Comeback
“She was propped up in her bed, a magazine on her chest, sound asleep.
The alarm clock read 4:44 a.m. I tried to remember the haze of last night. Christina and Khloe had helped me into bed, covering me with cool sheets and adding an extra blanket on top of my comforter.
Christina had put a red plastic bowl next to me. I’d heard her tell Khloe that she would be in every couple of hours to check on me, but if Khloe needed anything to call her no matter what time.
Khloe.
She had gone above and beyo...nd a BFF. All night she’d given me sips of water and ginger ale, rinsed out my bowl if I’d gotten sick, and changed the washcloth on my forehead.
“I’ll stay up all night with you, Laur,” she’d told me despite my weak protests.
The last time I’d looked at the clock had been sometime after two in the morning, so my bestie hadn’t had much sleep at all.
I vaguely remembered Christina coming in and out and taking my temperature every so often.
I wanted to tell Khloe to snuggle under her own covers and get comfortable, but I also didn’t want to wake her.MoreLess
The alarm clock read 4:44 a.m. I tried to remember the haze of last night. Christina and Khloe had helped me into bed, covering me with cool sheets and adding an extra blanket on top of my comforter.
Christina had put a red plastic bowl next to me. I’d heard her tell Khloe that she would be in every couple of hours to check on me, but if Khloe needed anything to call her no matter what time.
Khloe.
She had gone above and beyo...nd a BFF. All night she’d given me sips of water and ginger ale, rinsed out my bowl if I’d gotten sick, and changed the washcloth on my forehead.
“I’ll stay up all night with you, Laur,” she’d told me despite my weak protests.
The last time I’d looked at the clock had been sometime after two in the morning, so my bestie hadn’t had much sleep at all.
I vaguely remembered Christina coming in and out and taking my temperature every so often.
I wanted to tell Khloe to snuggle under her own covers and get comfortable, but I also didn’t want to wake her.MoreLess
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