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For the next ten minutes, I stayed with her When it seemed like she was finally done, I carried her back into her bedroom and tucked her under her covers She curled onto her side, burying her face in one of the pillows

“Feeling any better?”

She shrugged one shoulder, staying quiet as the tears once again flowed down her cheeks like twin rivers

“I’ to call Raven” I picked up her phone since mine was still in Kelli’s room and started to hit my sister’s number

“Don’t bother,” Quinn croaked in a voice that was painful fro she had done

“You’re sick, Quinnie Maybe she can reco to help soothe your stomach”

“I’ faster

“Are you mental?” She was still deathly pale, her lips were dry and cracked, colorless She looked like she was ain at any ti, honey If Raven can’t help, then I’ll call Doc He can stop by and check you over”

She shook her head “No This isn’t a bug I’ll be fine in a little while It usually passes by noon”

“Usually?” I parroted,“You’ve been sick like this recently?”

Another shrug “For about a week or so now”

“For fuck’s sake, Quinnie You have got to see Doc” I was already dialing his number with her phone, but before I could hit connect, she reached out and took it from me “You need medicine And tests It’s not nor” Fear for her was starting to choke me

Christ, I had faced down bullets flying past one toe-to-toe withhappening to this fe else I couldn’t lose her She was ood in the world

“I’itated “I knohat’s wrong with me Like I said, it will pass in a little while Then I have to get ready for work”

I scrubbed my hands over my face, exasperated with her “If you aren’t sick, then what the hell is going on? People don’t just puke up their fucking guts like you just did, and then go about their day That shit just ain’t normal”