When David gained consciousness he registered a dull ache in in neck and back. Then he felt an itchy sensation on his right arm, but when reaching to scratch it, a thick bandage prevented it. When he finally opened his eyes, he was greeted by a sterile while ceiling.

David heard soft talking and shifted to try and get a look at whoever it was, but he couldn't bend his neck.

Something was holding his neck straight? It was then that everything came flooding back into his memories. The crash, the blood, the girl. THE GIRL!

David gave a strangled gasp in realization before beginning to cough painfully. Someone gave a noise of surprise and suddenly he felt himself being slowly lifted up by the bed. Coming face to face with his friends David cringed at their concerned expressions.

"Lasercorn! Holy shit, how are you feelin man?" Mari leaned towards him in concern.
Joven stood and poured him a glass of water, recieving a grateful nod from David. Both Ian and Anthony had come closer to Wes and Flitz who scooted their chairs closer to David. All began to babble over eachother, becoming very chaotic.

Though the familiar situation eased his nerves, The youtube star found himself still worried over the girl.

As if reading his mind, Flitz's voice cut through the chatter. "That girl you got out the car is okay i think. I mean, shes in urgent care right now cause i think there was a surgery? But they said shes stable."

Focusing on the surgery part, David gave a groan and leaned further into his pillows. Before he could even begin to blame himself, Sohinki chimed up. "Hey, dont do that. We were talking with the police earlier and they said that you made the situation alot safer."

Wes fiddled with hands as he joined in "Yeah. They said if you just went headon the people behind us and we couldve died as well. "

Ian placed a hand on David's foot giving it a light pat before saying "Yeah, so you bascially, saved a bunch of people"

David felt better, but it felt like his friends were nervous about something. "Speaking of people, what happend to the rest of the girls family?"

There was only silence, making David's stomach drop. Noone spoke for a few uncomfortable minutes, but then all the sudden, the door burst open, and in came another medical bed. A quick glance around and David realized that he wasnt in a personal medical room but a sharred commons for recovery. Curtains separated most of the other empty beds.

The bed was wheeled to the empty space near his left, and he saw a small figure laying still with bloody bandages covering a head of black hair.

Mari sprung up, a large plastic bag in her hand. "That must be her, a nurse asked me to hold her personal items until she was put into the room." She set the bag down next to her bed.

Another nurse came into the commons with a doctor before announcing that visitor hours were over, a glance at the clock on the wall told David it was now 7:30 pm.
After a few hugs and promises to see eachother tomorrow, most of his friends had headed out leaving David alone with a doctor, nurse, wnd the girl. He hadnt even been able to catch her name.

The nurse had approached him, checking over his vitals with a remark of "The doctor will be here in a moment"

He turned his attention to the doctor who was removing a certain Iv from the girls arm, with a word of "Dont worry kiddo. Youre gonna be alright. Im just going to take you off the anithesia so you can wake up" He reattached a different Iv. Full of some clear liquid before turning toward David.

"Hello! Im doctor must be-" He took a glance at him clipboard. "-David Moss. You had quite the adventure. Didnt you? David winced at how insensitive the doctor sounded, but realized that he was probably unimformed and tried not to let the chipper nature bother him.

"You aquired a slight concussion, nothing too serious, minor laceration on your arm, and a sprain of the neck. We have you on minor pain med for the neck, and i believe those pills will be coming around some time now. Id like to keep you for a few more days, simply because i dont want that neck to move too violently and accidently mess up your spine or anything." He gave a nervous chuckle as Davids eyes widened slightly in nervousness.

Once all checked over, he was left to mull over his thoughts, alone with the sleeping girl.


A little while later a nurse came in with a tray of pills. She glanced over toward the sleeping girl before turning her full attention onto David. She told him that once he took these, hed probably become drowsy and have less awareness skills, so the best thing to do is sleep.

Once he took the pills, he immediatly understood what she meant.

It was hard to focus and all David wanted to do was sleep. But then, in came some police officers. They were joking and shoving eachother around until the nurse gave them a stern look. Causing both men to look sheepish and saying "We'd like to have a few words with Mr. Moss, if possible mam. "

The nurse tried ro decline but, both men seemingly ignored her and stepped up to David. The nurse shot them a dirty look before seemingly giving up and walking out, as she had already finished her business.


Unknown to everyone in the room, Jewel felt herself wake. At first she was panicking, she couldn't see and her entire body hurt, not to mention the roaring headache. But then she heard voices. They were quiet as if not wanting to display information, but she was close enough to hear them anyways.

There were two unfamiliar voices seemingly bored and uncaring. But one voice was slurred, yet oddly familiar. Most of it was useless chatter until things got the words "Car crash" She peeked up and tried to listen more carefully, despite her rising headache.

"So, regarding the crash, because of video evidence, it's proved that you are absolved of any blame. We simply need you to sign here" She heard some shuffling of papers.
The slurred voice started this time."So, uh, about that family? Besides tha' girl. Are they all ok?"

She remembered the large boom and screaming. The lack of noise from her family. All of the sudden she didn't dare breath.

One of the unfamiliar voices gave an annoyed huff. "Was just getting to that. The 6 others in the car were the first ones the para's got to, all of 'um were pronounced dead on scene. There was a younger girl who was rushed into emergency care, but she bled out and wasnt able to be saved. Its a miracle even one managed to survive the crash. "

Jewel couldnt breathe. She did her best, clenching her nails into her palms until she felt blood make them slippery. They were gone. All gone, her family. Tears leaked and further soaked her bandages. She heard the soft beeping of her heart moniter speed up. Those near her didnt seem to notice or care, that Jewels life was crashing down around her.

She barely hear the officer's next words. "The kid, we have no information on her, not even a name, and it doubtful shes from around we dont know who she is and noone has claimed her, the state of California will have to put her in the adoption system."

The quieter man spoke up this time, in a sly voice saying "You dont want that do you? Saving that girl, just to doom her to a life in the system. Shes not cute or young looking, itll be a miracle for an adoption."

The first officer started again, shuffing papers once more, "Because we were told about how you saved this kid we thought you might want to take her under your care. Right now shes unclaimed in the state of California, and legally an orphan. Itd be a deal lot easier to just put her under your custody"

Jewels headache was returning and it was getting harder to hear what the officer was saying only getting bits and pieces between her head's throbbing. "Just 3 weeks of being unclaimed... You wont have to do anything... Just sign here... If she has her memory... easy."

But the next words came out clearest, even though they were also David's most slurred. "Yeah. Yeah, ill sign... C'mere"

With the scrape of a pen, unclaimed kid "Jane", she belonged to this man now? Her chest began to clench in panic. Some stranger owned her?! Her heart moniter was now going off rapidly, getting the attention of the two officers, but David had drifted off into a deep sleep almost instantly after signing.

As nurses began to rush in the officers left the copies of David's forms on the table near his bed. Jewel gave a wail. She couldnt breath and she kept shaking, her chest hurt.

As nurses began to rush in, Jewel tried to curl into a ball, for any relief of the pain racking through her entire body. But hands kept her restrained, adding to her panic and causing her to struggle more.

Everything hurt, everyone was gone, and Jewel wanted to die.