I woke up with a startle. My whole world was spinning, drifting past reality. Was this really happening? Everything felt so fake, felt so strange. Seeing my unborn child for the first time brought tears to my eyes. I even had to grab my head in my hands, to make sure this wasn't another dream, another fantasy. I had seen Toby, my Toby…

The realization that I would never see him again… it hurt me. Tears didn't come to my eyes though. I just… froze. Froze in time, I couldn't see straight, think right. My head ached, probably from me just trying to bring back the image of Toby… I wanted to feel his warm breath on my neck, his hands on my thighs, my waist.

My hands began to shake, and I knew I was ruined. I felt like the worst thing had happened, no, the worst thing has happened. My Toby was gone, gone… Then, suddenly, something hit my window… It sounded like a rock. My hopes instantly went up, and I grabbed my white bed sheets, and flipped them off of me. There was a needle in my skin. I carefully, ever so gently, pulled it out. My skin stretched with the needle, and it stung... it hurt like hell.

I let out a whimper, looked away, and ripped it out. Blood oozed down my arm, but it stopped eventually. I ran to the window, almost tripping, and looked out. It was nighttime, but I could see the glow of a flashlight. I saw the familiar brown hair, and brown eyes… Melissa.

"Melissa? What the hell are you doing?" I hissed out to her. She had a ladder leaning up against the hospital.

"Climb down!" She whispered up to me. I shook my head.

Melissa looked back and forth, and she looked at me with sincere eyes.

"I… I think I found Toby… he isn't dead! I think he was faking it…there could be hope"-

"Melissa… you know how I feel about hope… it breeds eternal misery, remember?" I hissed back down.

She shook her head, and she pulled out something. It was Toby's blooded shirt. I winced at the sight.

"I found this outside the back door of the hospital… I followed some more blood trails… I think he's alive Spencer!" She yelled up. I groaned, and began climbing down. It was now or never.

Once I had gotten to the bottom, Melissa gave me a navy blue blouse, black jeans, and a brown long sleeved blazer.

"Thanks" I said. She ran toward her car, and I followed. She let me change, and I crawled to the front seat. She began driving toward the edge of town.

"Where are we going?" I asked Melissa.

"To a motel, I got Caleb to search his phone, it ended up there" Melissa explained. I got a bit dizzy, but I shrugged it off. We had to find him… I had to see that he was alive.

I saw a glowing Motel sign, and I instantly recognized it as the Motel Toby had stayed at when we first kissed. I whimpered. Melissa parked in the parking lot, and she began to search each door. 217, 216, 215. 215, that was it. Melissa ran back to her car, and grabbed a key.

"Where'd you get that?" I asked. She smiled.

"You aren't the only smart one in the family, Spence" I nodded, but I still didn't get it. She slowly pushed the door open, and it was dark inside. I walked in, and Melissa closed the door behind me. It was dead silent.

"Melissa?" I asked. The door clamped shut behind me, ended with a loud bang. I whimpered. My stomach twisted with nerves, and my heart dropped.

"Toby?" I winced. But there was no reply. He wasn't here. It was way too quiet… "Melissa? Answer me!" I yelled.

I heard something fall onto the ground and crash, and I screamed. Then the lights flicked on, and I had to adjust my eyes. I saw Melissa, but she had a new look on her face. It had turned from pure honor and care… to evil, and hatred.

"Melissa? What are you doing?" I hissed. Her frown got deeper.

"I'm doing what I wanted to do for years…" She replied her voice as cold as dry ice. Then, all of the sudden, she lifted up her arm to reveal a baseball. She whipped it down hard, and it clunked against the side of my head. I fell to the ground, and blacked out. Again.