First Entry

Location: Stuck in Hospital :(

Time: 7:32pm

Dear Diary,

Its has been a long month. I have been in the hospital because of a freak accident that I don't even remember. The doctors think it might be some sort of impact, judging by my injuries. I hate that I can't remember what really happened. It is also hard for me to understand what the doctors are telling me what truly happened to my body. I never understood medical talk. Whatever the accident was, it injured my spine, but with a bit more therapy, I should be alright in the long run. I never thought laying in a bed all day with a tv in front of you and being served food would get so bad.

I get to leave tomorrow. I get to go home. No, I get to go back a small, rented apartment. Back to my average life. Back to a drawn out life if you ask me. Unfortunately, I also have to go back to work. Don't get me wrong, I love sharing stories and writing, but my boss has pushed my past the breaking point and I can't deal with all this senseless competition for the juiciest stories. Don't even get me started with Angelica. If you ask me, I think she gets her stories by showing too much to the right people. So done with her. I had a little idea one day that I could start writing books, based off of ideas or true events. It's a long shot in the dark, but anything is better than what I'm stuck in now.

All I want to do right now, is just lay in my own bed for one night. Get to eat the food that I choose. All on my own time. Some friends that I have made here, at the extended care unit, are not so lucky. Geiger, one of the duelist from the Fortune Cup, was attacked a little while back and had to recover, both physically and mentally, at Neo Domino's hospital. All he ever talked about was getting healthy enough to fly back to his brother and sister in his home village. He had to stay here to recover though because his village's medical center is not equipped to help him finish his treatment. Misty was also here for some illness that made her every weak. But she left early on to be in a hospital closer to her parents home out of the city. We still call each other at the least once a week and she says I can go with her to one of her many parties as soon as I get my strength back.

And then there was Kalin, a new friend of mine, even though he only considers us as acquaintances. He was sent to the hospital with serious malnutrition and physically injuries he says were caused by abuse from officers when he was stuck in the Facility as a kid. Kalin has to stay for a bit longer because the doctors feel they have to keep an eye on his mental status as well. They brought in a physiologist a few times for him. He hates people like them and never cooperates. Kalin says that he messed up his life when he tried to get revenge on an old friend because that friend supposedly betrayed him. He seemed suicidal and depressed when I first met him, but now he has seen that he can start over and do something more with his life. I still worry about him though.

Jack visited a few times and so did his assistant Mina. He says that he is going to lay low a while with some old friends until the whole 'the king as fallen' thing settles down. Then, he's going to shoot his way back up to the top, where he belongs. I haven't heard from him in a week or two. I understand if he's busy. I just wish I could spent a bit more time with him, that is all.

It is no secret that I have a crush on Jack. A crush yes, but I am in love with him? I don't know. Honestly, I don't even really know what love feels like yet. I wonder if he has feelings for me at all. I know Jack doesn't talk about that sort of stuff. What if he's only doing this to be nice? Am I a charity case? I helped him, so is he helping me until his 'debut' is paid off? Does he only care when I'm in danger and when I am safe he doesn't give a? Throw me to the side when he's done 'saving' me, like what Kalin's 'friends' did to him.

Enough.

I don't know what I am going to do when I get out tomorrow. I don't want to go back to work. I promised Kalin and Greiger I would visit them when I got any free time, which might be a bit too often. If you ask me, those two need girlfriends or something. Maybe I can quit my old job and get a small, temporary one to pay the bills while I work on my new book. A waitress or cashier or something like that. I already have the idea for a storyline. A lonely towns girl saves a prince from being assassinated and helps build back his pride to become king. Maybe even make her queen. Gee, I wonder how I came up with that?

But before I do any of that, I need a new pair of glasses.

~C. Carmine

[Health Update] Carly Carmine

X-rays: All bones have healed

Blood Test: Type A, Normal

Mental Status: Amnesia (no recollection of accident, thought to be form of impact)

Therapy: Once a week to retain mobility

Prescription(s): Painkillers

Follow-Ups: Aprox. one to two weeks

Signature: Dr. W. Regal

Appointed Nurse: Q. Johnson