Chapter 7
After some medicine and a long rest in the nurse’s office, she sent me home. My head still hurt but the rest of me had mostly returned to normal. It was my thoughts that still plagued me, the feeling of unease, the uncomfortable sensation that something was wrong.
I attempted to watch TV to clear my mind, something I desperately needed right now, but after ten minutes, I still felt anxious.
Jake appeared from the hallway rubbing his eyes. “Aren’t you supposed to be at school?”
“Aren’t you supposed to be in bed?” I snapped back but felt instantly guilty.
“What’s your problem?”
“Forget it, Jake. I didn’t mean to wake you.”
He stepped in front of me, blocking the television. “All right. Let’s have it.”
“Have what?” I leaned to the side to see around him.
He shut off the TV.
