Chapter 7
�It was fun!� Zoe said throwing her dirty clothes into a basket. �Well that�s cool!� Molly nodded reading a magazine. She held her head steadily for a minute, she was having a terrible head ach. �You okay Zoe?� Molly asked.
�Yea of course!� Zoe said with a nervous laugh, knowing that something was wrong. �You look pale!� Molly said. �Do I? Maybe it�s the light in here or something!� she said grabbing the basket in her arms and turning away wincing at the pain.
She walked down the three flights of stairs, down to the basement where the washers and dryers were, the showers and bathrooms were also down there.
�Hey Zoe!� a girl named Mallory said, she was in one of Zoe�s classes. �Hey� Zoe answered sighing, she felt tired and fatigued. �So I hear you were in Hawaii with Jesse McCartney, and judging by your laundry, they were right!� she said folding a lime green tee shirt. Mallory was a DreamStreet fan, and never really paid attention to Zoe until she found out that she was friends with Jesse.
�Yeah, I was!� Zoe said throwing her clothes into the washer, and pulling Molly�s load of clothes that had been in the dryer out. �Wow, that must have been so much fun!� Mallory said trying to stretch out a pair of jeans. �Yeah� Zoe answered breathing heavily, trying to get through the pain. �Are you ok Zoe?� she asked noticing that Zoe was a little out of it. �Of course, why wouldn�t I be!?!� Zoe answered.
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Zoe trudged up the stairs, her knees aching and her head pounding. Suddenly, with only two more steps to go, she collapsed landing a pile of Molly�s freshly dried clothes.
�Zoe!� random people shouted turning to her, she laid unconscious at the top of the steps. A group of girls circled around her with gossip. �I bet she OD�d!� one of them said. �No, she probably is sleep deprived!� another one said.
�Give her space!� Molly shouted running over to them pushing several of the girls over. �Zoe, Zoe honey talk to me!� she said lifting Zoe�s head into her lap. �Someone, get the Head Mistress! And call 911!� Molly said pulling Zoe up all the stairs.
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�Is Zoe here?� Jesse asked running into the waiting room of the hospital, several girls sitting around in tears. �Jesse!� Molly said getting up. �Is she okay?� he asked her running to her side. �Let me take you to her!� Molly wept.
She slowly pushed the door open and peeked in, Zoe laid pale and half dead on the plain white bed, in the small white room, Zoe always hated hospitals. �Zoe� Jesse whispered walking to the side of the bed resting his hand on the metal bar on the side.
She slowly lifted her shaking hand and rested it on his. �Jesse� she smiled. �Zoe! I�m so sorry! I should have been there for you!� Jesse rambled as his eyes watered. �Jesse don�t say that! You�ve done so much for me!� Zoe whispered to him.
�Like what?� Jesse asked, knowing he should have done so much more. �Jesse! You took me to Hawaii! You taught me how to ski dew! Jesse! You believed in me!� she said, the thoughts bringing a smile to her face. �But it wasn�t enough! I should have done more!� he said trying not to cry.
�Jesse listen to me! You have done more then I could ever think to ask! You believed in me, and if it weren�t for that, I would have died so long ago! Jesse, don�t be upset! I love you!� she said. �I love you to! I don�t want you to leave, I don�t know what I will do without you!� Jesse said dropping his head to the sheet laying above her.
�Jesse remember what I said, find a girl, a girl who loves you, one that will live their life with you! A girl who can start a family and grow old with you!� Zoe said. �Zoe no, I want that girl to be you!� he said in tears, but Zoe didn�t answer.
He looked up at her pale face with her brown and red curly tresses tangled around her in discomfort, her eyes were shut, she wasn�t breathing. �Zoe!� Jesse cried holding her hand tightly.