This is a different chapter than the original on the n; I decided to change it a bit.

I don't own anything with RFR stamped on it. Rather short...

Chapter 5:Growing

Lily laid in the hospital bed motionless and silent in a deep sleep for days, fighting to wake up, but being forced back just as quickly. But every time she tried, she got a little closer to consciousness and could hear a voice. It was a soft, male voice, talking to her. She couldn't figure out whom it belonged to but didn't care, for she listened to bits and pieces of what the voice was saying, about her face, about her hair, about her songs... And then the voice would go away, and she would wait for it to come back...

Sometimes she heard a woman's voice, and a stronger male voice... She assumed they were her parents', and caught their words of love and hope... I just hope I can get out of here, Mom...

The guys made their way through the busy line in the lunchroom and sat down with their trays at the nearest table.

"How is she?" Robbie asked Travis, "You know I don't get to see her much."

"She's fine," Travis said, "Everyday she gets a little more color..." A lot more beautiful.

"Really," Ray said, "So she should be waking up pretty soon then, right?" And I'll be right there when it happens, to tell her how I really feel...

"Yeah, looks like." Travis said. And she'll know everything I've wanted to say all this time...

Nurses rushed to Lily's room when they heard her heart monitor beep loudly. "Get Dr.Woodworth now!" The nurses checked her vitals quickly, and made sure the machines were working properly...

She was breathing fast, and she was struggling, trying to bat away her covers. "She's asleep, still, but I think she's going to wake up pretty soon!" The machines beeped louder and louder, faster and faster. "She's going to rip out her IV if she keeps moving like this!"

The doctor came in, and when he got to her, she immediately calmed. The machines stopped beeping, and it went back to silence. "What happened?" the doctor asked.

"I dont know, but she's stopped. She's obviously out of her coma, she should be waking tomorrow at the latest." said the nurse, "I think we should call her parents."

"But first I'm going to send for more blood work," said the doctor.