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Jane opened her eyes and stared up at her strangely Then she let out a low groan

“I’ well, Mary Catherine,” she said

“What is it? What’s wrong? Do you feel hot?” Mary Catherine asked, putting a hand on her forehead

“No, it’sI ate”

It’s probably nothing, Mary Catherine thought, squinting at her Too irls had watched the night before

“I’ll go and get you a ginger ale,” Mary Catherine said

Before she went downstairs, she went into the boys’ room and shook the first foot she could find

“Ti late Could you wake the others for me?”

After a roan

“Mary Catherine, oing to throw up”

“Me too,” Brian said a moment later

“Me three, MC I really feel like I’ to yack,” called out Ricky

What?! Mary Catherine thought, panicking They’d had a turkey for dinner the night before Is it food poisoning? she thought Salmonella? That was all they needed She hadn’t even had a chance to find a pediatrician

“Oh, no, guys Jane’s sick, too,” Mary Catherine said “Hang in there YouI’ll wake your father We need to find you guys a doctor right away”

“Actually, you don’t need to go to all that trouble, Mary Catherine,” Brian said, sitting up across the room