“Do you know who did this to her?”

“I know the person who sent me the text and I know that they know Laura.”

Laura god that was a name Alice never thought she would have to here again. She thought back to how jealous she was while she and Dana were dating. The site of that woman touching and kissing her Dana was enough to make Alice want to kill her. But she knew if Dana was ever going to be hers she had to let her have a few bad relationships before she saw what had been right in front of her eyes the whole time. Alice’s thoughts were interrupted by the doctor calling her name.

“Alice Pieszecki?”

“Yeah that’s me.”

“If you follow me I’ll take you to your friend, but just you she has to stay.”

“Sorry Shane I’ll keep you posted.”

“It’s okay tell Dana I love her, and I’ll be right here waiting for you.”

They started the walk to Dana’s room which felt like an eternity.

“So what’s your relationship to Ms. Fairbanks?”

“I’m a good friend…best friend.”

“Interesting the way she was acting lead me to think that you two where more..umm..intimate.”

“Way she was acting what are you talking about?”

“Ms. Pieszecki we had to sedate her because she was so worried about your safety and kept trying to get up and leave. With all her injuries it must have been very painful she cares for you deeply.”

They reached Dana’s room Alice was just about in tears over the fact that Dana was more worried about her than herself.

“I’ll give you a moment to gather yourself when you are ready please come in but be advised she was badly beaten especially in the facial area she won’t look like the woman you are used to seeing.”

Alice wiped the tears from her eyes took a breath and stepped through the doorway into Dana’s room. Words cannot describe the sadness she felt when she saw Dana. The whole side right side of her face was swollen and bruised. It broke her heart to see her lying there beaten down and helpless.

“Now as you can see there was a lot of facial trauma, she has four broken ribs, her rotator cuff is pretty much destroyed and will need surgery, a broken left arm ,and a broken ankle.”