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The monitor beeped. Rain crashed against the windows. Doctors and nurses were being paged.

He layed in the hospital bed with his family and girlfriend near his side hoping he'd wake up. His girlfriend held his sister as she broke down completely remembering what she had done to him. The two girls left the room to calm down a bit.

"Nikki, don't blame yourself," Bradin's girlfriend, Linzy, said.

"You saw what happened," Nikki cried, "Because of me, my brother is near death. I should have listened to him when he said Cody was bad. I'm so sorry."

"Nikki, stop," Linzy said, "You didn't make Cody the guy he is today. He did it to himself. He didn't realize that what was going on in his life could change him in to a better man. He's not good for you."

"How would you know?"

"Look at where I ended up," she said.

"What are you talking about?"

"My life was just like Cody's. But, I found the courage to move on and live life knowing that I'm alive and have the chance to. I may never get that chance again. You should do the same. We all make mistakes, Nik. Tonight, Cody made a big one. The only one you made tonight was acting as if what happened was your fault. So, go in there and be with your and stay by your brother's side until he wakes up."

"You mean 'IF' he wakes up."

"See?" Linzy asked. "Stop thinking negatively all the time. Don't end up like Cody."

Nikki got up and walked into her brother's hospital room. What Linzy said got to her. She began to reflect on the past few months.

A/N: i know it may not be good. but it will get better. this is just kind of chapter one/prologue. sorry that its short.