Ryan's heart pounded as he walked up to the familiar corridor to Marissa's room. Held deep inside his pocket was the letter he had written in lessons. Please let this get through to her. Please let me see her.

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Marissa was bored out of her mind. Having told herself she couldn't think about Ryan anymore, Marissa had discovered there wasn't really that much else that she could think about.

Fed up of being stuck in her private room, Marissa decided to take a walk. She left her room and turned right, walking past the desk.

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Janine glanced up from her paperwork to see Marissa Cooper strolling along the corridor and turning a corner. Better see what she's up to. Janine got up and followed Marissa – who had been walking at a brisk pace.

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Ryan hesitated slightly then pushed through the double doors. He looked towards the reception desk, and was surprised to see that there was no one there. Take it as a sign, Ry. There's no one here stopping you from trying to see her. It might be against the law to just go into her room, but what the hell. Desperate times…

Inhaling deeply, Ryan stood opposite Marissa's door and gently rapped his knuckles on the door.

No response. What does that mean? Should I go for it. Glancing back over his shoulder, Ryan noted that Janine was still missing from her usual post. Lets do this. One…two…THREE!

Ryan opened the door and slowly walked into the room. The bed's empty! Where is she? She hasn't left yet because all her stuffs still here.

Ryan paced around the room, trying to decide what line of action to take next. Well; I'm in here now. Leaving is going to be hard; Janine won't stay away for long. Might as well stay here until someone comes back.

Ryan reached into his pocket and pulled out the letter. He scanned the room for somewhere to put it. Guess the bedside cabinet is as good a place as any.

Ryan sat down on a chair, prepared to wait as long as it would take.

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Marissa was bored of her walk; there wasn't exactly that much to see in the hospital. Sighing despondently, she turned around to head back to her room. She stopped when she saw Janine in front of her.

"Marissa, is everything okay? How come you're out of your room?" Janine questioned.

"I'm fine, I just wanted to stretch my legs a bit before I go home."

"Okay; I'm sure you've found there isn't really very far to walk round here though."

"Yeah; I'm gonna make my way back to my room now."

"Okay."

Marissa smiled briefly at Janine, then continued her walk back the way she'd came.

Janine watched as Marissa walked. That girl has a lot of pain she's having to hide from everyone.