Chapter 9

The class was in an uproar when Anna fainted. The girl who was holding her before she became unconscious motioned to a boy to help her carry Anna to the school's clinic. When they got there, Anna was immediately taken to a private ward and put in a bed. The nurse checked her and asked them what happened to her.

"We were just in class when she fainted," the boy answered.

"But I noticed she was crying before she fainted. That was even what made me notice her amidst all that chaos," the girl said.

The nurse nodded and told them to wait. "Let me go and get a doctor," she said.

As they waited, the girl asked the boy. "Do you think she'll be okay?"

"I don't know," he replied to her.

Finally, the nurse came back with a male African-American doctor.

"Good afternoon doctor," the two students greeted in unison.

"Good afternoon students," he replied.

He checked Anna again and faced them. "What happened to her? I need every detail of what you noticed," he said.

The girl quickly narra