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I hear a beeping sound cutting through the massive grinding of pain in my head. I slowly open my eyes and find that I'm in a sterile white hospital room. It's dark outside so I guess I've been missing all day. Mom and dad probably got a call and are furious with me for missing class. I try sitting up but find that it's too painful to move at all. I open my mouth to speak but nothing understandable comes out. I glance toward the side and notice someone sitting in the chair looking like they fell asleep. I try making another noise but nothing. I close my eyes, trying to remember what happened. Oh yeah, they happened.

I hear the door open and a nurse walks in. "It's good to see you're finally awake. Take it easy, okay? We're working on getting you back on your feet." She smiled nicely and moved the hair out of my face. After she checked my stats, she turned back to me. "We've contacted your parents and they should be here very soon. It took us a while but when you were barely awake for a few minutes yesterday, you told us your last name. It's good that we have you in our system." She smiled again. Walking over to the other side of the bed, she put her hand on the strangers shoulder. He jumped up and looked at her then at me.

"Oh, thank god, you're awake!" He exclaimed. "You had me worried. You didn't stay awake and I wasn't sure how badly you were hurt." He explained, standing up and looking at me.

"Who… are.. you…?" I managed to get out before choking. My throat is so dry, it's hard to say anything.

He walked over to the side table and poured a glass of water. Putting a straw in it, he held it close to me so I could drink while he talked. "My name's Dakota. I just transferred into Mettisonville yesterday. Although, I missed my first day so I guess I started today." He corrected with a bit of embarrassment. He seemed like a nice person. Maybe he'd actually stay nice. Doubtful but a boy can dream, can't he?

"You're the one who found me, aren't you? I recognize your voice." Also, why else would he be in my room if he wasn't? "How did you find me?"

"I was about to walk into the building when I heard a loud group of guys walking by. They were talking about how they hoped someone 'didn't get up again' and I got concerned. So I went in the direction they came from and saw you collapsed in a lot of blood. I can only imagine what those big guys did to a little guy like you." He said with a laugh. I looked down toward my feet and bit my lip. Why is he being so nice to me? He couldn't have just called a teacher and left? What did he want from me?

Suddenly, I heard my mother come running in and cry. "Oh, my baby! Who did this to you?! I want names, now! I'm going to have them suspended and I'm pressing charges!" I listened to her go on and on. My father is talking to the nurse, trying to find out what happened and how they can go about taking legal action.

Mom turned her attention from me to Dakota. "Thank you so much for finding him! I don't know what would've happened if you hadn't! Thank you, thank you so much!" She hugged him and he smiled, patting her on the back in a loose hug. "It was nothing. I'd hope someone would do the same for me so it's really no big deal."

"Nonsense! Please, at least let us make you dinner some night to show you our thanks!" She insisted. He looked at me then at her and nodded with a smile. "Sure! Sounds like a great idea! Whenever you'd be willing to have me!" He said in a cheery voice.

"For now though, lets let Alex rest. I can get your number from you and we'll have Alex contact you sometime tomorrow when he gets home. You two can make plans. How does that sound?" Dad chimed in, seeing that I was starting to drift off asleep again.

"Sure, I'll leave my number on a note for him. I should probably be getting back home. My dad is probably worried about me. I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?" he said waving to me. I smiled slightly before blacking out.


Yup yup! That's that! Who is this mysterious boy, Dakota? Read the next chapter to find out~~