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Katie stared hard at the white, bare wall. She dug holes into it with her eyes. She glanced down at her magazine, some star was anorexic. No big deal.

"Ms. Brown, you may see him now, room 14 to your left," the big nurse opened the door out of the waiting room; Katie got up and glanced at her watch. It was almost midnight. She had been waiting a long time. She walked through the door and into another drab hallway; a scale was all that graced the hall. The walls were splattered with something, IV? Katie came to room 14 and knocked quietly. The door opened and Toby came out, he was wearing a brown, corduroy type jacket over his shirt. He nodded to Katie as he came out. Katie waved and went in. Without looking at Christopher she went and sat down in the chair, she wiped the tear from her eye, without anyone seeing. She looked up, Christopher was a mess. His face was a little better, deep cuts ran everywhere and both of his eyes were black, his nose appeared flat and he had a oxygen tube running up his nose. He was dressed in a white hospital smock but he was still littered with blood. Dried blood, it was everywhere. Christopher smiled weakly.

"How are things?" Katie asked. Christopher looked down and shrugged,

"Could be better, I guess," he laughed. Katie joined in,

"When will you be out?" Katie asked, hopeful that the answer would be tomorrow.

"They say within a week or two if I'm lucky. My back is pretty badly beaten up and my nose, well, you see it. My eyes are black and there's glass everywhere from my glasses and a beer bottle they smacked against me," Katie was almost crying with sympathy. How could he be so strong? Finally, a tear ran down Katie's cheek. Suddenly a warm hand fell on Katie's shoulder. She jumped and looked up, it was Lawrence.

"It's gonna be alright," he cooed.

Lawrence wasn't what he was. He was tall and muscular with contacts, his hair was thick and black and his face soft and friendly.

"You freaked me out," Katie laughed, "How are things Larry?" she asked.

"I'm attending Julliard. Full scholarship,"

"That's great, so life is perfect," Katie stated.

"I miss it; I miss my old life,"

"Don't we all," Katie went to Christopher's bedside and placed a hand on his shoulder, he cringed,

"I have my first class tomorrow, performance art. I'll come in after class. But I really have to go, I love you."

Katie went for the door,

"So... that's it? No kiss, no ask-me-out-on-a-date?" Katie said, looking at Lawrence, "you already lost me once, I never thought I'd get this far, I never thought I'd touch the doorknob without a word from you, no regrets?"

"Katie, I..." Lawrence stopped himself and looked down. His appearance had changed but he hadn't.

"Toby asked me to give this to you," Christopher said weekly, handing Katie a envelope, "It's for the audition tomorrow,"

"Thanks," She went back to the door, "Lawrence," she nodded a goodbye and left.

She sat down at a bench and cried. She sobbed and she couldn't stop. Was she that repulsive? Was she that foolish to think he'd want her again? After what she said and did? What a dumb ass she'd been.

"You ok?"

Katie looked up and wiped her eyes, it was Toby he sat drinking a Sprite. He sat down next to her,

"Hey stranger," she said.

He smiled,

"What's wrong?"

"I'm such a failure, at everything, at Lawrence, at school, at life, UGH," she looked down again.

"You..." he stopped, "You wanna meet for coffee tomorrow after class and... and discuss the musical?"

Katie sniffed and looked up,

"I'd love that,"

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