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Chapter Two

Griffin sat in the lonely corridor with her knuckles holding her head up. Her brothers were having a lively conversation with the doctor. She could over hear every word of it, but still, she stayed silent, staring at nothing.

"A coma?" Rider sounded as if the doctor had just slapped him in the face with a piece of meat. "How long is he gonna be out?!" he shouted.

"Mr. Blackly, your father is lucky to be alive. He lost a lot of blood and he may be this way for some time." the doctor said calmly. "We can't expect him to wake up anytime soon, but please control yourself."

"He's gonna be okay though, right?" Cale spoke in a squeaky voice, obviously trying not to cry.

The doctor gave him a sad look. "We can't be certain." he said grimly. Griffin jerked her head up. Did he just say what she thought he said? "We must be patient. These things take time."

The boys nodded, even though Rider still looked like he wanted to stab a puppy. "Now, about the girl," the doctor indicated Griffin with his head. "She's been through a lot. Do you kids have any place to go? Any relatives that you can stay with?"

Rider shook his head in reply. "No."

The doctor sighed. "Then we may have to arrange-"

"No!" Rider shouted, causing Griffin to snap to attention. "I can take care of my own siblings! We don't need-"

"Mr. Blackly! Please, calm yourself!" the doctor snapped.

"Don't tell me to calm down!" Rider growled. Boy, did he have a temper on him.

"Stop!" Griffin stood up finally, her fists clenched. She had no idea where she was going with this. The stares and the pressure finally became too much. She ran past them, down the hall and out the door.

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The air was cool, more so than she expected. Griffin hugged her bare arms, her mind feeling fuzzy. She had not yet told anyone about what her father had said. She didn't know for sure if her dad was just rambling on, last strike nonsense or if he actually expected her to drive halfway across the country to find this man who may not exist.

But she had to be sure. She pulled her father's cell phone out of her pocket; she had swiped it from the crime scene before the police arrived...just in case. Griffin scrolled through the contacts to the Gs and stopped when it read. G.M.-I.C.E. She was astonished that it was really there. Before thinking, she hit SEND.

It rang three, four, five times and she was just about to hang up and leave this mystery to rot when-

"Hello?" a gruff and obviously hung-over voice answered. Griffin was shocked. She knew she should probably say something but found that she couldn't. "Hello? Who is this?"

She had no idea why, but tears began to fall down her face. "Is this Gerald McBray?" she murmured, her bottom lip quivering. There was a pause.

"Who is this? Where's Sam?! How did you get this number? I swear if you hurt him or his chil-"

Griffin slammed the phone shut, the world stopping around her. Whoever this man was obviously knew her father. Well not her father father, but the man her dad had kept hidden from her and her brothers. Then it dawned on her. Maybe he kept it hidden from her mother too. At this, she touched the locket around her neck that she had received earlier that day from Cale.

She apparently had no idea who her dad really was. She didn't know who this Gerald guy was. All she knew was that she needed to find him. Fast.

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The station was bustling. People streamed in and out making the world seem as if someone had hit fast-forward. Griffin sat alone, contemplating her next move. She had decided, outside of the hospital, that she would go to find this man, but had no idea how. She hadn't told her brothers and it had been over an hour since she left so it was obvious that they'd be freaked. Griffin thought of calling Tate, but shook that idea from her mind. He wouldn't understand. Her phone had rung four times, but she couldn't answer. She knew the moment she did, she'd leave this stupid idea behind and return home, never to uncover who her father truly was.

"GRIFFIN!" her head snapped up like a shot. Her eyes widened as she saw her brothers rushing toward her, Rider almost mowing down an elderly woman in the process. Well shit, she thought.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Rider's face was knotted with anger. Griffin had underestimated there hide-n-seek skills. "WELL?"

"I-uh." she had no idea what to say. This was never supposed to happen. She was supposed to hit the road alone, but now she knew that that was just wishful thinking. "Dad told me something, before he uh...went all coma-ie." she sputtered trying to say what she needed to, but finding it way too difficult.

"What kind of 'something'." Cale asked, clearly more calm (and rational) than Rider.

"He...um...he told me to find someone." she stated, tears stinging the edges of her eyes. The boys shared an unsure glance. "He also said his name wasn't really David Blackly."

"What?" Rider interrupted. His face grew grim making Griffin uncomfortable. He didn't believe her.

"I'm telling the truth! He said to find a man named Gerald McBray...in Ohio."

The siblings stared at each other for a long moment before Cale broke the silence.

"I think we should check it out." he said. Both Griffin and Rider gave him a surprised look. "What? I'm just saying, we've got nothing left here. No family, and I know you'd do anything to miss school Rider. What have we got to loose? And if this guy really exists-"

"He does." Griffin explained. "He's real, I already checked."

"Well then okay." Cale smiled at Rider.

"No." he said shaking his head obnoxiously. "No, we're not going to Ohio. We're staying right here and waiting for dad to pull out of his coma."

"And if he doesn't?" Cale growled darkly. Something inside of Rider snapped. Something ignited and he shoved Cale hard.

"Don't say that." he barked. "Don't you ever..."

"Well, I'm going." Griffin stated, eyes glued to the ground.

"What?" Rider challenged.

"I said I'm going to Ohio, I'm gonna find this guy, and I'm gonna figure out what the hell is going on!" she erupted with anger. Not once had she ever been so mad at Rider, ever. Without another word, Griffin strode quickly away, leaving her brothers to their arguing.

Cale didn't say anything, and neither of them looked at each other. There was nothing to be done. Cale turned on his heel and followed his little sister.

Rider stood, watching his siblings go and his heart clenched. He loved those two and it was his job to keep them safe, but he couldn't possibly do that if they were 700 miles away.

"Wait!" he called and both Cale and Griffin turned to face him. "My car has XM."

Sorry for the short Chapter. Defiantly better next time, I swear. We just needed a story-propeller. So don't loose interest, there's cool stuff coming up! Reviews are much appreciated.

-Thanks :)