Disclaimer: Any original Twilight characters aren't mine, only Greg and Clarissa are totally mine!

Chapter 7

My eyes fluttered open, and the first thing I saw was my dad's face. I was so glad that he was here, so glad I could cry and be comforted by my dad. So glad that my father could reassure me that I would be out of the hospital and back to doing whatever I wanted to in no time at all. He squeezed my left hand.
"Good morning Clarissa." He smiled, but his eyes were red and puffy. I wondered how much sleep he'd been getting.
"Morning Dad. I'm sorry about this. How bad is the damage to my car? I'll be willing to pay for it, I'll find a job and I'll…"
"Clarissa, I don't care about the car, I just glad that you're alright. You don't have to worry about the car; all the repairs have been taken care of. And, no you don't have to pay me back."
"The repairs are already done? How long have I been here?
"One week. Today is Monday. Dr. Cullen says you should be out of here within the next week."
"Seven more days here? Ugg, I'm missing so much school. I'll never be able to catch up." He smiled.
"Don't worry I'm going to bring by some of your school work later today. But promise me you'll only work on it if you feel well enough. No staying up any later than nine working on it."
"Okay Dad, I promise." He patted my hand.
"I better get going; I have to be at work in about fifteen minutes. Rachel is bringing Tyler over after his Kindergarten class is over." I nodded.
" Bye Dad, thanks for coming by, and I love you.
"I love you too, Clarissa. I'll see you later tonight." I nodded again as he left the room.

I needed something to do. All my stuff was at home, and my school work wouldn't be here until later. I looked around the room for anything to do. There was a TV in the corner, but I couldn't reach the remote, and it wouldn't get anything other than local channels. A piece of paper on my night stand caught my eye. With a little effort I was able to pick it up, and bring it over. It was from Greg. His handwriting was so pretty and elegant.

My Pumpkin,
I have gone out for some personal needs. I promise I'll be back soon, and then I'll properly apologize and explain everything. I'm so sorry I landed you in the hospital. Get some rest, heal fast, and I'll see you soon.
Greg

Apologize? Why was it his fault? I was the one who should have known better than to be talking on my cell phone while I was driving. I sighed and then winced. I must have broken a few ribs. This was going to be fun. Broken ribs and my asthma were going to be a painful combination.

I'd been up maybe 15 minutes and my eyes were already starting to droop. I put the note back on the night stand and tried to burrow down into the covers. My room was too cold for my liking, but right now there was little I could do about it. Within a few minutes I fell back asleep and began to dream of Greg.

My dream was more like a nightmare. In the beginning I was in an open field, alone. All of a sudden Greg and a wolf of some sort were in the forest with me. They were fighting each other as I watched from a distance. Greg lunged at the wolf's throat, but the wolf dashed out of the way. It looped around and went for Greg's back. I screamed not because I was scared for myself, but because I was afraid Greg would get hurt. They heard my scream and both looked at me. Each with compassion and love in their eyes. They slowly walked over to my side of the field. The wolf began to rub around my legs and snuggle up against me. Greg began to kiss my neck and cheeks. Just a few seconds later, Greg was biting my neck instead of kissing it. He had this huge set of fangs that were biting and he was using to suck blood from my neck. Next the wolf was on my leg, but he wasn't drawing blood. However, he was biting me. My neck was burning like it was on fire. While my leg felt like it was bigger than the wolf's head. It too hurt beyond belief. I screamed for the two of them to stop. A moment later I no longer felt their teeth in my skin. I opened my eyes just in time to see them both lunging for me. And just before they hit me, I heard a little voice scream my name; but it didn't come from the wolf or Greg.

I jerked awake just in time to see my little brother Tyler run into my room and jump in to the air. I knew I wouldn't be able to catch him. He was going to land on my ribs, and they were already broken and still sore. I tried to curl up into a ball, but my current state made that impossible. I turned my head to the side and squeezed my eyes shut. I sat waiting for the blow for almost two seconds but it never came. I opened my eyes to find Dr. Cullen standing by the edge of my bed, with Tyler in his arms. I sighed out of relief as he set Tyler back down onto the floor. Rachel never was the best one at keeping control of Tyler.

"Careful Tyler, your sister's already been here a week and we don't want to keep her here any longer than necessary."

"I can't catch you Tyler, I broke both of my arms."

"I'm sorry Sissy. I don't want to hurt you. I'm just excited to see you! I made this for you in Kindergarten today and I grabbed you teddy bear before we left." I took the card, inside were feel better wishes and Tyler even signed his name.

"Thank you Tyler! It's wonderful. But where's Rachel?"

"I don't know. I ran up here so fast she couldn't keep up." Dr. Cullen looked like he was going to say something else, but Rachel walked into the room breathless.

"You make it look so much easier keeping Tyler under control. I owe you so much after this." I smiled and laughed lightly but still winced.

"Clarissa if you want some more pain medication, all you have to do is let me know." He must have noticed my earlier pain.

"Dr. Cullen, I might take you up on that offer after this." He smiled.

"Just hit the call button when you're ready." He slipped out of the room and Rachel came over to my bed.

"I'm staying here for two months to help take care of you, so don't worry about that."

"But what about school? I know you're back going to med school. How are you going to keep up with your classes if you're here taking care of me?"

"Well you'll have make-up work to do and so will I. So we'll work on it together. Besides I can get all of my stuff online. There is this wonderful invention called the internet. Maybe you've heard of it?" I smiled, too sore and week to laugh again. I yawned and my eyes were beginning to droop again. I was frustrated that I couldn't stay awake longer than this. I knew that Tyler would be disappointed.

"I'll take Tyler home and let you rest. And I'll call the doctor up to give you some more pain medication. It looks like you need it."

"I'm sorry that I couldn't stay awake longer. Can you pull up the blankets a bit, I'm cold." I mumbled.

"Sure sis. Whatever you need." I felt her pull the covers up a bit higher and almost instantly felt warmer. I yawned once more, mumbled thanks to my sister, and fell asleep before Rachel even hit the call button.

A/N: Sorry it's been a while. Birthdays are rather hectic! :D Since I'm musical person I have a song I want to recommend, it's great for getting down. It's called Get Down by Audio Adrenaline! Until next time!!