Emma's eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
"She's awake?" She asked, not believing what she heard, and seeking validation.
The panting student nodded.
Before she could say anything else, Emma ran away, running as fast as she possibly could.
James ran after her, trying to keep up with her.
Her best friend was awake.
She was okay.
From what was supposed to be a ten-minute walk from the laboratory to the clinic was cut short when Emma arrived in the clinic minutes after she had been told the news.
She opened the clinic's wide doors, excited, and ecstatic to see her best friend.
Once she entered the clinic, her eyes widened and the biggest smile reached her face. Her best friend was no longer hooked to a ventilator, and she was finally awake.
"Lily!" She exclaimed as she embraced her best friend tightly, almost squeezing the life out of her.
A still-weak Lily smiled at her best friend's gesture.
