Artemis's POV
My head hurt so bad, everything was fuzzy and jumbled. When I opened my eyes, the light was overwhelming. It felt like the biggest hangover I'd ever had, and I'd had some pretty bad ones. It took me a while, but after a while I realised I was in a hospital. I looked up and saw a doctor's face, "What… happened? Why am I in here?'
He frowned at me before replying, "Ms. Crock, you had a lot to drink, you hit your head on the bottom of a pool, and you almost drowned. If that boy hadn't pulled you out in time and called us, you wouldn't be here right now. In fact, he's the only visitor you've had the past three days. Where are your parents?"
Tears swelled in my eyes as I responded, "My mom's in jail and my dad bailed on me. It's just me."
"I highly doubt that you could pay for a house on your own. Besides, someone has to sign your school permission slips."
"Well, the school was free because of my grades. The house was paid for by my dad before he left, that was probably the only good thing he ever did. You don't have to worry about me though, because my mom's getting out next week. She'll be able to take care of me then, so there's no problem."
"I doubt that that's the case, but I'll compromise. If you can get a suitable host family for the next week, you can stay there until your mom gets out."
"How the hell am I supposed to do that?"
He walked away before responding which left me alone with my thoughts. I couldn't believe this was happening, I had to live with someone for a week. Although, the doctor said someone had watched over me and saved me. I couldn't help but hope that the guy he was talking about was Wally. What if I moved in with him for a week? Yet, as I thought it I knew his parents would never be okay with it.