So, this is Texas. Vicksburg to be exact. The capitol. Dawn"s hand rests in my, lifeless. I squeeze her fingers, trying to pretend that nothing has changed. She"s here with me. A sigh pushes past my lips. In truth, nothing is the same as it was before. They tell me that she"ll wake up when she"s ready, but what about when I"m ready? “Dawn,” I whisper. “I need you.” I want her back. My stomach twists as I think about what waking up will mean for her. When she comes around, I"m going to have to be the one to tell her that Drew is gone. Gone. Dead. Never coming back. A tear rolls down my cheek. They found Drew in the woods with Dawn but there was nothing they could do for him. Sam was there too, a bullet lodged in his skull. Happy, smiling Sam. Dead like so many others. I blink away the

