Kay awoke to the smell of toast. She opened her eyes and wondered where she was. It didn't take long to remember though. She felt the heat on her left. Cody had his head resting on her back and had his arms around her waist. The heat from the right side of her had gone. 'Zack!' She thought 'That would explain the smell of the toast.' She sat up. "Mornin' Kay!" He said, smiling at her. He was setting plates of toast upon the table. Kay smiled back. She wretched herself free of Cody's grip, around her waist. To that he only mumbled groggily. She walked over to Zack. They both stared at each other.
"Thank you so much!" She suddenly cried, throwing her arms around Zack's neck. This came as a shock to him and he fell over, dragging Kay with him. They both sat on the floor, laughing. Cody woke up to this.
"What's going on?" He mumbled from the bed. 'That's not like him ' Zack thought, immediately stopping laughing.
"Something wrong, Cody?" He asked getting up and plopping himself down on the bed beside his brother. Cody slowly blinked open his eyes and stared up at his slightly older brother.
"I don't feel to good, Zack" Cody replied, shutting his eyes again. Zack placed his forehead on his brother's to feel how hot it was and to generally comfort his twin . He put his hand behind Cody's back and lifted him up gently. Once up, Cody leaned forward to rest his head on Zack's shoulder. "I want Mom" He said, grasping Zack's hand and blinking back tears. Kay sat behind Cody. She slowly ran her hands up his back to relax him. She began to massage him gently. Both, Kay and Zack heard Cody give a shuddering sigh. He was letting his tears flow freely.
"Relax, Cody. It's alright." Kay whispered. Her voice sounded like a piano playing softly.
"M-My side hurts." Cody stuttered. He raised his head and looked into his brother's eyes. Tears were streaming down his face. Kay looked urgently up at Zack.
"Zack, this is serious. Has Cody had any pain like this before?" She asked staring Zack in the eye. Zack nodded slowly. "Ever this bad?" She continued. Zack shook his head. Zack, listen carefully. I need you to get Moseby and quick. Your brother's life is on the line here." Zack nodded once again and scrambled to his feet, carefully pushing Cody back to lean on Kay.
Zack rushed out into the lobby. He was almost crying himself. Breathless, he stopped at the front desk. Mr Moseby noticed immediately that something was wrong, terribly wrong. He rushed round and rested his hand on the distressed boy in front's shoulder.
"Zack, what's wrong?" He asked, genuinely worried about the boy. Zack shook his head, to breathless to talk. He grabbed hold of Mr Moseby's sleeve and dragged him all the way back up to the twenty-third floor where the twins' and their mother's suite was.
The two of them rushed into the suite only to see Cody huddled up with his head rested on Kay's knee. She was stroking his back gently. He was whimpering, but sleeping at least. Mr Moseby sat on the edge of the bed beside Cody's shaking form. Kay told Mr Moseby the whole story of how Cody had not been feeling well the day before, and how she suspected the problem was appendicitis. To the last comment, Mr Moseby gasped.
"I'll call an ambulance. Zack, you call your mother. Quickly now." He said. From out of his pocket, he took a cell phone and dialled Carrie's number. She answered:
"Hello?" Her once asked over the phone.
"Carrie, it's Moseby. Cody's seriously unwell. Kay suspects it's appendicitis, so do I. How soon can you get over to the hospital?"
"Did you phone the hospital, Zack?" Mr Moseby asked. Zack nodded. He sat on the bed beside his twin. Cody put his head on Zack's shoulder. Surprised by this, Zack wrapped his arms around Cody. They were both crying. A frantic knock was heard on the door.
"Somebody call for an ambulance?" A voice asked.