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When Marissa awoke a bright overhead light pierced her eyes. Her entire body ached unbelievably. "Am I dead? Is every bone in my body broken?" she thought. Marissa was lying on a cold bed with stiff sheets, and an unrecognizable smell wafted throughout the room. She attempted to sit up but couldn't move the pain was unbearable. She heard distant voices in the background, she thought she heard her mother, but couldn't see anyone. Then everything went black.
She awoke a while later; the exact amount of time that had passed was unknown. This time she awoke in a different room, there was a vase of flowers next to her bed, and long flower print curtains shading the sunlight. She tried to speak, but failed and began to loose her breath. As tears rolled down her cheek it made it even more difficult to breathe. She began to panic and a nurse rushed in to try to console her. But Marissa knew she was dying and nothing the nurse said could change that. She wanted to see her dad; she wanted to see a familiar face before she was gone. "Where was he? Was Summer okay? Is she breathing?" she thought. The nurse tried to untangle Marissa's arms to administer some medicine to ease the pain. She knew if the nurse drugged her she'd fall asleep and die. If only she could stay awake, maybe she would be alright. The nurse began to tug at her arm, and pull it to the side. "No, please stop. It hurts," she cried. She tried to resist but was too weak. Suddenly, she felt a warm hand softly push back the hair off her forehead. "It'll be okay." The voice said. Marissa turned away from the nurse and faced the opposite side of the bed. She was relieved to see Ryan's piercing blue eyes staring back into hers. She felt a sharp sting in her arm as the nurse pierced her skin with a needle, the pain was excruciating. Marissa began to breathe heavily again, "Help." Was all she could muster. "It'll be okay." his voice trailed off and his image began to fade away, She blacked out.
When she awoke now, her family and friends were by her side. Her father was sitting in a chair holding her hand to her left and her mother was sitting on the bed next to him. Summer seemed to be in one piece; her arm was in a sling. She was standing at the foot of the bed next to Seth. Ryan was on Marissa's right, at eye level, just where he had been before. He was gently cradling her fingers in his hand. Tears begun to form in her eyes along with thousands of questions. The pain was less. She was too scared to try to speak or move. She began to realize she wasn't going to die. "Am I brain damaged? Am I paralyzed?" she thought.
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A/N - Okay, I know this was short. And there was no dialogue, but I promise, Chapter 3 is on the way. There will be much more R/M and S/S stuff. And plenty of dialogue.
When Marissa awoke a bright overhead light pierced her eyes. Her entire body ached unbelievably. "Am I dead? Is every bone in my body broken?" she thought. Marissa was lying on a cold bed with stiff sheets, and an unrecognizable smell wafted throughout the room. She attempted to sit up but couldn't move the pain was unbearable. She heard distant voices in the background, she thought she heard her mother, but couldn't see anyone. Then everything went black.
She awoke a while later; the exact amount of time that had passed was unknown. This time she awoke in a different room, there was a vase of flowers next to her bed, and long flower print curtains shading the sunlight. She tried to speak, but failed and began to loose her breath. As tears rolled down her cheek it made it even more difficult to breathe. She began to panic and a nurse rushed in to try to console her. But Marissa knew she was dying and nothing the nurse said could change that. She wanted to see her dad; she wanted to see a familiar face before she was gone. "Where was he? Was Summer okay? Is she breathing?" she thought. The nurse tried to untangle Marissa's arms to administer some medicine to ease the pain. She knew if the nurse drugged her she'd fall asleep and die. If only she could stay awake, maybe she would be alright. The nurse began to tug at her arm, and pull it to the side. "No, please stop. It hurts," she cried. She tried to resist but was too weak. Suddenly, she felt a warm hand softly push back the hair off her forehead. "It'll be okay." The voice said. Marissa turned away from the nurse and faced the opposite side of the bed. She was relieved to see Ryan's piercing blue eyes staring back into hers. She felt a sharp sting in her arm as the nurse pierced her skin with a needle, the pain was excruciating. Marissa began to breathe heavily again, "Help." Was all she could muster. "It'll be okay." his voice trailed off and his image began to fade away, She blacked out.
When she awoke now, her family and friends were by her side. Her father was sitting in a chair holding her hand to her left and her mother was sitting on the bed next to him. Summer seemed to be in one piece; her arm was in a sling. She was standing at the foot of the bed next to Seth. Ryan was on Marissa's right, at eye level, just where he had been before. He was gently cradling her fingers in his hand. Tears begun to form in her eyes along with thousands of questions. The pain was less. She was too scared to try to speak or move. She began to realize she wasn't going to die. "Am I brain damaged? Am I paralyzed?" she thought.
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A/N - Okay, I know this was short. And there was no dialogue, but I promise, Chapter 3 is on the way. There will be much more R/M and S/S stuff. And plenty of dialogue.