Sirens everywhere, screaming, shouting…a dizzying surrounding, everything in fast forward and a panicked rush. Where's May?
"M-May?" she weakly called out.
"Meilin??" her voice came out louder, more panicked, deliberate. She twined her way through the people, searching. She started running, now out of the crowd, all muttering together, all the rush… Where is she?
"May??" June shouted, her voice echoed back at her from the empty darkness. Her hand went to her face and she felt droplets. Sweat or tears? She ran around and around, until she had no more breath left in her. She was right back where she started. She heard a slight whimper. A slight sound that was carried by the night breeze, she listened for it and moved towards it.
"M-May?" she was surprised her voice came out hoarse and quiet. She looked passed the small ridge and saw her, half out of the water, half in it, shuddering. June rushed over to her; she could hear sobs. June draped May's arm over her shoulder and started heading back to the house with a quick pace. She felt Meilin's head resting on her shoulder, small short intakes of breath. June looked over and smiled, hopefully reassuringly, it was the most she could do.
"Don't cry June…" she whispered.
"June?" she could hear a far off cry from May's father. And then a rush of voices.
"May? Is it her? Oh god please, yes, okay we found her…" They sprinted towards the two girls and lifted Meilin onto one of their backs.
"Thanks June," she mouthed through the loudness, and smiled. The lights flashes and sirens wailed, leaving June standing in the dark and ever increasing silence.
She could hear his voice cracking.
"But how?" he barely said.
"I'm sorry…its lucky it was discovered even like this. Leukemia…" Silence.
"There's still hope Mr. Rae."
Her eyes burst open and she was broken out in a cold sweat. She sat up slowly, looking around her dark moonlit room. It was a dream…only a dream…She's okay now. Her best friend is okay. She hugged her knees in the calm darkness for a while. Meilin will be okay.