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I had four lacerations stretching froht breast down to h to have nicked soht stitches across ainst a tree branch That, I vaguely reed to break two of the bones intothe course of -induced coma I received eleven units, which was apparently a lot I didnʼt need anyone to tell h; the haunted look in my parentsʼ eyes told me that much

I wondered if they could see how much I wished I hadnʼt in my own

My parents never asked me what happened or why I was in the forest in the first place

They never spoke of Alex They made sure I was as comfortable as possible and honored my every request, save one

On my second day of se, that someone was there to see me

"Mom, please No visitors"

"They arenʼt visitors; theyʼre fael into the room

It was unfortunate they had unhooked the heartmy heart rhyth for a crash cart instead of slipping out to get herself soel tis There was no evidence that he had been in a fight, which was to be expected When Shifters go froe to the bones or tissue that e In the event of a unshot wound or Alexʼs fall - a Change would be triggered as a last ditch effort in survival

I couldnʼt bear to look at Jase I wanted to talk to Angel, to atte off of her, but I couldnʼt do that with Jase in the roonored the the water droplets that clung to the as on droplet number forty-six when he broke the silence

"Iʼ to evisceratean accessory to the y was not accepted

"Charlie is in the waiting room He refuses to leave, not even to eat or take a shower You have to talk to hihteen, er and fell towards the ledge, taking several unnu" I took a deep breath, congratulating et out a whole sentence "I want to be alone with my sister"

"Scout--"

"Please"

I was as much shocked as relieved that he actually left When I head the door click shut, I turned to Angel Her hair was braided down her back, but several unruly curls had worked their way free, frizzing out around her cherubic face She looked small and scared

"I like all oftowards the wall in front of my bed Every ti she brought a stack of drawings Angelthem on the wall so that I could see all the Get well soon’ s and I love youʼs every tih for me to wake up My favorite was the first one on the second row In it she had drao blond girls and a boy whose s it couldnʼt be contained by the round circle of his head In his hand he had a plate of brownies "Youʼre beco, but she did come over to the side of my bed Her eyes would slide froain Her bottom lip quivered