Chapter 1

The ambulance had its sirens on. I felt pain…terrible pain. I was bleeding in my chest and in my leg. "hurry up Steve, she's bleeding fast" said the paramedic. The last thing I heard before I blacked out was everything slamming back into its place when we halted to a stop. I woke up in a hospital bed in Intensive Care. I was freaked out at first but then I calmed down. The nurse came in and asked "how are you feeling?" I said 'fine, but my leg and chest hurts a little" the nurse walked out of the room and talked to the doctor and some other people. The nurse came back in and said "you have some visitors." Then she left the room. Some people walked in and just stood there in shock. I looked at them. they stared . I began to cry. Then Bret my boyfriend was standing in the doorway. Then he walked in pushing the other people aside. He looked at me with a sad look on his face. He sat on the bed next to me and brushed aside my hair….then stroked my cheek. I asked "what's wrong?" Tears began to roll down Bret's face. "What is it" I asked. Bret wiped away his tears and began to say "Your …Anna…Di Di Died" he couldn't control the tears of the lost of his sister. "Oh My God No….NO NO…this cant be happening NO Why God Why Her….Why not me?" I screamed aloud "DON'T talk that way" screamed Bret with uncontrollable tears running down his face. The other people in the room were still here so I said to them "who are you?" They said" we are your therapists" "oh" I whispered.

They sat there business cards on the end tables then left the hospital. Bret looked a me again….and screamed "you ….YOU did this to Anna" " YOU were the one who asked her to come shopping with YOU. Its ALL YOUR FAULT" "NO it wasn't I didn't mean to" I said in a low voice. I began to cry harder and harder. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean it that way" said Bret. "yes you did You meant it that way" I screamed. I turned and faced the window. He walked to the other side of the bed to where I was facing. "I'm sorry" he said. "I never meant it to sound that way…I'm just upset" "fine" I said while tears rolling down my cheeks. The doctor said "I had a kink in my ankle and dislocated my shoulder blade but there back in place." Then he said " I may leave when ever I feel like it" I got dressed into the clothes that Bret brought me because the ones I was wearing were all bloody from the car crash. I was a little unsteady when walking but Bret Helped my along the way. When we reached my house Bret helped me inside. My parents looked at me FERIOUSLY. They told Bret he better go home. But Bret just hid in the bushes and looked inside the window of our living room while my parents screamed at me and hit me while I cried. I looked out the window with tears rolling down my face and saw him. He had the saddest look on his face I've ever seen on him even sadder then the face he had when he told me his sister and my best friend died. It was about midnight when I looked at my clock. I looked at my arms and looked at all the burses and cuts and pain my parents put into me. I cried myself to sleep. Bret came over the next morning and told me to come with him. I said "NO". He looked at me in confusion. I said when they find me there going to hurt me again. I cried. We went to school and Bret told the principle about my parents. He called child services. When the principle told me and Bret to come into the hallway all the students looked at me and him walk swiftly toward the door. So did the teacher. The principle closed the classroom door and asked what my parents did to me. Tears rolled down my cheeks uncontrollably. Then I whispered" they beat me ". He stood there in shock. I stood there crying. Bret just stood there too and hugged me and whispered" its going to be okay" "no it wont" I whispered back. Bret whispered "Crystal don't say that". The principle took us to his office and said "gather your stuff Crystal and you too Bret, Crystal your going to be living with Bret's family until you turn 18 next month. We gathered our stuff and began walking toward Bret's house. His mom looked out the window and said "Oh My God child… I'm so sorry" I just lost of her grip and walked inside. Then Bret followed me. His mother said to me "you and Bret are going to sleep in his room…" I hurried upstairs. I went to find the bathroom and accidentally went into Anna's room. I fell silently to the floor crying. Then Bret walked past her room and saw me and picked me up put me in his room and went back to close Anna's door.

He walked back into his room and wiped away my tears. Then we went to sleep together him at my side and mine at his side hugging.

Chapter 1