I watched as Olivia passed out in my arms and stopped shaking uncontrollably. My heart dropped into my stomach and I quickly stood up, still holding her, and ran as fast as I could to the school's exit.

Everyone around us was in shock, some girls who had witnessed her body shaking on the floor were crying and others looked worried sick. I don't know what happened to Olivia that triggered a whole-ass seizure, but at the moment, that didn't fucking matter to me. I just know that I need to get her out of here.

My eyes were still glassy and my heart was beating too quickly, I wouldn't be surprised if it stopped right here, right now. I kept reminding myself to take deep breaths. Too many thoughts were going around in my head and I felt like I was going to vomit.

My breathing kept hitching as the thoughts kept taking over and a wave of relief took over my body as soon I heard the sound of sirens come closer and closer to the school's parking lot.

A boost of energy hit me and I started running towards the sirens with Livi in my arms, adrenaline coursing through my veins. Keeping my breathing steady, I pushed harder and went faster until my eyes could spot the red and blue lights.

I can't los-

The ambulance stopped in front of me and I'm guessing that they figured the girl in my arms was the same student who had a seizure and passed out in the school hallway. The paramedics got out of the vehicle and Olivia was inside the ambulance before I knew it.

"C-can I come with her?" I asked a paramedic and she nodded, I knew that only one family member or friend was allowed inside the ambulance with the patient.

The paramedics asked me a couple of questions on the way to the hospital and I was only able to answer some of them. I was barely focused on them and what they were saying, my mind was just racing with so many thoughts and every single one of them was centered around Livi.

We arrived at the hospital and I watched as they quickly rushed Olivia inside, I was told to wait outside and I didn't protest as I sat down. I ran my shaky hands through my hair and kept focusing on my breathing before a thought crossed my mind.

Luke.

He's the only family that Olivia's got and I need to inform him right now. I pulled out my phone and was about to call him when the waiting room's door flung open and Cole appeared with Jordan, Peter, and Huda behind him. "Where is she?" He asked worriedly, his face was holding a terrified expression.

"They took her inside," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. The thoughts were still running in my head.

What triggered it?

Why was she in the middle of the hallway?

Will she be alright?

What if it was something serious?

Flashes of how she was shaking on the floor kept replaying in my head and my heart's rate picked up, even more, every time I think about how she went unconscious in my arms all of a sudden.

What if she doesn't wake up?

I can't brea-

"Blake!" Cole shook my shoulders. I looked up and saw that he was now crouched down so he was at eye level with me, who was sitting down.

"Y-yeah?" I choked out.

"In," He whispered while the others were talking with one of the doctors. I immediately understood what he meant and took a deep breath.

He nodded. "Out,"

I let the breath out.

The flashes came back.

How long was she suffering in the hall alone?

Was she in pain?

When will she wake up?

I need reassurance.

I need to know she'll be okay.

My eyes were getting glassy again.

I'm feeling nauseous all of a sudden.

What if she won't? What if she won't be okay?

What if-

"Stop." Cole said out of nowhere and grabbed my shoulders, looking me in the eyes, "Stop thinking about the what-ifs. She's going to be okay, Blake. Keep those stupid thoughts off your head and focus. Did anyone call Luke? Was he informed?"

I blinked and shook my head no.

Cole nodded and pulled his phone out. "It's okay, I'll tell him. Keep breathing before it gets worse and the same thing that happened last time happens, yeah?" He whispered.

I weakly nodded my head and watched him leave the room to call Luke. I took deep breaths and tried my best to block the thoughts away.

I looked around and just realized that every single doctor and nurse was wearing a mask. Then I thought back to when I was riding the ambulance, I wasn't focused on anything around me but I'm pretty sure the paramedics were wearing masks too. Probably a new rule or something. The thought barely grazed my mind before I went back to trying to keep my breathing steady.

I saw Peter approach me with a soft understanding look on his face instead of the blank expression and I kept my gaze to space in front of me as Peter took a seat next to me.

The room was almost silent, nothing could be heard but Huda's small sobs as she kept trying to call her parents and Cole's voice from outside the room as he talked to Luke. Jordan went to get some water for us all.

My eyes were still glassy and I was trying my best to keep the goddamn tears in. "She's going to be okay," Peter broke the silence. I wonder how many times I'll be hearing that sentence today.

I didn't fucking care about words, I just need to see it with my eyes. I needed to see her conscious before the flashes and thoughts come back and I go crazy.

I simply nodded my head, causing a tear to escape my right eye. My heart was still beating crazily and I. Needed. Fucking. Reassurance.

"What did the doctor tell you guys?"

"They still don't know, but it's normal for a person to remain unconscious after a seizure for a few minutes or maybe even hours and regain awareness afterward. They don't know if she hit her head hard while her body was jerking and caused a concussion so they'll be checking for that. They also may have to do a brain scan to see if there was any condition that triggered the seizure. They need to ask you, Cole, and Luke a few questions."

"Luke's on his way," Cole said as he walked into the room, his hair was sticking in every direction, just like mine, from the number of times he's run his hands through it.

I nodded my head weakly again and shut my eyes close. I heard Jordan enter the room a few minutes later and opened my eyes. He handed Cole two water bottles and walked towards Peter and me.

I saw Cole crouch down to where Huda was sitting and hand her a water bottle, her face was teary and I think she was still trying to call her parents who weren't answering.

I averted my gaze to Jordan who handed Peter and me each a water bottle and sat down beside me.

"Olivia Davis?" A doctor suddenly called out.

I shot up from my seat and walked towards him, Cole following me from behind. "Yes?"

"Her brothers?" The doctor asked, he was wearing a mask too.

We shook our heads, "Her roommates- her brother is on the way, though." Cole informed him.

The doctor nodded, "I need to ask you a few questions regarding Olivia."

We nodded our heads. "Y-yeah sure," I said.

"Was this her first time having a seizure? Has she ever had one before while living with you guys?"

"No, she's never had one while living with us," I answered before adding, "or at least not that we know of."

"And how long has she been living with the both of you?" He questioned.

"Approximately two months,"

"Any brief blackouts followed by a period of confusion during those two months?"

"No,"

"Changes in behavior, such as picking at her clothing?"

"No, she does fiddle with her fingers a lot though, if that helps," I added.

The doctor nodded again. The doctor wrote something down on his board before looking back up at us. "And based on what her forms say, her older brother, Luke Davis, is her current legal guardian, yeah?"

"Yes, as we said, he's on his way here from New York."

The doctor nodded, "Do you have any idea if she has been taking any drugs lately or if she has a past with drug abuse?"

I frowned, "No, she definitely does not take any drugs, we're almost sure of that. Though you can ask Luke once he arrives."

He once again wrote something down on the board. "Mood changes, such as sudden anger, unexplainable fear, panic, joy, or laughter?"

That caught Cole and me's attention and I thought more about it. She had a panic attack three days ago after her nightmare, I was sure of that, I even contacted Luke about it.

My mind also went back to that time I found her struggling to breathe in the school hallway and looked scared. Though I'm not sure if that was sudden.

Or that time I found her awake in the kitchen at 6 am all sweaty, though I had solved that puzzle three days ago when I found out about her nightmares.

The doctor noticed me thinking about it, "Yes?"

"Uh- she suffered through a panic attack three days ago and I've noticed the panic and fear before but I'm not sure if it was sudden."

"A panic attack?" The doctor asked, he looked like he just figured something out.

"Yes, it was following a nightmare." I noticed Cole furrow his eyebrows from my peripheral vision and frown; I hadn't informed him of that because I wasn't sure if Olivia wanted him to know that. I didn't bring the subject up with her either because Luke told me not to.

The doctor kept writing things down before taking another look at what I'm guessing are her forms. "Very well, thank you. I'll be waiting for her brother to arrive so we could ask a few other questions."

He was about to walk away when I stopped him, "Doc?

"Yes?"

"Will she be okay? How long will she be out? Can we see her?"

"We don't think anything too serious happened to her but we're currently doing a CT scan to see if there are any traces of a concussion, there's a big chance that she may have hit her head pretty hard but wasn't able to feel the pain because she was unconscious. If our tests prove that then she might not wake up until later..."

My heart dropped in my stomach. Reassurance. I need to see her awake. "When's later?"

"I'm sorry, but we can't know the answer to that." He gave me a soft smile.

I weakly nodded my head, "W-when can we see her?"

"We'll inform you when we're done running the tests."

I watched as he walked away, my heart went back to pounding in my chest. My stomach went crazy thinking about her laying on the hospital bed and I feared more than anything that any serious damage was caused.

Breathe.

In...

Out...

In...

Breat-

Out...

I can'-

FUCKING BREATHE.

I can't.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

I ran towards the waiting room's double doors and flung them open, my feet almost flying over the concrete as I sprinted towards the hospital's entrance, my breath coming out as short gasps.

Not again.

Cold air bit into my lungs and a thin layer of sweat covered the nape of my neck. I stopped running and shut my eyes close, throwing my head backward.

She's not going to wake up.

She's leaving you.

You already grew dependant.

You're not seeing her again.

I ran my fingers through my hair and tugged, hard. I need to shake the thoughts away. I tugged harder at my hair.

My eyes got teary and my stomach started churning again. I was nauseous, really really nauseous.

I kept taking deep breaths for what felt like hours until I heard Cole's voice coming from behind me. "Blake!"

I turned around and faced him, trying my best to hold the tears in.

Stop being such a little bitch- The doctor said she'll be fine.

I need more reassurance.

"Y-yeah?'' My voice was still shaky.

Cole had a frown on his face, "Are you okay?"

I nodded my head, and turned back around, hoping for my glassy eyes to dry quickly. I heard Cole's footsteps approach from behind and felt him place his hand over my shoulder. "Come on, we have to be there in case she wakes up at any moment." He whispered.

I turned around to face him, "Are they done running the tests?" I wanted to know if we were allowed to see her yet.

Cole shook his head, "I'm not sure, but she could wake up any minute."

I took another deep breath before shaking the thoughts away again and running my hands through my hair to fix it a little. "Yeah, okay." I nodded my head and we both walked back to the hospital.

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We were all sitting in the waiting room now, Huda's parents had finally picked up after hours of her trying to reach them and they were currently on the way- she didn't want to drive there to personally tell them in case Livi wakes up.

Cole, Peter, Jordan, Huda, and I were all now sitting with each other trying to get our minds off all the negative thoughts about what could happen to Livi when the waiting room's double doors flung open harshly for the millionth time today.

I wasn't able to tell who it was because of their speed until I saw the familiar blob of blond hair that was the same shade as Olivia's and heard his voice.

Luke was so fast to rush to the nurse's desk and quickly say, "Olivia Davis, I'm here for Olivia Davis! Where is she?" I don't think he noticed us sitting on the chairs.

I stood up from my place and walked over to him right when the nurse stopped explaining everything to him. "Luke,"

He shot his head towards me when he heard me call out his name and only now did I see the terrified expression that was on his face. He looked worried sick. I gave him a soft smile and he weakly attempted to return it.

"Hey," We shared a bro hug for a few seconds before he pulled back and looked at me, "What the fuck happened?"

I shook my head. "I don't know, I just found her shaking in the middle of the hall with a bunch of students surrounding her..."

Luke frowned, "I don't understand... she's never had a seizure before. What have the doctors told you?"

"They asked us a bunch of questions so they could figure out what might have caused it, we weren't able to answer some of them so they were waiting for you to come. Did you inform the nurse that you're Li- Olivia's brother and legal guardian?"

Luke shook his head no. "I'll tell her now." He said before turning around and walking to her. I saw his lips move as he started talking to her and rotated my head when I heard footsteps approach from behind me, seeing Cole stand next to me from the corner of my eye.

The nurse nodded to Luke and pressed down on a few keys on the telephone before Luke turned around and walked back towards me. He smiled when he saw Cole and they were quick to embrace each other in a brotherly hug.

Luke always thought of Cole as a younger brother more than a friend. Cole was two years younger than him and Luke has always been there for him in so many ways possible.

They exchanged a few words after they pulled back and Luke asked him how he was doing even though he had already asked two days ago and Cole replied with the same thing, "Perfect."

Luke turned around to face me and asked me the same question, he looked like he genuinely cared, but you could tell that he was still extremely worried for Livi and it was taking up most of the space in his head.

"Same, perfect," I assured him right before we saw Mrs. and Mr. Martin and Harris Martin storm into the room looking extremely concerned, Mrs. Martin was even teary. Luke's eyes widened when he saw them and he quickly rushed towards them and hugged Mrs. Martin first.

She wrapped her arms around him and held him like a mother would squeeze her own son; she is his only mother figure after all. Luke was way taller than her but the hug looked anything but awkward.

He pulled back and immediately hugged Mr. Martin too, but less tightly than Mrs. Martin. He nodded his head at something Mr. Martin said to him before he pulled back and bro-hugged Harris. Harris was a year older than Luke but they were still really close friends back in high school.

Huda was next to hug Mrs. Martin and cry in her arms. I noticed Cole frowning while watching them as he stood beside me. "You okay?" I squeezed his shoulder and he nodded.

Luke walked towards Peter and Jordan while Mrs. and Mr. walked towards the nurse and Harris comforted Huda. A few minutes later, all of our heads shot up towards the television screen suddenly when we heard the breaking news.

"WHO Issues Global Health Emergency"

"With a worldwide death toll of more than 200 and an exponential jump to more than 9800 cases, the WHO finally declares a public health emergency, for just the sixth time. Human-to-human transmission is quickly spreading and can now be found in Germany, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, and here in the United States- A Washington state resident just became the first person in the United States with of the 2019 novel coronavirus, having returned from Wuhan on November 14th, thanks to overnight polymerase chain reaction testing. The CDC soon after deploys a team to help with the investigation, including potential use of contact tracing."

Fuck.

"Holy shit," Cole breathed from where he was sitting beside me.

9800 fucking cases.

200 deaths-

Fuck.

"Coronavirus? Is that the new virus's name?"

"I think so," I whispered, "that's what they called it."

"Weren't there like zero death rates just fucking yesterday? This makes no sense- there were only hundreds of cases in China alone, how the fuck did they reach 9800?" Jordan asked.

The nurse which was sitting on the desk explained some of it to us, "Those were the number of reported cases, dear. The virus had spread earlier than today, they just discovered some of the cases today."

I knit my eyebrows the same second the same doctor that had asked Cole and me questions before walked into the room and called, "Luke Davis?"

Luke looked up and quickly made his way towards him. I sat back on one of the chairs and felt my eyelids get heavier as I tried to keep them open. I was exhausted and both physically and mentally drained, but I refused to sleep.

I set my eyes on the TV screen and listened to whatever the news lady was reporting about the new virus- Coronavirus.

The doctor walked away again after about fifteen minutes of him asking Luke questions and Luke giving him detailed long answers, I wasn't able to hear a thing though. Luke turned around to us all and said, "We're allowed to go in now,"

I shot up from my seat, "Not everyone at the same time, though." the nurse said.

I didn't give a shit about what she said; I'm going in there now. Fuck if I'm waiting any longer to see her. I quickly walked towards Luke, not looking back behind me at who everyone decided was going to go in there first with me and Luke. "What room?"

"203," Luke said before beginning to walk, me hot on his heels. I looked behind me and saw that both Cole and Huda were the ones following us.

Luke opened the door to room 203 when we reached it and my heart instantly swelled when I spotted my Livi laying down on the hospital bed, unconscious, and my skin went cold.