Falling (Bits and Pieces, Book 1)
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The nurse led us to a curtained exam area. She had me lie down on the bed as she grabbed stuff to clean my wounds. Nurse Susan disinfected the cuts on my face, which stung unbelievably. Kraig held my hand through it. I think I crushed his hand a few times.
She asked me a bunch of questions. Like… What happened? Did I hit my head? Had I lost consciousness recently? How often did I feel dizzy or light-headed? I knew if I wasn’t truthful, Mrs. Connor and Patrick would be mad at me. So, I told her how there were a couple times I had, but had to keep going anyway.
“A couple times, including before you stood up to come with me?”
“Yeah. But I’m okay.”
She was concerned because I had blacked out on Monday and in less than a week, I had hit my head again. I didn’t want to be admitted. I wanted to be with Patrick. I wasn’t planning on leaving the hospital anytime soon. I just didn’t want to be stuck in bed.
As Nurse Susan checked me over, she noticed me recoiling when she lightly touched my side. She lifted part of my shirt and saw how bruised my ribs were. It was an interesting shade of purples and reds against my copper skin. Great, now she wanted even more x-rays to make sure nothing was broken. I was anxious to get back to everyone and find out how Patrick was doing. Now, the only way to do it was to do whatever the nurse wanted. She took me over to get x-rays and would have a doctor come by to look them over and do my stitches. Kraig went to see if there was any news on Patrick.