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LOVE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
By Linda Rimmer
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"I just hope she learns before the principal has a talk with her. Last time we had a meeting with him, he didn't seem too happy with her work."

Just then, Sarah Bradley, the school secretary, came in.

"There's a call for you, Lynn. Maude Johnson wants to talk to you, said it was urgent."

I hurried to the office, wondering what Maude wanted.

"Lynn, I'm at the hospital emergency room. Your mother wasn't feeling well and I brought her here. I hope I did the right thing, but she was so pale and her lips were beginning to turn blue. I was really scared, let me tell you, but Dr. Jefferson had me sit here and wait. He even had one of the nurses get me a cup of coffee. I didn't want to tell him I don't drink coffee, makes my nerves jumpy, you know, but Lynn, he's with your mother now and I think it would be a good idea if you came here as soon as you can. She really looked sick to me."

Without waiting to hear all of Maude's explanations, I turned to Sarah and told her I had to leave right away. I was pretty sure she had heard most of the conversation anyway, Maude spoke so loudly on the phone. As I hurried to my car, I heard Stephanie call out my name.

"Wait, Lynn, I'll go with you."

Taking my keys from my shaking hands, she pushed me into the passenger side of the car, slid behind the wheel and we were on our way to the hospital.

"Don't you have a class to teach?"

I hoped Stephanie couldn't hear how unfriendly my voice sounded.

"My mother died a few years ago. I know what it's like to get a phone call telling you to hurry to the emergency room. It's the last place you want to be alone. Sarah will get someone to take over my class. Here we are. Just go in and I'll find a place to park the car."

Maude was sitting near the nurses' desk when I walked in.

"Lynn, I'm so glad to see you. I hope I did the right thing in bringing your mother here. She didn't seem too happy about it, said quite a few nasty things to me." 

I could see the tears begin to form in Maude's eyes. I knew how sharp my mother's tongue could be when she was afraid and I was sorry for her best friend. Putting my arms around her shoulders, I did my best to comfort her while my eyes roamed the room, hoping to find the doctor who was treating my mother. At that moment, a dark-haired man walked up to me.

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