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Hey Everyone,

Here is another one of my chapters. I decided to cut it in half and hopefully give you the next half within a day or two. So without further ado, here is my next chapter!

Love,

Nova

As Lena came to, her eyes remained heavy. Try as she might, she could not get her eyes to open. Not wanting to give in to the looming darkness, Lena settled for allowing her eyes to remain shut. However, she continue to keep her ears peeled on the things going on around her.

Lena began to feel soft patting on her back.

"That's it Lena, let the water out of your lungs. Just relax.," said the voice.

"Do you think she's going to be alright?," asked another voice to the right of her.

"I'm not sure. I guess we'll see.," said a voice to the left of her.

"Guys, the EMTs just got here!," said a voice that sounded a lot like Chase's.

"Alright...get 'em in here as soon as possible!," said the voice to the left of her.

Lena didn't here talking for awhile, so she just tried to allow her body to relax until the next thing would happen.

It didn't take long for Lena's hearing to pick up on what sounded like a lot of footsteps drawing closer to her and something on wheels as well.

"Alright guys, we can take over from here.," said a new voice.

The next thing Lena felt was her body being rolled over onto a soft mattress like type thing then straps being put on her before she felt a jerking upward motion and the feeling of movement.

"Lena? Can you here me? You're going to be alright. We're transporting you to the Gloucester Hospital.," said a kind, female voice that was behind her.

Lena was too weak to respond, so she just let her body finally give into the darkness that was so tantalizingly calling to her.

After several hours, Lena woke to the sound of a beeping monitor and the distinct smell of a severely sterilized environment. Being able to finally open her eyes, she was met by the sight of her mother sleeping in a chair next to her bed.

Trying to find her voice, Lena managed to croak out, "Mom..." Hearing her daughter's voice, Lena's mother began to stir from her brief nap.

"Hi, sweetheart. How are you feeling?," asked her Lena's mother as she gazed at her daughter lovingly.

Lena's voice, raspy and dry managed to say, "I've been better. I'm kind of thirsty though."

Lena's mother just nodded before going to grab her a cup of water with a straw in it.

"Here sweetheart, drink this.," said her mother as she carefully held the cup out to her.

After taking some generous gulps of the cold water, Lena handed the cup back to her mother, who set it down on a tray.

"Mom, how long have you been here?," asked Lena as she gazed at her mother worriedly.

"Oh, not long sweetheart. How long I've been here isn't important; your well-being is all that matters to me.," said Lena's mother.

"Is Dad aware of what happened?," asked Lena as she gave her mother a pointed look.

"I left a message with his assistant. He probably won't get it until tomorrow morning. He is on one of his long business trips, you know.," said her mother.

Lena just nodded and solemnly looked out the window that wasn't far from the bed she was lying in.

"I don't want to worry him. This is the least he need, especially when he's on one of his big business trips with the company.," said Lena as she gazed out the window.

"Sweetheart, it's our job as parents to worry. Your father loves you, and no matter what is going on in your life and no matter where you are, he will always worry about you. You're his little girl after all.," said her mother as she reached out and grabbed Lena's hand reassuringly.

"I just don't want him to think that this incident is like the last time. Mom, I'm done with that scene and with those things. What landed me in the hospital before was out of stupidity. I'm not that girl anymore. I just want you and dad to know that what landed me in the hospital today was not due to alcohol or excessive use of pain killers. I'm done with that. I promise!," said Lena as she finally turned to her mother with tears glistening in her eyes.

Lena's mother gripped Lena's hand tighter before saying, "I know Lena. I had the doctors do a toxicology test on you to see if you had anything in your system, but it came back negative. I know. I believe you, love. The doctors couldn't explain what exactly could have happened to you to make you just pass out into the pool, but they speculate that it could have been caused by excessive stress. Do you feel alright, sweetheart? Do you feel overly stressed?"

"Mom, I don't feel anymore stressed than any other teenager. It was due to something else. I know for a fact that it was.," said Lena.

"What do you mean by something else?," asked Lena's mother, giving her a confused expression.

"I mean...my birthday is coming up six weeks from now. I'm finally going to be eighteen.," said Lena as she looked at her mother, trying to gage her expression.

Something seemed to flicker behind Lena's mother's eyes before her mother could try to cover it up. Licking her lips, Lena's mother nervously asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Scrutinizing her mother, Lena narrowed her eyes at her before saying, "I think you know exactly what I'm talking about mother."

"Look...Lena, you weren't even supposed to come into these powers of yours. I always thought your grandmother was a crazy woman. I truly didn't think that you would inherit them, since they seemed to have skipped over your father.," said her mother, looking worriedly at her daughter.

"So you just decided to hide that important aspect from my life!?," said Lena heatedly.

"Your father and I decided that it would be for the best. We decided that if you inherited the Towne family's powers, then we would discuss it with you then. However, by the time you went off to school, you showed no changed, so we just assumed that they passed you over. Now I have realized our mistake. You have clearly been gifted Lena, yet you do not know the great burden you have been given to carry.," said Lena's mother as she gazed at her daughter.

"So what do you propose that I do?," asked Lena as she gaged her mother.

"Well the only other close living member that has managed to keep their powers is your grandmother, Lord help that woman.," said her mother.

"So...should I got visit Grammie for the weekend then?," asked Lena pointedly.

"I think it would be best. I'll let her know what has happened, and I'll get her to pick you up from school friday afternoon.," said Lena's mother.

Lena only nodded, since she was still trying to process the situation at hand.

"Try to get some rest sweetheart. I'll give Grammie a call in the morning, and the doctor said he would check on you and release you then as long as your condition doesn't get any worse during the night.," said Lena's mother.

Lena rolled over and began to look out her hospital window at the bright, full moon. She couldn't help but wish that life would stop dealing her a band hand of cards. Little did she know, someone in Ipswich was wishing the very same thing as he tried to fall asleep and not think of the girl he so badly tried and wanted to save earlier in the day. He didn't even know her, yet he felt like everything depended upon saving her.