Here's chapter 3!

Caroline threw a plate at the nurse who had brought her the food. "Screw you! Screw this food! Screw this hospital!" The plate of food barely missed the frightened nurse. Caroline had already managed to break someone's arm. They had removed the IVs from Jack and Caroline, seeing that they were stable and the fact that Caroline might accidentally rip hers out while having a fit of rage.

Jack stifled a laugh as Caroline started throwing her silver ware at the nurse, cussing her out and telling her to get her ass out of here.

"Where the hell's Bobby? He's supposed to come and get us!" Caroline started screaming. "I'm right here. I didn't know you loved me that much, Car." Bobby said playfully.

"Very funny, Bobby. Now, can you take us home?"

"Ya Ma's filling out the papers now."

"Good. I just hope they don't miss me…" Caroline said sarcastically. Jack started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Bobby asked.

"You don't know how much trouble she's caused in just a week. Car broke some dude's arm when he tried to force feed her 'cause she wouldn't eat any of the hospital food, and she's been cussing any one who cameos into the room out, along with throwing anything she can get her hands on at them." Jack explained. Bobby chuckled.

"That's Car alright." Was all he said. Then, Evelyn entered the room.

"Hey Evelyn!"

"Hello Caroline. I'm so glad that you and Jack have recovered! They're releasing you today."

"Okay, then let's go." Caroline said and started to sit up. "Hey not so fast. We wouldn't want you to get hurt now would we?" Bobby said playfully.

"Shut up and get out clothes so we can change." Caroline said.

"You and Jack? In the same room?" Bobby said with a smirk. Caroline flushed and flipped him off. "Do you really think I care? Bobby, I thought me well enough by now…"

"Well, you do have a point there. I should let you know that Jackie here's more into dicks than chicks if you know what I mean." Bobby laughed. Jack shot him a death glare before turning to Caroline.

"Don't listen to him, Car. Bobby don't you think it's time for a new joke?" Jack said and flipped Bobby off. Bobby just smirked and threw the clothes at Jack and Caroline then left the room.

Caroline carefully stood up and looked over expectantly at Jack, who had already stood up and was facing the opposite wall as he was dressing as well. She ripped off the hospital gown and threw on the tee-shirt and baggy jeans. She noticed that they were not her clothes and soon realized that they were Jack's.

After about ten minutes, Bobby returned without Evelyn.

"Where's Ma?" Jack asked.

"Talkin' to the doctor. She said we can go to the car now." Bobby said. Jack and Caroline followed him down the long hallway and into the elevator. When they got to the car, Bobby helped Jack and Caroline into the back, seeing as their ribs weren't fully recovered.

When Evelyn got in the car, she turned the car on and started out of the hospital parking lot.

"Your parents called and said that you can stay with us until they get back, Caroline." Evelyn. "Okay. But what about…"

"You can borrow some of Jack's clothes. I'm sure he wouldn't mind and you tow are about the same size…"

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it, sweetie. By the way, the doctor said you can probably play football this coming Friday. Your ribs are "healed and in perfect condition" as he put it." Evelyn laughed. Today was a Sunday. "Great! Can you guys come?"

"Eh, we'll think about it…" Bobby said, getting a slap on the back of the head and a "look" from Evelyn. "Of course we'll come! Jerry and Angel should be home by now…"

Caroline followed Jack into the house. She hadn't been in this house for years, but Evelyn hadn't changed a thing. Caroline didn't think she's think the same thing in three years, though.

That Friday night after the game…

When Caroline exited the locker room, she found Evelyn crying and Jack, Bobby, Angel, and Jerry all had serious looks on their faces.

"What's wrong? Were we that bad? I mean, Joey did drop the ball a few times, but we still won and…"

"No, it's not that, Caroline. Your parents… are dead." Evelyn sobbed.

"What?! This can't be happening!" Caroline cried. Jack put a comforting arm around her shoulder and she buried her face in her shoulder. "How?"

"The taxi they were in collided with a semi-truck. A drunk driver." Jerry stated.

"You're gonna live with Ma, Jack, Jerry, and Angel." Bobby said.

"Yeah… yeah. Thanks guys. I don't know what I'd do without the Mercers."

"Tomorrow I'll drive you over to their house so you can get your things." Angel said.

"Thanks, Ang."

"Don't mention it. You're a family friend."

Two day later; at the lawyer's office:

"Caroline I'm sorry, but your parent's didn't leave anything to you." The lawyer said without emotion.

"What? But where did all the money go?"

"Their will says that all of their real-estate and money goes to your uncle in California."

"Damn it!"

"Bastards!" Bobby said, getting a glare form Evelyn.

"So basically I don't get anything?" Caroline said, ignoring Bobby's comment.

"Yes, I'm sorry to put it so bluntly, but that's the cold, hard truth." The lawyer said.

"Then I guess we can leave?"

"Yes."

"Goodbye, then." Evelyn said, standing up. The boys and Caroline followed.

Over the next dew years, Caroline and Jack remained very good friends, but still never had a bond like sibling would have…

I'm feeling considerably evil today, and I'll tell you that I was going to end the chapter right here, but I'll keep going…

Three years later…

Caroline lazily stumbled through her apartment and flicked on the light. She had just gotten back from a concert at her favorite club.

She checked her messages and then turned on the TV as she shoved a "Hot Pockets" in the microwave. As she was watching the news, her cell phone went off. She muted the television and flipped the phone open.

"Yeah?"

"Car?"

"Yeah who's' this?"

"It's Jerry. You need to come home. Ma's dead. She was shot in a convenience store robbery. The funeral's tomorrow."

Caroline was silent for a moment, but the Jerry heard a crash and shattering sound and knew that Caroline had probably broken something. She wasn't crying when she spoke again, "I'll be there tomorrow for the funeral."

"Okay. I'll see you then. Car?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't do anything stupid. I swear you are just as bad as Bobby when it comes to acting before thinking out the consequences."

"Yeah Jer, I know. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Hey, it'll be okay."

"Yeah, man I know."

"Bye, then."

"Bye."

After she closed her phone, Caroline punched the wall angrily and cried. I'm going back to Detroit to bury Evelyn… and her killers.

She went to her room and threw some stuff in a duffel bag: Pants, shirts, makeup, hairbrush, and a few other things that she'd need.

She would have to drive through the night to get to Detroit by the next day (she lived in New York). Specifically twelve in the afternoon. She grabbed her wallet, a bottle of Coke, and then changed into a clean grey tee-shirt and black pants. She threw on a band hoody and a leather jacket the locked her apartment up and threw her bag in the backseat of her car.

"Detroit here I come…" She said to herself as she started off to her hometown…

Okay so I took FOREVER to update… don't kill me, I just had a small case of writer's block, but now I'm back!

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-Aspen Mercer

PS- Hope you had happy holidays! Consider this as a "late Christmas present"!