It had been three days since the dream vacation turned into a nightmare. Though the doctor assured them that Ellie will be okay and her condition is not that bad, the patient still had not woken up ever since she was brought to the hospital.

Despite their attempts to keep everything hushed up, the paparazzi seemed to always figure out about things like this. Not only did they find out about the suicide attempt, they were also able to dig into Ellie's personal life such as her problems with her high-end father.

So even if Madison kept her promise to Drew that she would not tell anyone about Ellie's story, the whole world ended up hearing it anyway. Even their friends know about it and they tried checking in often.

Despite Spring Break being a private place with supposed tight security, a few of the media people were still able to sneak in and would stay outside the hospital. This made it harder for Madison and her friends to go visit Ellie since they often get mobbed by these people. More so that they found out about the little tantrum Madison threw in when she got drunk which made her and Drew one of their key targets.

Besides Madison and Drew, Ellie also had other visitors coming from faraway places. On the night of the incident, a tall, business-like man arrived and introduced himself as Ellie's older brother, Simon. He appeared to be very worried that he instantly flew from Chicago when he heard about the news. Madison was reminded of what Drew told her about the two siblings being compared to each other yet Simon did seem to care deeply about his sister.

However, Simon was only able to stay for two days since he still had some work to do that could not wait but he promised to call Olivia for news.

To Madison's dismay, none of Ellie's parents came to visit her. Not even any of those guys Drew mentioned that she dated before came to see her.

On the morning of the third day since the accident, Olivia had called Drew at the beach house and happily informed them that Ellie had awoken. With this, the friends planned to visit again but Ellie's aunt discouraged them because of the massive paparazzi outside the hospital. However, Olivia had not left the hospital since Ellie got confined and so Drew offered to take her place even just for a while so she could rest.

Madison was in a dilemma whether to come to the hospital or not. She was afraid of facing the suicidal model after everything that had happened yet she feared being away from Drew again after everything that had happened. Drew did not force her to come but she finally agreed to come because of Fiona's persuasion.

On their way to the hospital, Madison's heart started pounding. She was starting to have second thoughts on her decision to come but Drew was very reassuring.

As they were about to walk inside the room, Drew gave Madison a squeeze that helped her calm down even just a little. Upon entering, her eyes easily caught sight of the still figure on the bed. Ellie Mi was currently asleep and this made her sigh with relief.

"Maddie, I just need to go to the nurse station for a while, okay?" Drew whispered.

Madison panicked inside and she stared at her boyfriend with horror. "You're leaving me?" she croaked.

With a small smile, he kissed her forehead. "Everything will be alright. Just relax."

Unsure of herself, she nodded like a scared little child as she watched Drew walk away.

With the sound of the door closing, Madison's eyes instantly landed on the bed to see that Ellie did not move an inch. Trying to calm her nerves, she slowly walked towards the cushion beside the bed and there she sat, leaning comfortably on the wall with her eyes closed.

"I am so stressed out right now," she sighed to herself.

"I know right," a weak voice responded.

Madison suddenly sat up with her eyes wide open. Ellie was smiling at her, her face still looking pale.

"E-Ellie, y-you're awake!" Madison stammered. "D-do you need anything? Should I call the nurse? What can I do for you?"

A laugh escaped from the model's mouth though it sounded more like a gurgle or a cough. "I am fine, Maddie. You can just sit down and relax."

"Oh," Madison muttered and sat down again.

A silence fell over them and Madison found it a chance to finally give her apology. "I'm sorry," she said while looking down at her hands.

"For what?"

"Well, for the whole shouting thing at the bar. I was drunk and I lost control of myself. I did not know what I was doing and I am so sorry you ended up this situation."

Ellie laughed again. "Oh that. That was nothing compared to all the other yelling I have experienced before."

Madison's head popped up. "What do you mean?"

"I did not do this because of you," the patient explained. "Well, maybe partly because of what you have said but anyway, you were actually right."

"It wasn't right to act the way I did," Madison said guiltily. "Look, maybe we don't have to talk about this right now. You should rest so you could heal faster."

Ellie shook her head. "I have a confession to make," she said. "You see, everything you accused me of is true. I really was trying to get Drew back."

Madison tried not to glare at Ellie so she just looked away. So she was right all along. Her paranoia was not actually paranoia. They were real girlfriend instincts.

"But I never really meant in that way that I'm trying to steal him or anything," Ellie defended. "I know you love Drew so I'm sure you will understand if I say that he is the kind of person that you'd want to keep in your life. I've never really realized how much he matters to me until I had completely lost him. He had always been there for me and he never leaves. I was stupid enough to take him for granted."

Ellie was already starting to sound bitter and as if she was about to cry so Madison started to panic that this might not be good for her especially with her condition.

"We don't have to talk about this," Madison interjected.

"I love him, Maddie, and you're so lucky to have him I swear," Ellie poured her hear out. "I fucking screwed up and I wish the hell would just swallow me up or something. Nobody cares about me, you know. Only a very few people like him. And I pushed him away because I made wrong choices that I thought would make me happy. I was so dumb I swear I am."

Madison was about to speak up again when the door suddenly opened and Drew came in carrying a pile of papers. He smiled at his girlfriend and stopped when he realized that Ellie was already awake.

"Hey Drew," Ellie greeted the newcomer cheerfully with her voice hoarse.

"What happened? Why are you crying?" he asked, approaching the bed. He glanced at Madison for answers.

"We were just talking-" Madison was about to respond but Ellie interrupted her.

"How stupid and selfish I am for all that I've done with my life."

"This is not the time to talk about things like this, El. You should recover first," Drew said gently.

Stubbornly, Ellie faced the other side, away from the two. She then covered her head with the blanket and kept silent.

"Maybe I should leave the two of you to talk," Madison mumbled, as she stood up to leave.

Nobody protested with her proposal and she was glad for that. Closing the door behind, all she could think and wish about is how she wanted for this drama to end.