Mom repeated.I yawned. I was so tired, totally exhausted. Couldn’t she just let me sleep? What could be so important that she had to wake me? I stretched and opened my eyes. I looked around. I didn’t recognize my surroundings, but I recognized the faces peering at me.Mom was staring at me with a perturbed expression on her face. “Faustine? How are you feeling?”I considered the question. “I’m fine. What happened? Where am I?”“We’re at the hospital. You fell and passed out while you were out shopping with Neave. She called an ambulance and it brought you here.”Nice story. I looked over to Neave, who was standing sandwiched between Tessa and Ryker.“Well, I’m fine now. Can we go home?” I asked.“Sure,” Mom said. “I’ll just take care of your release forms, and then we’ll go. Here eat this,” she ordered, setting a plate with a steak in front of me.The whole gang followed me home. I was desperate to talk to Neave and find out what had happened, but I couldn’t in Tessa’s presence.
