Maya didn’t have her kit. But she had her phone. And Medicat was still glowing with that strange admin access. She scrolled frantically — there. Elijah’s emergency contact, plus his listed allergies and prescribed emergency medication location: Room 204, Vance Hall.
Maya looked down at her phone. The Medicat portal was gone. Replaced by a simple white screen and a single line of text: ccsu medicat
She grabbed her phone. No campus alert. No blue light flashing outside. The system hadn’t flagged it yet. Maya didn’t have her kit
And sometimes, late at night, when she logged into Medicat for a routine appointment or a form, she’d stare at the teal screen and wonder: What else is hiding just beneath the surface? She scrolled frantically — there
But tonight, something was different.
“Don’t move,” she whispered, then yelled to a passing couple, “Call 911! Tell them CCSU Student Center, anaphylaxis!”
Back outside, Maya’s legs burned. Sirens wailed in the distance. She ripped off the safety cap, pressed the auto-injector into Elijah’s thigh, and held it there for the agonizing three-count.
Maya didn’t have her kit. But she had her phone. And Medicat was still glowing with that strange admin access. She scrolled frantically — there. Elijah’s emergency contact, plus his listed allergies and prescribed emergency medication location: Room 204, Vance Hall.
Maya looked down at her phone. The Medicat portal was gone. Replaced by a simple white screen and a single line of text:
She grabbed her phone. No campus alert. No blue light flashing outside. The system hadn’t flagged it yet.
And sometimes, late at night, when she logged into Medicat for a routine appointment or a form, she’d stare at the teal screen and wonder: What else is hiding just beneath the surface?
But tonight, something was different.
“Don’t move,” she whispered, then yelled to a passing couple, “Call 911! Tell them CCSU Student Center, anaphylaxis!”
Back outside, Maya’s legs burned. Sirens wailed in the distance. She ripped off the safety cap, pressed the auto-injector into Elijah’s thigh, and held it there for the agonizing three-count.