Derek sat up wondering where he was. When he looked around he noticed he was not alone.
A nurse was talking to a doctor, George and Nora were sleeping next to him in chairs, and there was a bed next to him with a person in it. He didn't care who it was, he just wanted to know why he was in a hospital.
"Doctor. The boy has awaken." the nurse said. The doctor turned and smiled.
"Hello Derek." he said. "My name is Doctor Greene. You and your step-sister were in a car accident. A drunk driver hit your car. You were lucky to be on the driver side."
"What do you mean...lucky?" Derek asked. The doctor nodded to the bed beside him and Derek looked.
Next to him was...Casey. She had cuts and bruises all over. There were wires and tubes connected to her.
He gulped and turned to the doctor. "Is..she...okay?" he said still shocked at what he just saw.
"She is in a coma. She was hit pretty hard. As you can tell." Dr. Greene said as soon as both Nora and George woke up.
"Derek. You're awake. You gave Nora a heart attack. Are you okay?" George said. Derek lightly nodded and then turned his head towards Casey.
George was the only person that noticed the way he looked at her. He thought that Derek seemed heartbroken over the fact his stepsister was in a coma.
"Everyone. I have great news." the doctor said. Everyone turned towards him. "Derek can be checked out tomorrow and as for Casey..."
Derek sat up as far as he could. "What about Casey?" nobody noticed the worry in his voice.
"She is in stable condition. But right now. There isn't any hope of her waking up soon." he said and walked out of the room.
Nora started sobbing into George's shirt while Derek just laid back and thought about all the things that just happened.
Casey was in this because he wasn't watching where he was going. His Casey...wait a minute...did he just say HIS Casey? Whatever. Derek felt so guilty. It should be him in a coma. Derek was exhausted so he decided to sleep. And in his dreams...they all had Casey in them.