Amelia's P.O.V.
It's 3:37 in the morning, and I'm woken up by the cold sweat dripping down my forehead. I thought I was over being sick, but apparently, I was wrong. I lean over the side of my bed and grab ahold of the blue trashcan Meredith set out for me the night before. I throw up the chicken noodle soup I had last night, and then dry heave for about ten minutes. I must've been loud without noticing because I hear a knock on my door. I set down the trashcan and lean back on my bed, sighing.
"Come in," I say, my voice scratchy and throat raw. Maggie's head pokes around the door. Her face goes from tired and confused to tired and concerned.
"Are you okay?" she asks a little too loudly and I scrunch up my face a little. "I thought you were feeling better last night! Do you want anything?"
"I'm fine," I say, turning to my side and pulling the duvet over my shoulders. I'm freezing.
"Do you have a fever?" Maggie asks, inviting herself into the room.
"I think so. I have all of the symptoms. I'm fine though, really. Go back to bed, Maggie," I say, just wanting to be left alone. She leaves my room and walks across the hall to the bathroom. I hear her sort through some things in there, then about three minutes later she comes back with a thermometer. Before I can even protest, she's in front of my face and practically shoving the thing in my mouth. I sigh, roll my eyes, and with no effort to fight back, open my mouth.
Maggie's P.O.V.
We wait in silence for the thermometer to beep. I can tell Amelia is getting worse, just by looking at her. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. She's paler than usual, her voice is strained, and the snarky and sarcastic comments she usually makes are no longer within her.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
107.
My eyes widen, making sure I'm reading this number right considering it's dark in here. 107.
"What? What is it?" Amelia asks, sitting up.
"Oh, yeah. It's 98. You're fine, just go back to sleep. I hope you feel better, Ams," I lie and walk out the door, thermometer still in my hand. I make my way to Meredith's room quietly, careful not to wake her kids. I wait at the closed door for a few seconds, then open it. Meredith rubs her eyes and looks obviously annoyed that I'm waking her up.
"Mer, it's Amelia," I say. She's still trying to wake up.
"W-What? Amelia? Is she alright? Did she get sick?" She asks, now fully awake and alert.
"No, I mean yeah, I mean-," I take a breath and recollect my thoughts. "Yes, she did get sick, but she's fine now. And no, no she is not alright. Her fever is 107 Mer. And I didn't tell her because I didn't want her to worry I-" I get cut off.
"She what? 107? You didn't tell her? Maggie, what the hell? She could die with this high of a fever," She quickly sits up, puts her slippers on, and walks out the door to Amelia's room. Amelia was falling asleep, and when the door opened, she shields her eyes from the bright hallway light shining in.
"What now? I'm fine, please, please, just let me sleep," she says.
"Your fever is at 107. We need to go to the hospital. Sleep in the car, let's go," Meredith says sternly, like a mother.
"It's-My-What? It's just 98, I don't know what yo-,"
"Maggie lied. Let's go," Meredith says, quickly exiting the room leaving Amelia looking confused with her jaw hung open. She looks at me and I mouth 'I'm sorry'. She gives me a furious look, then stands up, too quickly. She grabs onto the wall and readjusts her eyes. I look at her and hold my hands out, thinking she was about to fall. She continues walking down the hallway holding onto the wall.
"Amelia, you're dizzy, you can't be walking like-" I say.
"Yeah, I know. I'm fine, I just need to get to the car," she replies.
"Hurry up you two," Meredith says standing by the door, holding Zola's and Bailey's hand, while grasping the handle of Ellis's stroller. All of her kids are in their pajamas. Amelia took two steps down the stairs, and I notice something inside her click.
Amelia's P.O.V.
I'm fine. I can make it to the car. Don't be dramatic, Amelia. 10 more steps. Just 10 more steps. I begin walking down the staircase, when black and blue dots start swarming my vision. I hear Maggie and Meredith yell something, and then, just like that, everything goes black.