High Stakes by Kathryn Shay

Author:Kathryn Shay [Shay, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-14T04:00:00+00:00

On her knees in front of the toilet—where she’d been several times during the night and this morning—Rachel drew back from vomiting into the bowl. She was so sick she could barely lift her head. But she had to stand. Grabbing on to the edge of the tub, she dragged herself up only to sway back into the wall. It held her up for a minute, then she slid down to the floor again. Wrapping her arms around her waist, her mouth tasting like day-old cotton, she drew in deep breaths. A bit of fear wended its way into her consciousness. She didn’t know what to do. So far, she’d managed to get herself water by putting a pitcher by the bed. She’d tried some toast earlier, when she felt stronger, but lost that an hour afterward. She knew she had to eat, but nothing stayed down. Her stomach cramped at the thought.

The phone rang in the distance.

Call someone, she told herself.

She vowed she would. She’d call Rebecca if she wasn’t better by midafternoon. Leaning her head against the wall, she let her eyes close for a minute.

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