Hey! Sorry I didn't say anything on Chappie 2. I was in a hurry when I put it up. Chapter 4 is going to be the last one. Read and Review!!!

He'll be okay… He'll be okay…

What's that?? Oh my God! He's waking up!

Marco woke to the steady beeping heart meter and no feeling what-so-ever in his legs. He was getting oxygen through his nose from a little tube.

He started to try and sit up, but a sharp pain in his back held him down. "E...Ellie??" he asked. "Ellie??"

He heard a chair scuffle. "Oh my, God, Marco. You're awake!"

Marco sat up causing his back a lot of pain. "Marco! You're going to hurt yourself!"

Marco paid her no attention and wrapped his arms around her neck. "Ellie! I thou… thought he was going to kill you… I thought he was going to kill me." His voice was hoarse.

Ellie forced him to lie back down. "They almost did, Marco." Ellie looked down at him; He was crying.

"Do you know how scared I was?" He whispered, his voice scratchy.

Ellie glanced down at his hands that were slightly pale… they were shaking.

Marco closed his eyes as tears fell down his cheeks. "I… I can't believe it happened again…" He turned his neck to look at Ellie, "What is so wrong with me that this has happened to me twice?"

Ellie wiped some of the tears off Marco's face. "Nothing is wrong with you…"

"Ellie!" Marco yelled, his eyes tearing up more, "They almost killed me!"

Marco took short, quick breaths, yelling like that hurt him.

Ellie could hardly stand seeing him like that. She took his hand. "Marco, you're going to be okay."

He shook his head and met her eyes. "No, Ellie, I wouldn't be." His eyes were bloodshot. "Do you know what they did to me? They tortured me Ellie…" He took a deep breath. "For one, they stabbed me in the freaking stomach and my arm. They shot me in the leg. They shot me. Do you know big that is?" He sighed. "I can't even sit up with out hurting myself."

"They broke your spine in a few places…" Ellie whispered.
"How do you know?" Marco asked.

"The nurse told me. Marco, you've been out for two days," Ellie answered.

Marco looked slightly shocked. "What else did she tell you?"

Ellie sighed. "That they broke one of your ribs and it cut into part of your lung and a vein and you have internal bleeding."

Marco let out a big sigh. "Great! What else do I need?" He fell quiet.

After a while he whispered, "Ellie?"

"What?"

He tightened his grip on her hand. "I'm scared…"

Ellie ran her free hand through Marco's jet black hair. "You'll be fine, I promise."

Marco sat up, pain running through every once of his body.

"Marco! Lay back do-" Marco cut her off by pressing his lips against hers.

When he drew back, he said, "That wasn't pretend."

The pain made him light-headed, so he lay back down.

"B.. But Marco, You're… you're.."

"Gay?" Marco finished. "I'm not so sure with you anymore, Ellie…"

Marco closed his eyes and his breaths came quicker.

"Marco? What's going on?" Ellie asked, worried.

"I.. I don't know…" Marco's words came in gasps. "Ellie… get the nurse… hurry.."

Oh no… what is happening? Marco?? Marco? What is wrong?

No, nothing can go wrong… I'm getting closer to Ellie… I'm starting to figure out how I feel about her… what is happening to me?