Rhythm And Blues (2016)
“My ankle hurt so badly.
Do not cry, Riley, do not cry.
‘Riley!’ Paige yelled, breaking away from the corner and rushing over to me. A few busybody girls followed her.
I had to get out of the room. I absolutely could not have a repeat of yesterday.
Paige flung herself down next to me. ‘I knew something was wrong!’ she exclaimed. ‘Is it your ankle?’ The other girls arrived at the scene and Miss Caroline pushed through them. ‘Give her some space,’ she said, gently. ‘Riley? What’s happened? Did you... land funny?’ ‘I … I …’ I hung my head and clutched at my ankle, trying to stop the flares of pain from running up my shin. ‘I hurt it a little at basketball and then I put too much weight on it and … and …’ I grimaced. ‘It really hurts!’ Miss Caroline looked at me and I felt like she knew everything that was going on in my head, including that I felt like the world’s biggest dummy.
‘Okay, Riley,’ she said, and gave a brisk clap. ‘Girls, that’s enough, return to the corner.MoreLess
Do not cry, Riley, do not cry.
‘Riley!’ Paige yelled, breaking away from the corner and rushing over to me. A few busybody girls followed her.
I had to get out of the room. I absolutely could not have a repeat of yesterday.
Paige flung herself down next to me. ‘I knew something was wrong!’ she exclaimed. ‘Is it your ankle?’ The other girls arrived at the scene and Miss Caroline pushed through them. ‘Give her some space,’ she said, gently. ‘Riley? What’s happened? Did you... land funny?’ ‘I … I …’ I hung my head and clutched at my ankle, trying to stop the flares of pain from running up my shin. ‘I hurt it a little at basketball and then I put too much weight on it and … and …’ I grimaced. ‘It really hurts!’ Miss Caroline looked at me and I felt like she knew everything that was going on in my head, including that I felt like the world’s biggest dummy.
‘Okay, Riley,’ she said, and gave a brisk clap. ‘Girls, that’s enough, return to the corner.MoreLess
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