I awoke to a steady beeping sound.Where was I?My eyes fluttered open.Suddenly,I remembered."JAKE!"I sat up so quickly that the heart-rate monitor strapped to me started beeping faster.
"Shhh,"a smooth voice said.My dad's hands held me back against the make-shift hospital bed.I struggled to get back up again."Where's Jacob?"I demanded."What happened to him?"
I looked up and saw my mom lingering in the doorway,biting her lip.My eyes misted over."What h-happened?"My voice shook."You should get some rest,"my dad said."NO!"I shouted."I want to know what happened!"
"He...he's gone.They took him,"my...
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