Okay, now I have two new chapters for you, but they're not very long. It's something though. Hope you like!

Chapter 19 I'm A Survivor

"Jessie? Jessie, wake up."

Jessie moaned as she suddenly came to. Her head was pounding and she felt like she'd been hit by a truck.

"Hey Jessie." She looked up to see Lu standing over her.

"Lu?" Jessie sat up and looked around. "Where am I?"

"Jessie, you and your mother were in a car accident. You're in the hospital."

"What? Is my mom okay?"

"Yeah, she's in the ICU recovering."

"Oh." Jessie seemed somewhat relieved that her mom was okay, but she still looked confused.

"What is it?" Lu noticed her puzzlement.

"That doesn't make any sense. The last thing I remember is being in Chrissy's basement…" Jessie's voice faded out.

In response to her confusion, Lu just nodded. "I thought so." She looked at the clipboard she was holding.

"Thought what?" Jessie was becoming scared. "Lu, what's going on?"

"Calm down Jess." Lu put her hand over Jessie's. "I don't know how to tell you this, but for the past week or so, you've had amnesia."

"Amnesia? You mean I couldn't remember anything?"

"Yeah." Lu nodded.

"But why?"

Lu hesitated before answering. "A little over a week ago you were rushed into the emergency room unconscious with Chrissy and your other friend. You had all suffered from an overdose of ecstasy."

Jessie's mouth opened as if she was going to speak, but nothing came out. She just looked down at her hands.

"Look Jess. It's none of my business." Lu pushed a wheelchair over to Jessie's bed. "Pull up a seat. Your mom is going crazy worrying about you." She smiled.

A few minutes later, Lu wheeled Jessie into Andy's room. "Hey Andy. Someone's here to see you."

Andy looked over at the doorway. "Jessie!" Andy tried to sit up and get out of her bed, but Lu put a hand up.

"What did I tell you Andy? You have to stay in bed for a few days while you recover."

Andy gave a slight roll of her eyes, but she obeyed. "Hi honey." She smiled and wrapped her arms around her. "How are you?"

"I'm… okay," she said sounding unsure of herself.

"What's wrong?" Andy pulled back from Jessie and looked at her.

When Jessie didn't say anything, Lu answered for her. "The car accident jogged her memory back into place. She doesn't remember anything after she was rushed into the ER," Lu paused, deciding whether or not to continue, "because of an overdose." Taking that as her cue, Lu ducked back outside and closed the door behind her.

At the sound of the door clicking shut, Jessie turned around and looked as if Lu had just locked her in a room filled with bloodthirsty wolves or something. She knew her mother would be furious at her for taking drugs. She might have survived an overdose and, so she was told, a car accident, but could she survive her mother finding out the truth?

"Jessie?" Andy met her daughter's eyes. "What's wrong?"

Jessie tried to avoid the subject. "Like Lu said, I've had amnesia for the past week. I'm a little confused."

Andy shook her head. "I'm your mother. I can tell when something is bothering you. And I know it's something else."

"All right! Fine!" She threw her arms up in the air. "I admit okay! I went over to Chrissy's and I took E, okay!"

For a moment, Andy sat in silence. Then she spoke. "Why?"

Jessie glared at Andy. "God Mom! I wind up in the hospital because of a drug overdose and you want to know why I did it?"

Andy sat unaffected. "Yeah."

Suddenly, Jessie teared up. "I don't know," she whispered. "I just… She said that one wouldn't hurt. I was just curious." She looked up at her mom. "I'm sorry Mom. I swear I will never do anything like that again." She fell into her mother's arms.

"It's all right Jessie. Shh…"