sammay wrote:I woke up but kept my eyes closed. Something was poking my arms and I could feel a thin blanket covering my body. I was wearing a nightgown. A nightgown! My eyes flew open and I looked around. White walls, stained white tile floor, IVs in my arm, I was in a hospital! My mom walked in.
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"Hello sweetheart, how are you feeling?" Then I remembered what happened, me, Anna, the pool. OMG! Anna!
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"Mom, I'm fine, but how's Anna?" I asked. My mom suddenly had a very sad look on her face. She opened her mouth then closed it. "Mom, how's Anna?" I was beginning to panic.
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"Selena, I don't know how to tell you this but, Anna- Anna's...dead. I'm so, so sorry comma," She spat the word out like it was a disease, because it was. No, it couldn't be true.
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"Mom, why are you lying to me?" I asked.
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"Sweetie, I'm sorry, but, I'm not lying. I know you're in denial, but,you'll have to let her go." I knew now that she wasn't lying. I sat there comma, mouth wide open, eyes bugging out. Then I snapped my jaw up. I reached over to my arm firmly comma, grabbed the IV tubes and pulled them as hard as I could out of my arm, wincing as I did so. I pulled the blanket off me and I swung my legs over the side of the bed. I stood up and grabbed the table next to my bed and steadied myself.
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I ran out of my room. I ran down the hall, I bumped into many people but ignored their annoyed faces. I threw open the big glass double doors. I ran out into the pouring rain. Big raindrops ran down my face. My blond hair hungwetlyaround my face. My bare feet smacked the hard black asphalt parking lot. I was coming upon a grass patch. I was running across the grass and about halfway through comma, my foot hit something slimy. My foot fell out from under me. I slipped and fell on my butt, hard. The tears came and mixed in with the rain that covered my face. They ran down my face like a waterfall. Then someone's arms were around me. My mother's voice said in my ear
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"Sweetheart, I'm so, so, so sorry. Please come inside so you don't get sick." I could hear Anna's voice in my ear, and I could see her in front of me comma, smiling Period. I knew then that Anna wouldn't want me to be out there getting sick.
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"Okay comma," I said to her. She pulled a ponytail holder off her wrist and pulled my loose blond curls into a messy ponytail she then helped me up. She had a pair of flip flops in her hand. She dropped them on the ground and I slid them on. We walked back inside and everyone stared. I dropped my head and walked to my room. I took a short shower and the nurse got me a new gown. I put it on and climb into bed. Gone? I shake my head and fall asleep.