39 Chase
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I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL with a pounding headache and an I.V. in my arm. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I noticed my father sitting by the window and Mackenzie in a chair next to me. Both of them were sound asleep.
I cleared my throat. “Hey.”
Mackenzie’s eyes popped open. She sat up straight and leaned toward me, looking relieved. “You’re awake.”
“Yeah. What happened?”
“You were in an accident.”
Things started coming back to me. “s**t, that’s right.”
Hearing us talk woke my father. He got up and hurried over to the bed. “How are you feeling?”
“I feel like someone used my head as a hammer.” I tried sitting up straight and winced. My body was also pretty sore.
Noticing that I was in pain, Dad headed toward the door. “I’ll go and grab a nurse.”
“Okay.” I
