Corridors and coffee cups. Tattered posters and dusty hopes.

Sitting, waiting for news of you. Staring at the ceiling. Careful not to let the medics see the panic behind my eyes. Desperate to control my fear.

Waiting for the results of every test. Praying they have forgotten the tox screen.

Rachel Canwell is a teacher and book blogger, writing in secret for years but starting to put her head about the parapet!