Chapter 13

Two hours later Mrs. G, Blair, Tad, Natalie, and Jo were sitting in the living room talking when they heard screaming.

"That sounds like Kelsey," Blair said.

"Yeah, I think you are right," Tad said.

Jamie ran down the stairs.

"Aunt Blair!" Jamie exclaimed. "Something's wrong with Kelsey, come quick."

Everybody ran up the stairs and followed Jamie into the bedroom. Kelsey was sitting on the floor crying and holding her arm. Annie was standing next to her.

"What happened?" Blair asked.

"I don't know," Jamie said. "All of a sudden, she just started crying."

"Annie," Natalie started. "Did you do something to Kelsey?"

"Nooo!" Annie exclaimed. "I didn't touch her, why are you blaming me?"

"I know how you are," Natalie answered. "Your aggressive behavior has gotten you in trouble before."

"I know sometimes I beat people up," Annie replied. "But I didn't touch her, honest."

"Kels, where does it hurt?" Tad asked bending down on one knee to get a good look at Kelsey.

"My arm," Kelsey replied though tears.

"Did you fall or hit it on something?" Blair asked.

"Nooo!" Kelsey exclaimed. "I was just sitting here and then I felt pain in my arm."

"I'm taking you to the hospital," Tad said.

"Noooo! Noooo!" Kelsey cried. "I don't want to go to the hospital."

"Sorry Kels, but you have to go," Blair said.

"I don't want to," Kelsey said. "Annie said if I have to go to the hospital, I won't get to see the fireworks show."

"Well, Annie's wrong," Natalie said. "You'll be back in time for the fireworks show."

The emergency room doctors found nothing wrong with Kelsey's arm. Blair, Tad, and Kelsey arrived home about an hour later. Jo, Natalie, and Mrs. G were in the kitchen.

"Well?" Natalie asked.

"Nothing," Blair said. "It's not broken or sprained."

"They couldn't find anything wrong," Tad said.

"Do you think she was faking?" Jo asked.

"No," Mrs. G said. "Something similar to this has happened before."

"This has happened before?" Jo asked.

"Yes, when Kelsey was four years old," Mrs. G explained. "I heard her start screaming, she said her head hurt."

"What did you do?" Natalie asked.

"I took her to the hospital," Mrs. G answered. "But they didn't find anything wrong with her."

"And she's been fine ever since?" Jo asked.

"Yeah," Mrs G said. "It never happened again, until now."