KAYLA ROSE [UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 4

"I shouldn't have let her go," A voice interrupted my sleep.

As I tried to my eyes, my head throbbed.

"Mum?"

"Yeah, honey."

"What happened?"

"Madison, she lured you away from the group. You got scared and had an attack."

At that moment, the memories began flooding back, how Madison tricked me into going further into the woods and stole my map.

"I shouldn't have let you go," she repeated in a whisper.

"Mum, I'm fine now."

"No, you're not. This is the second time you've had an attack since the senior year began."

"Mum I'll be fine"

"When did you get here?"

"Yesterday, you've been unconscious for a couple of hours now."

"When are we returning?

"Tomorrow."

"The twins?"

"They're worried sick, they're waiting for you to come home."

"And Madison?"

"She's gonna be disciplined when we get back."

After some minutes, my eyes started feeling heavy, then I surrendered to the darkness.

                             *******

"Omg Kayla, are you ok?"
Lila came up to me, engulfing me in a hug.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Madison needs to be disciplined."

"She will," Luca muttered, speaking for the first time since we arrived.

"Guys drop it, it's fine."

"No, it's not. What if they didn't find you in time?"

"Luca, it's okay, I'm alright."

He didn't respond, instead stomped out of the room.

I found Luca sitting on the porch and sat by him while we remained in a comfortable silence.

"I don't want you getting hurt Kayla."

"I know,"

"Kay, she deserves to be punished. Something much worse could have happened and...."

"Wait, are you crying?"

"No, something's in my eye."

"You are," A small giggle escaped my lips.

"Ok fine, you got me. You're my best friend okay? I can't imagine losing you."

"You won't lose me, I promise I'll be fine."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

We stayed out for a few more minutes before heading inside.

"Kayla, I think we should leave; you need to rest."

"It's fine, let's watch a movie instead," I suggested.

The movie was ongoing when Lila asked;

"The new girl found you right?"

"Fiona?"

"Yeah, you didn't know she was the one who found you?"

"No,"

"Well, she did; that's how you were rushed to the hospital."