***So it feels as if it has been FOREVER since I last updated….hope you guys don't mind. I hope you enjoy this chapter. R&R! (this is pretty long too) I just had so much to type!

Chapter 10: Anger

Cassie's POV:

My eyes opened, and I saw a light. I can't remember how I got here…or what happened. I try to move, but my body is paralyzed. Then I remember…I was hit by a car. No…wait, I was almost hit by a car, then I was hit by Adam. Did I die? Was I going to heaven? Was I going to hell? I mean, let's face it…I haven't exactly been a saint lately. Then I saw a face…it oddly looked like my grandmother's (who was now dead). I WAS dead!
Then the light dims and I can see clearly. It isn't my grandma, it's a female doctor. As I open my eyes wider I notice that I am in the E.R room.

"Hello Cassie, my name is Dr. Adamson, how are you feeling?" The lady asks me.

"Uhm…" I choke out hoarsely. "Good?"

"That is good to hear…you have some visitors so I am going to wheel you into your room, and also if you have any pain, hit this button right here and a nurse will be with you immediately," the doctor instructs to me.

I nod my head the best I can, and then close my eyes as I am wheeled away. When I open my eyes again I am in my hospital room. I look down at my body. My chest is covered up with this cast of some sort, and my arm is also in a cast. The door opens and my mom and Nick come rushing in as if there is no tomorrow.

"Cassie!" My mom exclaims. "Are you okay?"

"I am fine mom," I say. "It feels like I got hit by a ton of bricks but I am fine."

My mom smiles obviously relieved that I am well enough to joke around.

"Aren't you supposed to be in bed?" I ask, eyeing the clock and seeing that it is way too early in the morning for my mom to be up.

"Psh, don't worry about me. I am just glad to see you are safe," my mom says.

"Well mom, I am about to get some rest myself. I am exhausted. I just think that there's no point in staying with me while I am asleep. Come back in the morning when I am up. And if anything is to go wrong I am in safe hands. You have work tomorrow anyways," I say in my sweetest voice possible.

"No…I… well…," my mom says, debating it in her head. "Well, I suppose I could."

I nod my head encouragingly, glad that my mom is one of those easy people to convince things with.

"Well you get some rest then…I guess I will see you tomorrow," my mom says. She eyes Nick before exiting out the door.

Immediately I stare Nick in the eye and say, "what is going on?"

"Cassie you really should get some rest. You have had me freaked out…and I am just relieved to see you are okay," Nick says truthfully.

"Nick…what's going on with the rest of the group? Where's…where's Adam?" I ask.

Nick's face shows sudden disappointment, which makes me feel guilty. "I haven't really talked the group ever since I came to the hospital. But I am sure everything is fine. As for Adam…I thought he was coming…but he hasn't showed up yet."

"Why don't you call Diana then?" I scream. "Don't worry about me."

Nick rushes to my side and his warm soft hands on my own. "How could I not be worried about you? You almost got hit by a car! I am so sorry that I did this to you Cassie! Please forgive me!"

"Nick…I swear I am fine! It might take a while to recover though," I saw glumly.

He looks into my eyes, and I can't pull away from his gaze. So many feelings are written on his face. Relief, sorrow, guilt, happiness, stress, and longing show on his face and in his eyes. I feel drawn to him, but wait! I'm with Adam! I clear my throat and look away. I am sure Adam will be here any minute.

"Well, maybe you should call Diana and see what's been going on in our absence," I say to break the awkward silence.

Nick looks away as well and pulls out his phone. "

"Diana? Yeah it is Nick, how is everyone?" Nick says into the phone.

I watch as emotions run across his face. One minute he is widening his eyes and gaping, the next he is squinting his eyes as if confused.

"Yeah… I am with Cassie…she is okay," Nick says. He listens some more.

"Yeah…well you guys stay safe…it might be a while before Cassie can do anything," Nick says.

He hangs up the phone and doesn't say a word. I keep waiting for him to speak and explain what is going on, but he says nothing.

"Well…?" I ask.

"It is kind of a long story…" Nick says.

"Do I LOOK like I have someplace to be?" I ask.

He smiles pathetically and answers, "First Melanie got sucked into a hole, and Laurel got a huge gash in her face. Then Sean found Melanie and she attacked him. Then he knocked her out and brought her back to Diana's place. Then Melanie woke up and said that…she said that John Black is back and that HE was the one that dragged her into the hole."

I sit in stunned silence for what seems like an hour before saying, "I can't believe this! We have to go help them, this monster could strike again! First he possesses Melanie and then drags her away? What the hell is going on here?"

"I don't know…but I have a bad feeling things are going to get even worse," Nick answers.

"We have to go back!" I demand.

"Yeah right Cassie! Fat chance that is going to happen! You are staying here with me," Nick snaps.

"Fine! If I can't go then at least you can go," I insist.

"I can't…I can't leave your side, I have to make sure you heal and that nothing comes after you when you are in this state," Nick says.

"Says who?" I ask.

"Me…" Nick answers.

I don't know what it was…the way he said it….the way his face melted, or maybe the way he looked at me, but I forgot everything else in the world and WANTED him. I had a longing to be in his arms, to feel his lips against mine. I was with Adam though, what am I thinking? Why am I feeling this way? It has to be the pain killers! It has to be! But even as I am thinking this to myself, my lips get a mind of their own and say, "don't leave me. Promise you won't leave me."

Nick's face brightens up, but only for a second before he clears his throat and says, "sure…I suppose I can."

I look away, ashamed of what I am feeling. I belong with Adam. That is when I remember. I look up with Nick in terror.

"It was you…" I say darkly.

"It was me when?" Nick asks…clearly confused.

"You…were murmuring things when we were having our meeting. And right after that Melanie got possessed. What…what did you do Nick?" I say horrified.

"Cassie…what are you talking about?" Nick asks.

"In the candlelight…I saw you whispering something…something evil…are you behind this Nick? How could you?" I ask.

"Cassie…are you sure you are feeling okay?" Nick asks. "You are on pain killers so you might be a little confused…"

"NO!" I shout. "I am not confused! You were muttering some shit…and then Melanie got possessed. Get away from me Nick!"

He reaches out to me, and I try to pull away, but then there's a piercing pain in my chest and I gasp for air.

"Cassie…I wasn't muttering anything," Nick says darkly.

I notice his hands reach for my pain killers' button, and then he starts pressing it. 1,2, and 3 times. My mind grows foggy and weary, and I find myself slipping. Right before I completely black out I whisper, "how could you Nick?"

Then there is blackness.