A/N: Ok readers. I now know I have people who read my story I will continue. See I have this thing. You don't review I stop putting it up. I don't stop writing it I just stop putting it up. I say why keep something up no one is reading. Now that I know I have readers I will keep going. I was going to get rid of the 7th chapter but maybe it will remind you I need reviews to keep me going. Here is the 8th chapter.

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He was driving himself nuts now. He could not go back to sleep and he kept staring at Liz. She was still gorgeous no matter how scraped up she looked. He had finally admitted to himself that he loved her. Now all he had to do was get her up to tell her. She was not waking up. But they kept saying don't give up hope. He wasn't but he still thought talking to Liz would only make it harder on himself. It was like denial. But he had read about stuff to and he did want to try it. 'Talk to her as though she is awake' That is what everybody kept telling him so he would. Since he could not sleep why not do it now.

"Liz you know I'm here right. I know I have screwed up with you badly over this past year. I don't blame you for anything that I yelled at you for I swear. I just want you back now Liz. You know that right." he sounded pathetic he new it but he wanted her back. He was about to cry. Conner did not cry unless he had a good reason. Then he herd from behind, "Your doing it wrong you know. You sound like you are upset and that you are dieing to get her back. You have to sound more chipper," said Jess coming down and sitting on the other chair in the room sound very tired.

"How good are you at this Jess. You couldn't sleep either. I know I couldn't," I new I sounded just as tired but I didn't care I wanted to stay up.

"Your going to make your self sick you know. Not sleeping. I have thought of something. I know I'm not sleeping either but I have been sleeping," Jess sounded and looked worried. I had never seen her so caring. Now I new why Liz loved her so much.

"I slept for about 2 hours. I had a bad dream so I woke up. not been able to get back to sleep since. Better for me I have not slept since it happened I'll be fine," I new I sound pathetic but I had to try. I new I also looked like crap. I had token shower at the hospital and had Tia bring me cloths but my sleepless nights were catching up.

"Conner, you know what they told me. That tomorrow they are taking her out of ICU. You know what that means? That she is healing but just not waking up. I know how long she could be asleep. We have to go on living. I want to stay by my sisters side until she wakes up. But that might be awhile she would want us to go on living. I know she would rather we walk in and find her awake. Then the first thing she sees is us sitting her worried and all. We don't need to make her feel guilty. I'm starting school again Monday and I hope you will too. I made a bet with myself that I would go back to school when she gets better. I hope you will join me," she sounded wise. And very right. So I agreed on Monday I too would start school.

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So that's what they did they went on living. They started school Monday came to see Liz all day and went home. Jess and Liz's brother was going home as well. but was not going to school until his sister was better. They did stay over on weekends though. Even Tee and sometimes other fiends. They were known on the floors now and the nurses liked them all. They all thought of it as a demented sleepover.

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3 weeks later

'O god does my head hurt now or what. Put m back to sleep. I don't think there is one part of my body that does not ache.' Liz thought that early Sunday morning

She looked over and saw her sister sleeping in a chair and she finally took in she was in a hospital. She new the surroundings. But she had to smile weakly her sister even in a hospital her sister was not a morning person. By the way she felt she new something bad had happened but did not want to think about it now. She was only thankful that she was alive because she had a feeling it was about the attack she had. She was all confused and them she looked over and there sitting there sleeping in a chair was CONNER?

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