00:00I'm only nine, but something hasn't felt right these past few days.
00:04No matter how hard I try, I can't fit into the biggest size of kids' clothes.
00:09When mom saw my shirt wooden button, she was surprised, but just smiled and said,
00:13I probably ate too much.
00:15She thought it was just indigestion, told me some medicine would fix it.
00:19But that night, I couldn't stop gagging in the bathroom.
00:22I threw up until my face went pale.
00:24Dad handed her a towel and said we'd go to the hospital at dawn.
00:27But through the night, my belly kept growing.
00:30It got tighter and tighter.
00:32The pain was so bad, I couldn't even speak.
00:34At the hospital, they ran a full body scan.
00:37When the results came back, the doctor said I was perfectly normal.
00:41Mom snapped.
00:42She nearly shouted, look at my daughter's stomach.
00:45It looks like she's nine months pregnant.
00:47She's vomiting, dizzy, weak.
00:49How is that normal?
00:50But the doctor calmly said I might be lactose intolerant.
00:53He said, that's why my stomach was bloated.
00:55Just a digestion issue.
00:57So they believed him.
00:58For now, that night, I woke up from the pain.
01:02Lying in bed, clutching my stomach, soaked in sweat.
01:04I couldn't even breathe.
01:05I screamed.
01:07Mom rushed in.
01:08One look at me, and her face turned white.
01:11This time, they didn't wait.
01:13They rushed me to the biggest hospital in the city.
01:16But at the ER, a young doctor took one quick look and said,
01:19It's just acid reflux.
01:21Walk a bit after meals.
01:22You'll be fine.
01:23Then he turned to leave.
01:24Mom ran after him.
01:26She was on the verge of tears, blocking his way, begging him not to go.
01:30But the doctor scowled.
01:32If you don't trust me, he said, go to another hospital.
01:36Don't waste our time here.
01:37I'll see you later.
01:40Bye.
01:42Bye.
01:43Bye.
01:43Bye.
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