Chapter 4

    I soon woke up in a room. Bright lights shone everywhere, and I immediately closed my eyes because of their brightness. Voices were whispering around me, and I felt a warm hand press against mine. Was I dying? No, death seemed much, more, worse. "Riley?" it was my mom!!! "Are you awake?" I immediately opened my eyes, fighting against the light, only to find my tall, red faced mother who, had streaks of tears marked on her cheeks. "Mom!" I went to sit up, but she pushed me back down pinning me to a white bed. "Don't sit up." she warned me, "Stay down, the doctors are just stitching a few things back up, relax...please." her voice got really hoarse and I started to panic. Shaking I pushed myself onto the bed as I felt reeking pain in my leg. I screamed and grabbed my thigh, but something was in the way...a towel... a blanket, something was keeping me from half of my body. "Riley," my mom pressed her hand against my body as I shook up and down trying to stay calm. A doctor soon came over... and things went black.