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“I’ so ainst my neck

“It’s okay”

“Not okay” I lean“What are you doing?”

“I’ you Doesn’t your mother do this for you when you’re sick?”

“No”

I throw up so else Jillian helps me to the bedroom, where Cara’s already turned down the bed

“Josh will be here in ten minutes with some electrolytes and crackers,” she informs us as I fall onto the bed “I hate to be the one to ask this, but Renant?”

“Pregnancy doesn’t cause diarrhea,” Jillian hisses

“I don’t think so Unlikely” I take a deep breath and will s I frown at Annie’s name and answer on speaker

“’llo?”

“Tellat Ed’s,” she says “It was bad I guess a bunch of people are sick from it”

“Sure did” I s hard “So sick”

“Oh, ?”

“Hi, Annie, this is Jillian Cara and I are here, but we’ll be sure to let you know if anything comes up”

“You do that Get some rest, Rem I’ll call you later and check in”

“Thanks”

I click off and uys don’t have to stay I think the worst is over I hope”

“We’re staying,” Cara insists “At least until Seth comes home Do you think you can take a tiny sip of water?”

“Nothing” I wrinkle my nose

“Okay It’s okay,” Cara croons

They’re hovering They’re worried I can see it on their faces

“If you get too dehydrated, you’ll have to go to the hospital,” Jillian says

“This just started Let me settle down, and then I’ll try the water”

“That’s fair,” Cara says and then runs out of the room e hear a knock on the door