I checked the time on my wristwatch and sighed. I woke up later than usual today. Although the treatment at the hospital a few days ago helped me feel better. The stomach ache, the fever and all reduced except for the extreme fatigue I feel all the time and the lethargic feeling that weighs down on me once I sleep. I hurried out of my room even if there isn’t much hurrying I can do with my bad leg. I only have twenty-five minutes to get to school before the first bell rings. I made my way towards the front door. The home phone rings and I halt, turning back to look in the phone direction while contemplating if I should answer it or not. It could be my parents and if I answer it, they will know I am still home, which would cause a series of nagging from my mother. If it rings agai

