Prologue

"Grady, call for the medics. It's a kid and she's been beaten badly."

ER

"What do you have, Angel?"

"Young jane doe found beaten in the park by the police. Multiple broken bones. She wasn't breathing when we arrived, she's breathing now but it's extremely labored. BP's very low and her pulse is dropping."

"Has she been awake at all?"

"No, she was unconcious when the police found her and has remained that way."

"Damn, she's so young" a young nurse commented.

"Forget about that right now, we need to get her stablized so we can get her to surgery."

Two hours later, the ER doctor went to check on the young girl who'd been brought to surgery. "How's she doing?"

"We have the bleeding stopped, had to remove her spleen. The shoulder and elbow will have to be repaired later, she's not tolerating this surgery very well. We are going to move her to the PICU and let her rest."

"Is she going to make it?" the OR nurse asked quietly.

"If she can survive the night without any major problems, she's got a chance."

The Next Morning

"Well, she's definately a fighter." The PICU doctor commented having seen that the young jane doe had a very quiet night.

"Doctor Kelsea, the police are here about the Jane Doe." A young nurse spoke from the doorway.

Outside of the PICU

"How is the girl doing?"

"She still hanging on, she'll need another surgery on her arm but that had to wait because she was so unstable. Hopefully we can repair it in a day or so."

"Her prints were in the system, she an elite gymnast. She's actually the current junior world champion."

"What is her name?"

"Kayla Dennis, she turned 15 years old yesterday. It also might explain why the worst of the damage was done to her arm. Will she be okay?"

"Her arm probably won't function as well as it once did." The doctor stated.

"So her carrer is over?"

"Probably, is there something else you needed because I have other patients to attend to."

"We just wanted you to know her name."

"If she wakes up, I'll let you know."

"Will she wake up?"

"It's really too early to say."

An hour later, the surgeons came into the PICU to see if and when their young jane doe could be brought back into the OR to fix her arm. "Shiela, how is the jane doe admitted last night?"

"She's stable, the police found a name for her, Kayla Dennis."

"At least we have something to call her now."