"Find anything yet Nigel?" asked Woody as he got out of the car and walked toward him.
"It takes, Woodrow," he replied as he continued to search.
"How did you find out where she was hit?" Jordan asked Woody as she arrived beside him.
"The nurse told me what the guys who brought Hannah in said," he replied.
"How do you know that it wasn't him that hit Hannah? I mean, no one reported it so obviously no one witnessed it," Nigel replied.
"Or they did and didn't come forward," Jordan put in.
"Do we know who brought her to the hospital?" Nigel asked.
"He didn't tell the nurse his name, so…no," Woody replied.
"I hate to tell you Woody, but I don't see anything significant here. I'm sorry. It looks like the driver is going to remain anonymous," Nigel said.
"Are you sure? I mean, Jordan and I can help you look," Woody replied.
"It would be easier it there was a body," Nigel said. Jordan and Woody looked at him. "I'm sorry but it would be. I have been here for a while and all I've found are tire skid marks."
"Thanks, Nigel. I guess there is nothing more we can do," replied Jordan. He nodded and walked away. "Come on, Woody. Hannah is all right. Someone brought her in and she's okay. That's the important thing."
"I guess you're right, but it just bothers me. Someone hit my daughter and they got away with it. I don't want them to, but it looks like they just may," he said, sounding defeated.
"Let's go back to Hannah. Did you ever think that she may be able to tell us something about the man or the car that hit her?" she asked.
"She might be able to, but don't you think she would have already told us if she had?" he replied.
"I don't know. We never asked her," she said.
"I guess you're right," Woody replied.
"Of course I am. I'm always right," she said,
"Yeah. Just keep telling yourself that," he replied smiling. She smacked him in the arm as they walked over to the car.
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When Woody and Jordan arrived at the hospital, Hannah was still awake.
"Hey, you're back," Hannah said as she saw them enter the room.
"Yeah, our investigation didn't go the way we planned," Woody replied.
"What exactly was this investigation about?" she asked curiously.
"Well, umm…" he stuttered out.
"Just tell her Woody," Jordan said.
"Fine. We went to the spot where your accident occurred and tried to find anything that points to the person that hurt you," he replied.
"Oh," she said. "Why does it matter?"
"It just does," he replied.
"Tell me why," she said. He didn't say anything for a while but finally spoke.
"There are people in my life who are gone now. People who I miss very much hand people who I am haunted by in many ways. I don't want you to become one of those people," he said and sighed. "I have it in that I need to find out who did this to you so I can punish who almost made you leave me," he said.
"That's sweet Woody, but I'm here. I'm real, and I'm not going to leave you. You have my guarantee," Hannah replied. He smiled at he and she added, "Anyway, the person who did this is going to have to try a lot harder to get me away from you." She laughed and smiled up at him. Jordan went to the door and was going to go to the bathroom.
"Where are you going?" Woody asked.
"To find Karma," she replied smiling as she left.
"What?" Hannah asked.
"You don't even want to know," he replies as he laughed to himself.
"Hey I forgot to tell you. The nurse said I could go home in a few days. She said it was just the medicine that I had a reaction to," said Hannah.
"That's great," he replied. She looked at him for a minute.
"It's still bothering you, isn't it?" she asked.
"What?" he replied.
"That you didn't find who did this to me," she said.
"Maybe a little," he said honestly.
"Don't let it, because it wasn't his fault. I was the one that went out into the middle of the street. I wasn't paying attention . He brought me here. He told me how sorry he was and said that he would wait here until you came to the hospital. I told him that he should go. It really wasn't his fault," Hannah told him.
"You're not just telling me that?" he asked.
"Yeah, he really wanted to stay, but I made him leave," she replied as Jordan entered the room.
"Why did you tell him to leave?" Woody asked.
"I knew how you would react when you found out what had happened and I didn't want you to day or do something that you would regret," she replied.
"Why would I regret it. It's not like I know…" he said looking directly at Hannah. " DO I know who did this?" he asked seriously.
"No, you don't. But I know how you react sometimes when you're angry, whether you know the person or not," she replied. He looked at her as if he could tell if she was lying. He finally lightened up.
"I'm going to get something to drink. Does anyone want anything?" he asked, changing the subject. The girls didn't reply and he left.
"Hannah, do you know who did this?" she asked as soon as Woody had left the room. "You can trust me. I will not tell Woody."
She sighed before speaking. "I honestly don't know who it was."
"Are you sure?" Jordan questioned further.
"I'm sure," she replied.
"Are you sure you're sure?" she asked.
"Sorry. With all the internal bleeding and the broken ribs, I forgot to ask the nice man who brought me to the hospital, so I could get medical attention, what his name was," Hannah replied sarcastically. "Listen Jordan, If I knew who it was, I would have already told you. I know I made it seem like I knew him because I told him to leave, but I only did that for Woody. As I already stated, I know how he would have reacted. I thought I had done the right thing, but obviously I was wrong." Jordan was quiet for a moment.
"I believe you," she replied and let the subject drop. Hannah was upset by this whole matter. She, in fact, did not know who had brought her in. She hated that Woody and Jordan didn't believe her, but that was there problem, not hers. She knew it was important to Woody to find who had hit her, but she knew it had been her fault. It was in the past and she just wished that he would forget about it and move on. Woody came back a few minutes later and the subject was never brought up again and Hannah was grateful for this.