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The top bunk of the bunk bed squeaked all night as my sister tossed and turned. It was at 4:18 that I got up out of my bed, went to the gray living room couch with my blanket that I finally fell asleep. As I woke up at 7:42 on the gray living room couch I saw my sister, she was heading toward the bathroom clutching her stomach as her feet swept the floor. My parents were right behind her as they had medication in their hands. My sister's pink bathrobe with white hearts looked like a superhero by the speed she was going. It looked like all three of them had just woken up as they had unbrushed hair and were in their pajamas. I had managed to say something before they had disappeared from my sight “What happened to Tess”. My mom answered as soon as she heard me “ Tessa fell off the top bunk and her stomach hurts. She wasn’t able to sleep all night.” I realized why she was tossing and turning and wished last night I asked if she was ok before sleeping on the gray living room couch. I was still tired but at least I got some sleep that night. Tessa had a stomach problem all week. Tess wasn’t faking it. This had to be real and my parents were getting really worried. Tess has had problems before and has already been in the hospital more than 10 times this past year. We both have to do online school because she gets exposed fast to diseases. I got up and went to check on Tess. She was my little sister and we’re only 1 year, 2 months and 8 days apart yet we felt like twins. We looked almost identical with the matching brown wavy hair and bright green eyes. We had the same interests, we both love horseback riding, painting, and disney movie marathons. But 2 years ago Tessa changed and she started getting injured and sick almost every week. She was in and out of the hospital and almost died once. My parents buy her stuffed animals and candy a lot because she is always crying and they cheer her up. She has a certain diet and can’t leave the house except for when she’s going to the doctor. Every week is even more difficult for her. She faces so many challenges and there's people in the world that throw a tantrum because their parents won't buy them the brand new iphone. I’m 12 and Tess is 11. Tess never throws tantrums; she knows that doctors are trying to help her and she doesn’t care when she has to get a shot. If Tess wants a big puppy poster on the wall of our room I’m ok with it. If it makes her happy It makes me happy. Tess doesn’t feel normal since she has weekly doctor appointments and she has to do all these procedures just so she can live. My Parents have enough money to support all the surgeries and bills, we're well off but I know that her hospital bills have really increased. It used to be a yearly thing then, every other month, then monthly, and now weekly. Tess’s day is brightened at the simplest things like a smile or just say hi. The only outside place she can go is the backyard and she always has the best adventures there.
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