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"You had a coets trapped in the lining of your lungs You went into respiratory arrest"

She moved what I assumed was the disc of a stethoscope to another part of my chest "Can you breathe deeply forin a breath, but the sharp pain was so acute that I gasped and let the air out too quickly

She placed a co hand on my shoulder "That’s okay Relax"

The hand and the disc withdrew and noaret this cleared up"

I was ato class tomorroondered if Gavin had tried to come back Tears pricked my eyes

The cloth withdrew "Try to open now"

I blinked, still feeling the stickiness, but nowto part The room was dim, and toreen scrubs

"We want to see where we are with the effusion," the doctor said, and I was able now to e, but she was definitely tall, stately, and older than I expected, her gray hair tight in a French twist "I’m Dr Adams I’ve been with you since you came to ICU Apparently you went on a little expedition and collapsed?"

That’s right The bereavement room The pacifier I nodded "Is Gavin here?"

The doctor looked over at the nurse

"She ht," the nurse said "Dark hair, brutally handso room So are your parents We haven’t let the?"

The nurse patted my arm "They are worried about you"

The doctor picked up an iPad and tapped a few things in "You’re going to X-ray I’ll come by later today and we’ll see how you look Hopefully we can get you back to a regular rooain soon"

"Thank you," I said

The doctorroom?" I asked the nurse

"No, we have a back way"

My face ood, you’ll be able to see him"