Unhealthy powers

My eyelids felt heavy as I opened them. The brightness of the room attacked them and I shut them back again. After some time, I opened my eyes once more and looked around.

It took me almost a minute to figure out where I was. The drip fixed in my hand and the clothes I was putting on, made me realize I was at the hospital.

It was then I remembered I had fainted. The door to the ward opened and Rebecca walked in. She looked drained. It wasn't hard to tell from the dark circles that had formed under her eyes and how she had suddenly aged overnight. I instantly felt bad for her. This was the reason I didn't tell her about the nosebleed that morning

“My God Mirabel, you are awake. I was so worried about you”. I watched as tears gathered in her eyes. "Are you alright now?”

Apart from the throbbing pain I felt in my head, I was doing perfectly well.

"I'm fine mum” I tried to speak without groaning in pain because the pain I felt was excruciating.

The moment those words left my lips, the doo