Chapter 21

I blinked awake, wincing at the filtered light coming in through the window. I tried to sit up but a hand pushed me back down.

My head hurt and my throat was so dry it felt like I'd been in the desert for weeks without water.

"Hey sleepy head. You're finally awake," Hailey smiled at me, handing me a glass of water, which I drank eagerly.

"Hey..slowly now," Hailey cautioned after I started coughing.

"What happened?" I croaked. "Where are we?"

Hailey furrowed her eyebrows. "You don't remember? You fell. We're in the infirmary, "Hailey handed me my glasses.

The room in the infirmary featured a single examination bed, covered with a clean, disposable sheet. The walls are painted in soft, calming colors and adorned with educational posters that were meant to be soothing.

Bits and pieces started coming back to me. "I fainted..in the chemistry lab."

Hailey nodded. "So I heard. We were in the art studio when we heard a commotion over at the lab adjacent to us, so we went to check it out.