Chapter 2
When I woke up, there were bright lights above me. I forced my eyes to open completely so I could see where I was at. I wasn't in the woods anymore, I was in a bed. From the looks of it, it was a hospital bed. Great.
"Sweetie?" There was a nurse standing over me, she had one hand on my arm and the other held tightly to a clipboard. "Do you know where you are?"
Her words were barely audible, but I forced myself to shake my head.
"You're at Atlanta Medical Center." Her words, although quiet and meant to be soothing, pierced my ears like nails on chalkboard. "They found you in the woods, you were unconscious and dehydrated." Her hand moved from my arm to my forehead, most likely making sure I didn't have a temperature. "You're gonna be just fine." She smiled.
My mouth opened and I struggled to find words. I had so many questions. Who found me? Why am I here? What was that thing? Where's David? Oh God. David. Before I could get any words to come out of my mouth, I began choking on tears.
"Shh." She sat down on the bed next to me. "It's alright. You're safe now."
"David." My vocal chords were rusty and quiet, but they finally began to work.
"What?"
"David." My eyes widened and I sat up. "Did you find David?"
"Sweetie, you were all alone when they found you."
"No, David. That thing got him." I cried, finally finding my voice and sending myself into a panic. "It got him and it tore off his skin, it ate him!"
She stood up off the bed, laying the clipboard down and putting both of her hands on my shoulders. "Doctor?" She called. "Doctor!" She called again as a middle-aged man ran into the room.
"What's wrong?"
"You have to help him!" I screamed. "It got him!"
"If she doesn't calm down she's going to end up hurtin' herself." The doctor explained to the nurse. "Hold her down."
"No!" I screamed. "Why are you worryin' about me? I'm fine! You have to help David!"
"Nurse." The doctor gave her a knowing look as two or three more nurses filed into the room. "We need to strap her down, she's already pulled the IV out. She's going to hurt herself." Suddenly I felt someone on top of me, holding me down. Then I felt straps, like big belts, going over me holding me in place. I didn't realize how much I had been moving around until I was forced to stop. I could still feel myself shaking though. And for some reason I kept fighting the belts. I didn't really want to, but I kept resisting. "Give her some minor tranquilizers. She needs to calm down, her blood pressure is through the roof right now."
I felt a needle go into me and within seconds I had stopped shaking entirely. These people must think I'm crazy. I thought.
The doctor sighed and scratched his balding head. "Give her some time, then see if you can get any information from her. She didn't have any ID on her when they found her."
