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Her beautiful blue eyes the color of the sky, were scared

Her lips were slightly blue, and I knew she was in shock

“Kat, can I call you Kat?” At her nod, I bent down and picked her up

She was a s, uess was that she was a first grader, but rade rather than the older side

“Can you tell round?” I asked as I started running towards the office

“B-b-b-ee” She gasped for air

My heart froze

Anaphylactic shock

“Honey, are you allergic to bees?” I asked

I felt her nod against my cheek where her head rested “Y-y-esss”

The ‘S’ came out in a wheeze as I rounded the entrance to the nurse’s office

Then the coughing started, as I laid her down on the exam table

Laura rushed forward, holding out the small cubby that held each individual child’s ic to bees, peanuts, and shellfish”

I’d already decided that what she had was related to the bee sting, but having it confir the EpiPen Junior I saw in her plastic cubby

Reaching into the container, I re it was for the sa it to Katerina’s chart The expiration date Re it from its container, I took the safety cap off, and then proh

The click was deafening as the needle penetrated the skin

I counted slowly to ten and watched as, instantly, Katerina started to breathe

Her lips, which I hadn’t noticed had gone completely blue, started to return to their normal color, and Katerina’s eyes opened

Tears started to run down her cheeks, and she launched herself into my arms

I caught her effortlessly, and curled her intobody

“It’s okay, baby It’s okay,” I whispered softly

“Medics are less than three minutes out, but I’m sure her father will beat the me

I hadn’t realized she was here

“Why would her father beat the medics?” I asked

I knew that the parents would be called, but not before the medics, which were a little over a mile down the road

“Her father’s on the police force for Kilgore Luke Roberts,” Laura said wistfully

Should I know hi?

“I want ainst my neck

“I knoeetie He’s on his way,” I said softly Then, turning to Laura, I said, “Go wait for the et in here”

The school was new, and with the brand new building came new security features

For instance, the front office was the first thing that the public had to pass through to get into the school