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“Jenny, can you answer me?”

“Jada?”

“Just stay right here. An ambulance is on the way.”

Coffee.

She’d been going to get coffee.

“What the fuck happened?”

“You need to calm down.”

Was that Brax? Why was he mad?

“Can you open your eyes?”

“Tell me what happened. How in the hell did she end up in the hospital? I thought you were taking her to coffee.”

“Miss Rivers, I need you to open your eyes.”

Oh, I’m supposed to open my eyes.

Jenny tried, but it felt like there were weights on her eyelids.

“Can’t. Tired.”

That didn’t sound like her.

“Try again.”

That sounded better. She tried again. She opened her eyes and saw a young woman bending over her. “Can you follow this light?”

Jenny watched the light.

“You’ve got a good-sized bump on your temple.”

Jenny lifted her head.

“Whoa. Why don’t you lie back.”

“Why did you cut my clothes?”

“You were pretty banged up. We needed to see where you were hurt,” the young woman said.

“Are you a doctor?”

“Yep. How are you feeling?”

“Everything hurts. What happened?”

“You were hit by a car.”

“I was?” Jenny tried to remember being hit by a car, but all she remembered was waving to Jada.

“Yes. We’re trying to determine the extent of your injuries. We’re going to send you up to radiology for some tests, and then we’ll know more.”

“I think I heard my friends out there. Can they come in?”