I woke up in a hospital bed around midnight. Sadie and Rick were asleep in chairs beside me. It was dark and I felt alone.

"Sadie?" I called and she stirred and opened her eyes.

"Janis! You're awake!" she cried and ran to my side.

"Yeah. What happened?" I asked.

"You were crossing the street and some psycho hit you with his car," Sadie explained, angrily. "Where were you going, anyway?"

"To meet Hyde at GROOVES," I murmured. "Did he come to see me?" She nodded.

"All your little friends did." I rolled my eyes. Sadie and I were only four years apart-they weren't my "little friends".

"Oh, good." *Even Jackie?* I wondered.

"You should go back to sleep now," Sadie said and I shook my head.

"I saw Claire." Sadie grew quiet.

"Go back to sleep, Janis."

"But-"

"Just do it." She sat down in her chair and closed her eyes. I tried to fall back asleep but couldn't. I was too wide awake now and in too much pain.

Mrs. Forman burst into the room and smiled at the sight of me. "Janis! You're awake!" she cried, happily at the sight of me. "Do you need any painkillers?"

"Yeah, that'd be great," I replied. My head, ribs, and right leg hurt like a bitch.

"Okay, just one minute!" she said and bustled out of the room. A man came in the room as soon as Mrs. Forman left.

"Who are you?" I asked, frowning.

"I'm Zach Broadfield," he replied. "and you're Janis Cooper, right?"

"So, what, are you a doctor?" I asked and he shook his head.

"A nurse." I giggled so hard that my broken ribs hurt like hell.

"YOU'RE A MALE NURSE? HAHAHA!" I cried, laughing.

"Stop laughing! You could damage your ribs!" he telled. He pretended to be worried, but I could tell he was pissed about me making fun of him.

"What is going on in here?" Mrs. Forman yelled, running into the room. "Mrs. Broadfield, please leave! You're disturbing the patient!"

Zach glared at me and stomped out of the room as my giggles died down. "Did you know he's a male nurse?"

"Yes I did," she replied and grinned, trying not to laugh.

Mrs. Forman gave me my painkillers and then left. With all the commotion, I was surprised Sadie and Rick were still sleeping.

It was the next morning and I woke up to see six friendly faces.

"Oh, hey! She's awake!" Kelso cried, happily munching on ice cream.

"Janis! Are you okay?" Donna asked, frantically and I nodded.

"Yeah, I guess. Hey, guys."

"What happened?" Hyde asked.

"I was crossing the street when some douche hit me with his car," I explained.

"What a tool! Although, looking at your hair, he probably thought you were a hobo," Jackie commented and I rolled my eyes.

"You got *really* lucky, Janis!" Eric cried, and everyone nodded.

"Do you want some of my candy?" Fez asked, holding out the paper bag and I shook my head. He clutched the bag to his chest. "Good."

"I will take some of Kelso's ice cream, though," I said, and Kelso scowled and handed it over, muttering,

"My ice cream."

"I can't believe someone just hit you with their car! Who was it?" Donna asked.

"I don't know, I passed out after I got hit and my sister said it was a hit and run," I said.

"Damn," Hyde said.

After a while, Jackie dragged Donna to the bathroom with her, Kelso and Fez went looking for more food in the cafeteria, and Eric went to go talk to his mom, leaving Hyde and I alone.

"So, are you okay?" Hyde asked, squeezing my hand and I shrugged. "What's wrong?"

"I was dreaming and I saw my sister," I said, and Hyde stared at me.

"Sadie?"

I shook my head. "No, my other sister."

"Other sister?"

"Her name was Claire," I started to explain. "She was twelve and I was fifteen. Sadie was nineteen, and she already moved out. Like I said, my parents kicked me out and I lived on the streets for two years. But a few weeks after I left, my parents started...beating Claire. Badly. One time she came home an hour late from school and..." I swallowed the lump in my throat and blinked away tears. "my dad beat her to death. I always...blamed myself for it, because I should've been there to protect her..."

"I..." Hyde trailed off, not finding any comforting words as I wiped my eyes.

"JAAAANIS!" Jackie wailed as she came scampering in the room. "The bathrooms here are *gross* and Donna isn't cooperating! Can you tell me if my make-up is okay?"