Lisa met Jace, Lee and Carmen and at the school gates.
Jace wrapped his arms around his girlfriend.
“You okay?”
“Not really” Lisa admitted “She woke up screaming at 4am I’ve been up since then”
“Baby why didn’t you ring me” Jace said
“No point us all being awake, my mum and mama had to sleep in beside her before she would calm down” Lisa explained “I need to go to calculus I’ll see you all at break”
“Love you” Jace sighed
“I love you too” Lisa smiled stealing a kiss
Jace, Lee and Carmen walked into music, Jess was sitting already at her desk staring into space.
“Guys can you get on with your practical work, I’m coming round one at a time to speak to you all” Miss Braidy instructed
Everyone moved from their seats except Jess.
“Jess go get a guitar please and get on with your work” Miss Braidy instructed
Jess went to talk but nothing came out.
Carmen looked over.
“Jess are you okay?” Miss Braidy asked standing up from her desk
Carmen walked over kneeling down next to Jess.
“Jess, look at me” Carmen said
Jess turned her head looking at Carmen
“Are you okay?” Carmen asked
“I don’t know” Jess managed to get out
“Babe let’s get you out of here” Carmen said helping Jess up
“Let me help” Jace said getting the other side of Jess
“Changed my mind let’s sit down on the floor” Carmen said
“What?” Jace asked confused
“She’s about to have a fit, let’s sit down on the floor” Carmen said again
Jace helped Carmen lower Jess to the floor.
“Class your dismissed go study in the library” Miss Braidy said “Lee go get Mrs Porter”
“Step back from her Jace” Carmen said
Jess by this point was shaking.
“She’s shaking Carmen” Jace snapped
“I know but we can’t do anything” Carmen said calmly
Bette came running in the classroom with Lee just as Jess stopped shaking.
Carmen lifted Jess’s head cushioning it on her knees.
Bette kneeled down on the floor as well. “Jess it’s Mama, open your eyes”
“Whys her lip blue?” Jace asked
Jess opened her eyes, she looked around her tears appeared. Bette pulled her up slowly letting her cuddle into her.
“I don’t feel so good” Jess said
“Let’s take you to the hospital” Bette said
“Mama I can’t get up, I feel sick and dizzy”
“Well help” Jace said “I have big muscles I’ll lift you”
“Mama don’t let him lift me” Jess muttered
Bette laughed
“What If I lift you?” Lee suggested
“What if no-one lifts me” Jess replied
“I’m going to go get Lisa, well never hear the end of it if no-one tells her” Carmen said
“No” Jess said “Stay”
“Ok” Carmen said taking Jess’s hand
“Shall I go get Lisa?” Jace asked
“Yeah” Bette nodded “Louise can you go dismiss my class please”
“Yeah sure” Louise said leaving the class
“Jess I need to take you to a hospital” Bette said
“No I don’t want to go” Jess stated
Lisa came running in the class.
“I’m afraid you don’t have a choice honey” Bette said getting up and helping Jess up
“Lisa can you go to my classroom and get my bag and car keys please”
Lisa did as she was asked she returned with Louise
Carmen helped Bette hold Jess up.
“Mama I can’t walk!” Jess snapped
“Ok stuff this!” Jace said walking over and lifting Jess up “You kick and scream I drop you simple as then your face will have an injury and we all know how much that would distress you”
“Yeah Jess you need to see a doctor” Lee said “Do it for everyone that loves you”
“Mrs Porter where’s your car?” Jace asked
“Back of the science block” Bette said “Lisa can you phone your Mum please and ask her to meet us at the hospital”
Carmen lifted Jess’s bag following them
Jace sat Jess in the front seat putting her seatbelt on and closing the door.
“You will call me the minute you know what’s going on?” Carman asked Lisa
“I promise” Lisa said
“Jace can you get my stuff out my calculus class, I just ran” Lisa said
“Yeah don’t worry about anything” Jace smiled
“Thank you for all you help” Bette said
“We didn’t do anything, it was Carmen that knew what to do” Lee said
Bette looked at Carmen “Come and see her later when she’s back home”
“So I’ve sat down and spoke with Jess and length and to be honest I don’t feel she’s out to harm herself, I just think she’s stressed to the max and she’s now peaking” Dr Torres said “My co-worker has also examined her and we both feel we should take her off the pain killers completely, her foot is fully healed and shouldn’t be causing her a lot of pain, however that’s not saying it isn’t sore at times”
“So what do we do?” Bette asked
“I don’t think she should control her own pain killers, if it is sore give her some but dont exceed four a day”
“Why did she have a fit?” Tina asked
“Stress, she’s just came of an 8 week tour and she’s been thrown right in at the deep end” Dr Torres explained “She needs some time out, I’m signing her off school for a week, She needs a week of just solid rest, I’m also concerned about her weight, when I seen her a few weeks ago she was 126 pounds she’s now a 112.”
Tina looked at Bette, taking her wifes hand.
“Can we take her home?” Bette asked
“Yeah I don’t see why not, I’m happy enough but I do want to see her again next week”
“Ok” Tina agreed