Chapter Thirty Seven

Eira

An hour later, as I walked into the sterile, fluorescent-lit hospital room, my heart was pounding in my chest. Beside me were Gianna and Diana and looking at them, I knew that they had been there for me through thick and thin, and today was no different. Today, we were facing something I had been trying to avoid for hours now but there was possibly no way I could avoid it any longer, because I needed answers as much as they did to what exactly was going on with me.

I was in the hot seat and ever since I had been experiencing those unusual symptoms, my mind couldn't help but jump to the worst-case scenario. I had to see a doctor, and my friends insisted on coming with me for support even though I knew that there was nothing I could do to stop them.

Dr. Anderson, a middle-aged woman with a pleasant face entered the room, smiling brightly before she spoke. "Hello, Gianna. I see you have brought some friends along. That's wonderful. They can stay if it makes you feel more comfortable