Evelyn's carefree days had come to an end. Her beloved grandfather Theodore had passed away after a long battle with cancer. The young girl was plunged into a deep depression and could barely eat without vomiting. She had to take a leave of absence from school for a few days as she couldn't focus on her studies or homework.
As time went by, Evelyn was able to keep down more of what she ate, but it still wasn't enough. Despite this, it was necessary for her to return to school as she was at risk of repeating the grade. However, even though she had returned to school, her grades had significantly dropped. Her teachers noticed this, and despite understanding her situation, they insisted on speaking with her mother or grandmother to see if they could find a solution to her academic decline. This added more stress to Evelyn as she feared her teachers would contact her mother, Abby. But her grandmother, Sile, was also going through a tough time as she had lost her husband, the person with whom she had built her life. Evelyn did not want to cause her grandmother any more problems, so she tried her best to improve her academic performance, which left her mentally exhausted.
One day, when her studies seemed to be improving, she had a physical education class. It was a particularly hot day, but nothing out of the ordinary. Evelyn had to participate in the Cooper test; she had to run for 12 minutes at a steady pace alongside her classmates on the school's track.
It was then when it happened. Evelyn had not been eating properly for a long time and was mentally exhausted due to the great effort she was making to improve her academic results. But that day, she failed. Everything went black; she had barely completed 2 laps of the track when the young girl fainted.
Her teachers acted quickly to save the girl. In a few minutes, an ambulance had arrived to provide the necessary medical assistance. Shortly after, they called her grandmother to inform her that her granddaughter had been hospitalized.
Evelyn was very weak; she had severe anemia and had to be given fluids. When the girl woke up, she saw her grandmother by her side, who smiled slightly as she greeted her.
The girl couldn't help but look away; she felt very embarrassed for worrying her grandmother. She felt that all her efforts had been in vain and couldn't help but break down in tears.
—I'm so sorry for disappointing you —said the girl sadly.
—Evelyn, sweetie, you haven't disappointed me, but you must eat. I know this is a difficult situation, God knows. I already lost your grandfather, I don't want to lose you too. Please, promise me that you will take care of yourself and do what is necessary to improve your health —said her grandmother with tears in her eyes.
—I'll try.
That was the last thing the girl said before a doctor came to inform her she could go home in a few hours but should avoid exertion and eat more for a speedy recovery.
When this happened, Evelyn was about to turn 12 years old.
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