Chapter 16

I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't. Where am I? What happened? How did I get here? I kept hearing voices but mostly crying. Who was here? Then I heard it... a voice. It sounded familiar.

"How is she doing?" Said the voice. Everyone gasped.

"What are you doing here?" Was that Danny who said that?

"I wanted to see my daughter!" The voice was male. Was that... my... my father?

"She's in critical condition." I think Grams was the one who said that.

"What's wrong with her?" The voice said.

"We think it might have to do with the fire she was in when she was in 2nd grade. The doctor said that in a few years, she might black out alot. She's 13 now. She still has smoke in her system. It never went away." Was that Casey? Or Danny? Probably Danny, he was in the hospital when the doctor probably said that.

"Will she die?" The voice said.

"What do you think? Look at her. I don't even think she's breathing." I knew that voice. It was typical Lady Lana. She's so dramatic.

"Lana don't say that." That was definetly Grams. But where's Casey, Marissa, Dot, Billy and Holly? All I hear is Grams, Lady Lana, The Voice, and Danny.

"Mother it's true." I heard crying. Alot of crying, and then someone grabbed my hand. Who was that? The touch was so warm.

"Sammy, please come back. I love you." Was that Casey? Of course it was Casey.

I just wanted to scream 'I LOVE YOU TOO CASEY' but that wasn't an option. I couldn't move or speak.

"Everyone can I have your attention?" Came a voice. Probably the doctor's.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Danny asked.

"Honestly, Everyone... it's hard to tell. She's had smoke in her system for over 7 years. That's very, very bad."

Then came more sobbing. Casey let go of my hand. Casey, no don't let go, I wanted to say. I didn't want to die. I didn't want to leave Casey. I wanted to be with him, and I wanted to die of old age and.. and... it's just hopeless. I will die, never knowing my father, leaving my friends and family with them remembering me by my stubborness and my weird sense of humor.

But then, I heard Casey again. He whispered in my ear "Sammy, I will always love you. There's no one I'd rather be with than you." He sounded like he was crying

"Casey, please don't cry." I whispered. I didn't know if he heard me but I wished that he did. I wanted him to know that I could hear them.

"Sammy?" Casey said, surprise in his voice.

"Casey!" I tried to say as loud as I could.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen!" I heard Casey yell. Immediately everyone was quiet.

"Sammy," He said to me. "If you can hear me... say something or move your finger."

Talking was out of the question. It took so much effort just do that so instead I tried to move my finger. I tried to move all of them, actually.

"Guys, Sammy's alive." I heard him say. He was still crying, but now it was tears of joy.

"Casey, am I gonna die?" I asked.

"Sammy, No of course not!" He said. "Just hang in there."

"Okay." And with that I was asleep again.

I don't know how long I was asleep for but when I woke up... I could finally open my eyes. I was still in the hospital. Casey was sleeping on one of the armchairs. I looked out the window it was dark. I looked at the clock 3:39, it said.

"Sammy?"

I looked at Casey. He was still sleeping. I looked around. Who said that?

"Sammy, over here."

I looked at where I heard the voice coming from. It was just Danny.

"Oh. Hi Danny." I smiled.

"Hi." He said. His eyes were red and puffy. Was he crying?

"Danny were you crying?" I asked.

"Yeah." He looked away and then rubbed his eyes.

"Why?"

"Uh..." He looked over at Casey. He was still sleeping. "I was afraid that you were gonna you know... die." He said.

"Im not gonna die. I promise."

He smiled at me.

"Danny?"

"Yeah?"

"Who was that man that was in here?"

He looked kinda confused. "What are you talking about?"

I told him about the last time I was semi-awake. He looked around nervously.

"Sammy, he was your father."

"What's his name?"

"Danny, don't tell her." I heard a voice from across the room.

"Casey!" I whined.

"Sammy, he can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"He just can't. Now, Danny go. You've been a great help." He said through his clenched teeth.

Casey grabbed Danny and practically shoved him out. His eyes were red with fury.

"Casey, I can't believe you!" I shouted.

He looked hurt. GOOD!

"Sammy, I had to do that. If he tells you.. it's going to ruin everything!"

"The only one ruining everything is you!"

"Sammy, I'm just trying to protect you."

"Your keeping me from my own father. He's my father I wanna know who he is!"

"Your gonna have to wait a little longer."

I screamed.

I was still screaming when someone took my hand. I flinched and then sat up and rubbed my eyes. I opened them.

Was that a dream? I was dreaming? Where am I?

I was still in the hospital. Casey, Danny, Marissa and... Lady Lana was there.

"Why are you here?" I snapped at her.

"Samantha, your my daughter. I have a right to be here." She said sadly.

"Well, I don't want you here. Please leave."

She looked around the room and then left.

"What happened" I asked.

"Sammy save the questions for later." Casey said.

"Sammy, I'm so glad your okay." Marissa squealed.

"Well, it wasn't like I was gonna die." I said.

Casey looked at Danny and then Marissa. Marissa burst out crying. Casey tried to comfort her and Danny came to me.

"What?" I said confused. Why was she crying? I'm alive aren't I?

"Sammy, you hit a flat line." Danny said quietly but loud enough for me to hear.

A/N: Everyone knows what 'hitting a flat line' means right? Well anyway... it means that the machine that like controls your heart rate went beep beep beep ... as in you died. Your heart stopped moving. That's not exactly a good example but you get the picture of it. So... Sammy died. But it's a good thing that doctors come rushing in the room with one of those things... I don't know what it's called but they put their hands through 2 things and then they rub them together and then someone yells 'CLEAR' and then they zap you with it where your chest is. Bad examples but I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about. Hope you like this chapter