“Hello”

“Alice are you okay you need to tell me how to get to your new place from Danas”

“Yes Shane I’m fine and why are you at Dana’s I’m actually waiting for a text from her she should have been home from now.”

“Alice directions NOW!  And get dressed so you’re ready when I get there.”

Alice gave Shane step by step instructions on how to get to her place and she was waiting outside when Shane pulled up. Alice got in the truck.

“Shane what the fuck it going on and why do you have blood on your shirt. What the hell did you do?”

“Alice something terrible has happened.”

“I can see that Shane but I really don’t want to be an accessory to murder.”

“It’s Dana Al.”

Shane handed her phone to Alice and showed her the picture she was sent of Dana.

“Shane I swear to god if this is some joke I’m going to be really pissed.”

“Alice it’s not I went right there after I got the message. I called 911.”

Alice ran her thumb over Shane’s phone and she was overwhelmed with tears.

“Just get me to her Shane. I need to be by her side.”

“We are just a few minutes away.”

The ambulance pulled into the trauma center and the medics pulled out Dana.”

“What do we got here?”

“We have a caucasian female 30 years of age, multiple injuries she’s been stable the whole time. Her friend at the scene said she had been beaten.”

“Get her into trauma room 1”

“Okay that’s tennis star Dana Fairbanks we need to keep this low profile only authorized personnel in that room keep the blinds closed at all times.”

Dana was in a world of her own watching all these doctors and nurses whirling around her. It all seemed so surreal. She was in so much pain that she couldn’t even answer the questions that they were asking her. She was hoping that this was all a dream and she would wake up and everything would be okay. Then her thoughts went to Alice. Was she okay and the baby. All she wanted to see her so she knew she was fine. Dana worked up all her strength and sat up and tried to get out of bed she had to find Alice at any cost. The nurse immediately tried to stop her and she put up a feeble but they easy  got control of her and put her back on the gurney.

“ Miss you need to stay right where you are you are  very badly injured and we need to treat you.”

All Dana could say or think was Alice. She tried once again to get out of bed and the doctors had no choice but to put her under for her own safety. Dana spoke right before she fell asleep.

“Alice Pieszecki must find her medical power of attorney.”

“Have someone go canvas the waiting room for this Alice person.”

Shane didn’t even have the truck in park before Alice jumped out and headed for the hospital.

“Alice wait a fucking minuet!”

“Shane I don’t have a minute  to wait Dana’s in there seriously hurt I need to get to her.”

“Look Alice I know you love her and you are worried to death but you can’t go in the all half cocked. It’s not good for you and it’s not good for Dana. They probably don’t know anything yet. Besides they are gonna tell us anything we are blood related family. So just take a deep breath and go in there with a level head.”

“Your right I’ll try to be calm for Dana.”

The two women walked into the hospital not knowing the fate of their dear friend.