2:14

Bay Kennish walked into Daphne's room behind Regina. The deaf girl in the bed before them looked smaller than ever surrounded by machines and white. The blinding color was everywhere. She was already pale but the white around her washed her out, making the cuts in her face and arms standing out bolder than Bay thought possible.

"Oh, Daphne," Sighed Regina as she grasped Daphne's hand "I know you can't hear me, but you can feel me. You can wake up can't you?"

Bay listened to her birthmother plead with the daughter she'd raised to come back to her, to wake up. Bay had a horrible flash of herself in that bed. That's what would've happened if she hadn't been switched right? If she's been Daphne Paloma Vasquez, If she'd been deaf, the girl in the bed would've been Bay right?

This was a bad idea. I shouldn't have come. I should've let Toby or Mom come instead.

"Regina, do you mind if I talk to her. I know she can't hear me, but I'd like to tell her something." Bay choked out

"Sure," nodded Regina, turning towards Bay "would you like me to leave?"

"It doesn't matter to me." Bay swallowed and stepped forward "Daphne, I know you can't hear me, but I need to say this. I've been acting like an ungrateful bitch lately and I want you to know I'm really glad we found out about the switch. I'm really glad not just because I met Regina or Emmett, but you too. I could've grown up with a life that would've been a struggle and challenged me, but instead I got the easy life. You're a really nice person, Daphne and you deserve the easier life. And I shouldn't have tried to keep Liam away from you. You two were cute together and I think you were better for him. I just got him in trouble." Bay laughed. She kept her gaze on Daphne's face as she had the whole time she'd been talking. "I'm sorry I took Liam from you and I'm sorry I got the easy life."

Bay got up to leave when Regina's voice stopped her, "There was nothing you could've done anyways."

Bay turned to see Regina leaning easily against the doorframe. "How much of that did you hear?"

"Enough," nodded Regina

Bay gave a nervous smile at Regina's cliché answer.

"She'd love to know you feel that way. And you'll get to tell her, when she wakes up." Regina didn't sound too sure of herself, but Bay knew she was trying.

"I'm going to go talk to Emmet."

"Okay, will you tell Kathryn and Jon that they can come see her now?"

"Sure." Bay walked out and Regina stayed at the door frame. She remembered doing this when Daphne was little, even before she got sick, Regina would stay at her door for an hour or so every night.

"How is she?" asked a male voice

Regina turned expecting to see Jon, Toby or Wilke, but instead was met with the face of Bay's biological father.

2:47

Regina stepped towards him dangerously, until his back was against a wall. "You, get out of here. Daphne doesn't need this right now and neither does Bay. Leave, or I'll throw you out on your arrogant ass myself."

"Easy, easy, I just wanted to know how she was." Angelo smiled trying to calm Regina down

"How did you find out?" Regina snapped

He held up a bandaged hand. "Carpentry accident,"

"Since when are you a carpenter?" she asked suspicions rattling in her head.

"It was a job for a friend. I came up here to get it looked at and I saw you, then I saw Daphne, so I asked."

"Fair enough," Regina swallowed and backed up

"Regina, can you just answer me this?" he asked "Why is Daphne here?"

"A car accident," Regina answers then starts crying again.

"When, how bad is it?"

"A few hours ago, it's not that bad. Well actually I don't know. She's been unconscious since we got here. I'm worried, she got a concussion and she's in a coma. Those two things together don't spell out anything but trouble." Angelo brings a crying Regina into a hug

"She'll be fine, she's had you and your mother as examples her whole life and she'll be fine. I believe that and right now she needs you to believe that, too. Can you do that?" Angelo asked

"I can. If she could survive that damn hearing school, then she can do this. She'll get through it. I do believe that."

"Good."

"Regina," asked Kathryn

"Oh, Kathryn, Jon, you guys can go see her now." Regina told them

"Why are you talking to him?" Jon asked

"Honey, let it go, let's just go see her. Okay?"

"Okay, but I don't want him anywhere near them; did you see how the girls reacted last time? I don't want that again. Do you hear me?" Jon got close to Angelo's face "Nowhere near either of them."

"Yeah, I got it. Calm down."

"Jon, don't." said Kathryn holding her husband back as he lunged towards Angelo.

Jon exhaled and followed Kathryn into the room next to them. Jon heard Kathryn gasp and rush to their daughter's side. Jon didn't know how to react. Should he be angry that someone had hit his daughter? Should he be scared that she hadn't woken up yet? Should he be brave for Kathryn? He felt his knees go weak and decide to grab a chair and pull it to the side of the bed next to Kathryn's chair.

"Oh, Jon, how did I let this happen?" Kathryn asked holding tight to Daphne's hand.

"What? Kathryn, you did nothing wrong. How could you even think like that?" Jon asked

"If I hadn't brought up the damn cochlear again, then Regina and I wouldn't have fought and Daphne wouldn't have left and none of this would've happened." Kathryn said

"No, honey, it's not your fault. It's the bastard that hit her. If I find him I'm gonna kill him." Jon hoped he found that man; he'd definitely make sure he got his revenge.

Kathryn snorted "Thanks, but I don't think murder is the answer."

"Can I punch him?"

"Seems fair," She smiled "I hope she wakes up soon."

"She will, we just have to keep up hope." Jon says trying to be uplifting.

3:00

Bay stands in her art room, thinking. She looks at all the nice things she has and remembers Daphne's room that night she got arrested. The comparison was appalling. Bay suddenly felt angry at whoever had hit Daphne. A hit and run! Who could hit someone with their car and leave them there, bleeding and injured. How did they know if she was dead or not? Why didn't they stay to find out? Bay wanted to do something, she hated when people she loved got hurt. She wanted Daphne to wake up; she hated seeing her family all in tears. Without warning Bay lashed out on a nearby easel. She threw cups of brushes and knocked over paint buckets. The room looked like a tornado had come through. Things hit the walls and floor with enough force to break some of them. Bay tossed a bunch of stirring stick as the wall crying the whole time. She felt strong arms around her and broke down into them, sobbing. Emmet held onto his distraught girlfriend and cried silently. The two teenagers sat on the floor of the wrecked garage for the next few hours. Some time in silence some in the company of tears. Bay didn't care that the ground was cold and she was paint stained. She was with Emmet and that was good enough for her.

4:00

Wilke stood by the door to Daphne's room. Toby, Kathryn, Jon, Regina and that other guy, Wilke didn't know had been in the tiny hospital room for about an hour or so now. Jon had gone to get take out for everyone a while ago. He got vegetarian; salads for everyone. Regina and Kathryn had hardly touched they're food. The men all ate, but slower than any of them ever had. Now Wilke leaned casually against the cold metal door jam, trying not to feel so out of place. How could he explain how he felt? If it were Bay, he'd know he'd feel like his sister were in the hospital, but this was different. Daphne was totally new to him and he didn't feel like she was a sister at all. In fact he wanted her to be his girlfriend. But he didn't know how to ask her. She's Toby's sister. She's Toby's real sister; making it ten times as awkward.

4:08

Daphne was back on the play ground. Her third grade play ground. She was waiting for her mom and hoping Hannah wouldn't see her. But sure enough, Hannah, Jessica and Alyssa walked over and started teasing her. Mocking the way she talked, calling her 'Retarded', telling her how stupid her clothes were. Daphne stood there, crying, wishing her mom would come early, and praying for a miracle. She didn't know her prayers had been answered until she looked up. A boy with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes stood beside her and screamed. Those girls were terrified, Daphne thought Alyssa was going to pee her pants and Hannah had started crying. The blonde boy then stopped and said "Don't you ever talk to her again". Daphne couldn't hear him, but if she had to place money on it, that's what she'd guess. Suddenly just as the blonde haired boy was about to turn to her, her vision went black. She knew she wasn't a third grader anymore and she was anywhere but school, when a bright white light appeared in front of her…