The Seizure
"Shannon! Shannon! Honey, wake up!" My mom was shaking me awake. I didn't understand; it was the middle of the night and school started tomorrow. As I slowly let the bright lights of my bedroom into my eyes I notice my mom's horrified face. "Put these clothes on. It's going to be chilly on our way to the hospital."
Hospital? Why would we be going to the hospital? I put on my Lady and the Tramp sweat shirt and a pair of purple sweatpants. I grabbed my big stuffed elephant, Ele, and rushed down the stairs.
"Here are your shoes." My mom said.
Dad was talking to some men in uniform. There were lights flashing and sirens going off in the front of the house. How can Justin sleep like this? Wait a minute. Where is he? Then I noticed what my dad had in his arms, it was Justin. His arms were all bent, he looked like a statue, and his lips were purple. Why would Justin be wearing purple lipstick? I went to touch him, and when our skin made contact I jumped back. His skin felt feverish.
"He's not blinking!" My mom cried.
"Mrs. Donnelly we need to take your son to the emergency room," the uniform man said in a calm voice. Why would he need to go into the emergency room? He looks fine to me.
"Alright. Shannon got your shoes on?"
"Yes, momma." I took her hand and followed her to the car.
As she was helping me into my car seat she said, "Sweet heart, your brother is having a seizure. That's why were going to the hospital."
What is a seizure? How come Justin has it, and not me? Is he going to die? On the way to the hospital questions like those were running in my head. When we got there a tall man with a white coat took us to a place he called the Waiting Room, but to me it looked like my kindergarten class room. "Mrs. Donnelly how old is Justin?"
Two.
"He's two."
"Has this ever happened before?"
No.
"No."
"Does he have any allergies?
I don't know.
"From what I know none."
We had to wait to see Justin for what felt like forever, but the clock told me that it had been a while since the little hand went around once (we hadn't gone over time in school yet). Another man in a white coat came and told us we could see my brother now, but he's not completely better. As we got closer to the window I pulled Ele closer to my heart. Why are there tubes and wires hooked up to him? How come he's so pale? Did he see a ghost?
"Doctor, his temperature has dropped, but it's still over a hundred," said a nurse.
"Let's hope the seizure is almost over."
There goes that seizure thing again. How come no one will explain what is going on? I hope I can find out soon. Dad had come over and picked me. He was taking me home as mom stayed with Justin while he stayed at the hospital that night. Good night my little brother.