to think. How would she handle this? She certainly wasn't going to tell anyone. But what was wrong with her? She pulled her legs up to her chest as she lay in the bed. What is happening? Why is this happening to me? Am I…dying?