The sounds of people talking in the room filled her ears as Ren woke up. She had had a dreamless sleep, which she was glad for because she was certain that dreaming would tire her out even more. Opening her eyes with only a bit of effort she looked around at the people in the room. She could see her parents and her Grandmother who was sitting in a chair near her bed and standing up by the door was Tommy. "They haven't noticed I'm awake again." Ren thought. Closing her eyes to save herself some energy she took a small breath. She felt bad because she was only going to be able to get one name out for this little bit before having to rest. Hopefully they would understand.

"Tommy." she said weakly. That did it, her strength was gone. She could hear her parents and Tommy come up beside her bed. She could feel her father take her hand. Couldn't he hear her? She said Tommy. She needed to feel Tommy's warm, soft hand, not her father's. Fighting for the last lingering bit of strength she had she took another small breath.

"No. Tommy." she said. Feeling her Father's hand reluctantly leave her's she smiled inside. They finally got it. She was certain however, that her correcting them left her so tierd that she probably wouldn't have the strength to open her eyes for a while now. Ren could feel Tommy's hand slide into hers and she could smell his cologne; the same one she had bought him for his birthday. He squeezed her hand slightly but she could not find the strength to return the gesture. Feeling her bed go down slightly, she knew Tommy was sitting beside her. He was close to her that was all that mattered.

"I'm here Ren." he said, running his hand gently and affectionally down the side of her face. She let her head roll towards his hand, his hand cupping the side of her face.

"Remember Tommy what the doctors said. She is awake but most likely has no strength to open her eyes or talk. You most likely know what she's thinking anyway, so just talk to her." Mrs. Stevens said quietly. Most likely hasn't the strength to open her eyes or talk? How about totally has no strength to do anything much less those two things. Tommy left his hand under her face, which she was thankful for. It was a comfort to her, helping make her current situation less of an annoyance.

"I know you probably wondering why I'm not in school Ren. Well I am getting all my school work sent home to me so I can be here with you. The couch is letting have time off to, or well more like forcing me to. He told me that I shouldn't be playing football but staying here by your side." Tommy said. Wow, he knocked that one right on the mark. Little bugger was sweet enough to want to spend all his time in here with her. "Now that's love." she thought.

She could feel sleep creeping upon her again, or well judging on the fact that she was being pumped with the strongest pain medication of all, she could feel herself losing the battle once again. Hopefully when she woke again she would have enough strength to open her eyes. It would probably be days before she had the strength she originally woke up with back again, but it would be worth the wait. Her thoughts started to become jumbled as the sleep inched closer upon her. Tommy would be gone to school most likely when she woke again, but, no wait, he was off for the while. How could she forget that? Sleep swallowed her up once more.