Author's Note: I hope everyone like this chapter. I was trying to read my first chapter to check something and I noticed that my first chapter is really my second. I'm not sure why or if it's just my computer, but I thought I should let everyone know just incase it was confusing.

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When I woke up it was about 7:30 in the morning. I could hardly believe that it hadn't even been 24 hours since I found Lucy crying in the closet. So much had happened and yet it hadn't even been a day. Time was messing with my mind and it seemed that she had been unconscious for an eternity. I was hoping that she would wake up soon when I heard her stirring lightly. My heart leaped with excitement. Her eyes opened slowly.

"Matt?" She said questioningly.

"Luce, oh God, I'm so happy your awake. Are you ok?" She didn't answer. "Luce?"

"Matt…my head, it really hurts."

"Luce, how bad is it? Do you need me to call for help?"

"My head, it really hurts." She groaned and. I could tell she was in a lot of pain. It was really scaring me and I turned ice cold. I ran out of the room to find help. Luckily the doctor was right out side of the room.

"Oh hey Matt, Is Lucy awake yet?"

"Yeah and she's complaining about her head. Can you come make sure everything's ok?"

We went together to the room. When we saw her she was asleep. The doctor said she had passed out from the pain. The doctor left and told me to get him when she woke up. He explained that the pain was probably caused from the fact that her head was hit in the accident. Her head was swollen and if I kept ice on it while she was asleep then when she woke up it would probably be better. If there was still pain when she woke up then it was from something else and we could figure out what to do when the time came. I sat down again in the same chair and waited. I couldn't believe that this was happening or maybe I just didn't want to.

"Luce," I began, "You have no idea how much I wish that this happened to me. I would give anything to switch places with you, but I can't. So I guess we just have to pray, hope, and have faith, so dear God please, please help her. I mean, I know you're busy and you have a lot of people to take care of, but I really need you and Lucy needs you. I just want my little sister to be ok."

Time was getting the better of me again. It seemed like forever since she had woken up and then passed out, but it had only been a couple of hours. Minutes seemed to take an eternity and I wasn't sure how much longer I could wait. I knew God had answered my prayer and plea when I saw her wake up.

"Luce, are you feeling Ok?"

"I'm a little confused. All I remember is a really bad headache, but I don't remember why, I'm just really confused."

"I know you are and I'll explain everything. You see…" It was happening to me again. I could feel the tears coming, but I tried to fight it.

"Matt," she said almost shy like, "why are you crying. You almost never do that and it's really scaring me." I could tell she was trying to lighten the mood and I appreciated it, so I tried to force a smile.

"I'm sorry," I began and I knew the tears were beyond my control, "This is all my fault and you just have know idea how sorry I am."

"This can't be your fault. I don't exactly know what happened, but I do know that you would never do anything to hurt me."

"Never Luce, I would never hurt you…at least on purpose, and I would do anything to take away what your going through right now Luce, anything. I wish it was me I really do."

"I know that Matt, you've always looked out for me." I smiled.

"Ok, I'll explain to you what happened, but you have to promise not to get worked up because your heart is in a bad condition right now and to much emotion could hurt you."

"Ok."

"We were in accident…"

"An accident?"

"We were in the car and we crashed into a truck. Then we spun off the road and hit into a tree. Your head was hit more than once and you suffered brain damage. The signals aren't going right to your heart." I looked at her face. I had been looking down the whole time I talked and when I finally got up the courage to look at her I felt awful. She looked scared and unsure.

"Matt, am I going to die?" My heart stopped at this question. I had thought about this possibility, but hearing her say it out loud made it real.

"Of course your not."

'Don't lie to me Matt, don't ever lie to me."

"You're right I shouldn't lie to my little sister, and I honestly don't know what's going to happen. You should try to sleep now, you need to rest."

"Ok I'll try, but Matt, are you going to stay here?"

"Unless you want me to leave…"

"NO," she said suddenly, "I want you to stay. I mean, I know it sounds crazy, but I don't like to be in hospitals alone, it scares me. I also… uuhhhhhhhhhhhh…never mind…"

"You ok?"

"It's just; the only thing I remember about being unconscious is this awful dream, nightmare."

"Do you wanna talk about it?"

"Sure, I'll tell you. I was walking around, only it was really dark and I didn't know where I was or what was going on. I started to call for you, but you weren't there and I heard voices saying 'he lied to you, he's gone forever.' It really scared me"

"Luce I'll never lie to you or leave you."

"Promise?"

"Scout's Honor."

"Ok, so will you stay with me, at least until I fall asleep?"

"I'll stay forever."

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