June “I THOUGHT YOUR MOM WOULD have told you.” It’s after lunch, and I’m dressed in my black, long-sleeved Tuesday leotard with pink tights, ready for class. But Nurse Connie’s waiting for me in the hall, her face grim, with a medical pass for Morkie—one I didn’t know I needed—excusing me from afternoon ballet. For a minute, I’m scared that someone told them about all my missed appointments with my therapist, Taylor, and the fact that I’m still hovering around 102 pounds. “Did you eat?” I kind of want to say yes. I wonder if that would get me out of whatever this is. But I shake my head. “What’s this for?” I peer at the paper, but it doesn’t reveal much. “You have a doctor’s appointment. A bone scan.” A bone scan? I don’t know quite what that means, but I know it’s scary. I snatch the pass from Nurse Connie’s hands, and head down to the front office. My mom is seated on the leather bench in the administration office. I’m about to ask her if I can go change when she stands.
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