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"Julia?"

I turn my head slowly and see ?" My voice comes out all raspy

She nods and smiles, tears in her eyes, dark circles even darker below them "You were in an accident You’re in the hospital How do you feel?" There’s a noise from another part of the roo wants to move today It’s my father, and I’m too tired to be scared Rowan is back there too, I see

"I’m okay," I say And before I can say "What happened?" bits of things rush back to le to sit up, alarmed, but it hurts so much to move "Where’s Trey?"

"He’s at ho ed up, so He’she’s fine"

I fall back in relief, and then vaguely I remember the last vision "Sowho’s dead? Is it Sawyer?" I close my eyes, and in spite of the fuzziness in h my chest "Oh, God Not Sawyer" I don’t care if

"Honey," et all worked up"

"You have to tell me I know someone’s dead Who is it?"

Rowan comes over to the other side of the bed and touches ives h as much as ain "Thank you," I whisper Good old Rowan

Molass of water forto do

My father just stands there, looking like a big oaf

I gaze at him under half-closed lids "I’, not just fro time

He comes closer and takes my hand "The truck doesn’tto be okay" He ss hard and then says in a gruff voice, "You saved a lot of people I don’t know if you knohat you did"

I alh "I have an idea," I whisper I want to knowis dark and quiet

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