12 Misunderstanding (1/2)
It was the day of the contest, and everyone was busy preparing for it. Emily gathered our team in her classroom and we rehearsed one more time before the contest started.
The event formally began when the Director came in. The first group started their performance, and we were next in line.
”Claire, what's wrong with your hair?” Emily asked.
”My hair?” I fingered my hair and found the hair clips missing. ”I forgot my hair clips in the dressing room.”
”What should I do with your forgetfulness. It's our turn next, Claire,” she whined.
”I'm sorry, I'll go and bring it within a minute.”
”Be quick.”
I went to the dressing and looked around for my hair clips.
”Found it!” ”I picked them up but the very instant, the lights went out. ”What happened?” I tried to find my way out when suddenly a hand from behind covered my mouth with a piece of cloth. I struggled to get out of his grip but my vision soon got blurred and then turned black.
I opened my eyes in the hospital room laying on the bed. My eyelids flickered as I looked out in the brightly lit room.
”Claire!” I saw Emily, she held my hand in a firm and tight grip.
”Em!” I tried to sit up and she helped me. ”What happened?”
”First tell me, how are you feeling?”
”I'm fine. Tell me now what happened, why am I here?
”After you went to fetch your hair clips, the lights went out but it came back a few moments later. I came looking for you in the dressing room since you didn't come back but you weren't there. We checked everywhere for you then Ava found you near the swimming pool and called us. Shaun took to you to the infirmary, the nurse said you have either fainted or were under the effect of anesthesia, and it was nothing critical but the Director stepped in and moved you to the hospital.” she narrated the whole incident to me. ”Claire, what happened?”
”All I remember is that in the dressing room after the blackout someone besotted me by covering my mouth with a cloth and I fell unconscious.”
”You mean someone intentionally did that to you!” she babbled.
”Hmm.” I nodded.
”Is the director till here?” I asked her.
”He was here a moment before you wake up, he kept checking on you. I think he should be outside.”