CHAPTER 11

"Right now I can't tell you what's going on for sure. We've examined your sister and there's no bleeding- internally or externally- and no broken or fractured bones," an unfamiliar voice said.

The infirmary was cold and the strong stench of medication lingered in the air. The doctor was giving Caleb a diagnosis of my injuries. Or at least he was trying too. I didn't have any injuries.

"So you think she's in a coma?" I heard Tyler ask.

I stole a peek at the sound of his voice. They were all here, The Sons of Ipswich. They all thought I was seriously affected from the accident, all but one: Reid. He knew the truth and must have not had time to tell them yet.

"No, I'm afraid that is rare in this circumstance. I believe that Miss Danvers will make a speedy recovery and awake soon," the doctor continued.

Listening to all of this, I decided it was time to wake up and settle everyone's worries. I tried to think of how the actors did it in the movies, first they would move their fingers and get everyone's attention and then they would slowly open their eyes, blinking them continuously and trying to adjust them to the light.

"Hmmm what do you know? You were right doc," Reid said while giving the doctor a pat on his back.

"Caley?" the doctor asked while peering over me. I nodded, slowly. "I'm Doctor Hodge," he said with a smile. I just looked at him. I could see the others staring at me with great concern. Reid was grinning from ear to ear at my performance and I almost laughed out loud. The doctor went on, "Can you tell me if you're feeling any discomfort?" I tried to move my head from side to side and winced.

"A sprain?" he questioned out aloud. I stared at him. He moved forward and held my jawbone on either side. I winced again, this time at his touch and he let go. "A brace and a few days of rest should do the trick," he said to Caleb and the others. "I'll send in the nurses," he added with finality and left.

I breathed out loudly and lifted myself upright into a sitting position. Caleb, Tyler and Pogue all stared at me with wide eyes.

"What!" I exclaimed, "You know we can't die."

"Yeah, but…" Tyler trailed off with lifted eyebrows.

Caleb looked at Reid. "You?" he questioned. Reid was looking at me with his smug smile.

One of the benefits of possessing The Power meant we could escape death. We simply needed to summon The Power at the right moment and viola everything would go our way. However, there were ways to kill us, we weren't totally immortal. If we willed away The Power, we would die. If we abused The Power, we would perish. If we used an immense amount on each other, we could kill. And lastly, if our secret ever came out, people would most likely burn us, rendering our Powers useless against fire.

"What happened?" Caleb asked.

"You owe Reid an apology. He used his Power to save me." I answered.

Caleb's eyes softened and I knew he felt guilty about the way he had treated Reid these past few days.

Just then, I noticed a shadow in the hallway and quickly lay back down, silencing Caleb's response. It was the nurses. They entered the room and ushered the boys out. I just lay there while they worked on my – not injured neck. This was the price I had to pay for diving in front of a book case to save Kate, who I might add, hated me.

The nurses were almost done fixing me up when we heard a soft knock on the door. I moved my eyes in the direction and saw Kate standing in the doorway.

"I'll come back later," she said after noticing the nurses busy at work.

"No. Kate. Stay. It's okay." I said.

"Are you sure?" she asked while looking at the nurses to see if they were okay with it.

"Almost done," one of them said with a smile.

Kate took a seat on one of the chairs and watched the nurses as they finished up. She turned to me occasionally and smiled. It took me by surprise that Kate was actually smiling at me.

After 10 minutes, the nurses finally finished and were about to head out when I interrupted, "Uh, do you know when I can go home?" I asked.

"Maybe in a week's time," the nurse replied. Her name tag said Constance.

"A week?" I asked surprised. "People with braces get discharged much quicker than a week," I argued.

"Yes, but this is an infirmary. Our policy is to care for students until they are fully recovered since they live by themselves." Constance explained.

"No, you don't understand, I live off- school with my mother and brother."

"The rules apply to everyone. If the doctor says you can go early then we will discharge you," with that said, she left.

Kate stood up and motioned closer to the bed.

Just great! I was stuck in this place with no injuries for a week!

"Caley…. I am so sorry," she said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"It's not your fault, Kate."

"No, just let me finish. Please." I remained quiet and waited for Kate to go on. "I've known you since we were 6. But we've never been friends and it's entirely my fault. You always try to make an attempt but I just give you the frozen shoulder. I'm jealous, Caley. I'm jealous of you and have been since we were little. You were the smart kid, the girl with pretty face and silky hair, the one all the guys went crazy for, the one the teachers adored, the one who could never do anything wrong. I was jealous of that and I still am. But what you did for me today, despite all these years…. I don't know what to say. Now you're stuck in here and I feel responsible and-"

"Kate! Kate! Stop. Okay?" I had to shut her up. She was saying such ridiculous things it was giving me a headache. "Look, Kate. You don't need to apologise and believe me, I'm glad I saved you. Not everyone can survive something like this. It's better me here in hospital than you being dead."

I couldn't exactly explain the whole, 'Reid saved me' thing to Kate. She did know about the Sons of Ipswich and all the stories of Powers but Pogue had managed to convince her that it was all nonsense in order to protect the secret.

"Will you give me another chance?" she asked.

"Kate," I said with a smile, "I've always thought of you as one of my friends."

She looked at me with a warm smile and said, "I would hug you but….." she was pointing at the brace.

"Oh, please don't. Enough pain for one day."

We both smiled at the same time.

Just then, the door swung open and the boys shuffled in again interrupting our conversation.

"Kate!" they all said in unison with shocked expressions.

"I was just on my way out," she said to them, and then turned to me, "Is it okay if I come back tomorrow?"

"Sure."

"We need to take precautions. He's out there and you're stuck in here!" Caleb was shouting.

After Kate had left, I filled the guys in on my 'Chase encounters' and Reid explained what happened to Kira at the pool on Saturday. Now we were arguing because they wanted to each take turns to baby-sit me for 6 hours every day.

"Wow! Like I didn't already know that!" I shouted back.

"Why are you so stubborn?"

"Because you're so stubborn."

"I could take 12 hours?" Reid interrupted .

"What? NO! None of you are going to baby- sit me. Now get out!"

"Caley, we need to take Chase down once and for all and it's not baby-sitting," Tyler tried to reason.

I folded my arms against my chest and continued, "OUT!" ignoring his words.

They looked at each other and then at me. Then they each filed out, leaving me by myself.