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Onyx woke in a hospital bed. She could hear the faint hum of the equipment around her, and it was enough to make her head pound. She tried to sit up, but couldn�t. Her vision blurred and she fell back against the pillows. Turning her head, she noticed something she had missed before.
Craig was on the couch in the room, curled up, asleep. His arms cradled his head on the arm of the couch, one leg on the floor, the other covered by a small blanket. She tried to speak, but whatever medication she was on made her mouth dry and she couldn�t say one word. Her head started to pound again and she closed her eyes for only a second�
She woke up to find that Craig was gone. She had missed her chance! She managed to sit up just a little, when a voice startled her. �Oh, you�re awake.�
Onyx looked to the door to find Craig walking towards her. She opened her mouth to speak, but Craig put a finger to his mouth, asking her to keep quiet. �The doctors� say, the less you work your jaw, the better.�
�Wha--� Pain shot threw her head. She couldn�t talk if she wanted. She closed her eyes as a loud ringing started.
�Here,� Craig walked over to the bed and picked up a pen and pad of paper that had been left in the room. �Open your eyes and talk to me.�
Onyx opened her eyes and looked right into Craig�s green-gray eyes. He looked back with a small smile on his face. She took the pen and paper and wrote the first thing that came to mind.
I�m hungry. She held it up to Craig.
�Doctors say you can�t eat solids for another few days. The IV in your arm has liquid nutrition in it.�
Oh. How long have I been out?
�Three days. Nothings broken, but you did suffer a minor concussion and some major swelling and bruising in your jaw.�
How�s that guy who stepped in?
�I don�t know. They wouldn�t tell me his name.�
Kaiser?
�Don�t worry about him anymore.� Craig smiled. �I took care of that situation.�
What�d you do?
�I�ll tell you when you can talk. The meds you�re on have had you out for pretty much the whole time. Get some more sleep and we�ll talk in the morning.�
Morning?! What time is it?
�Almost ten at night.� He laughed. �So many questions. Don�t worry; we�ll have the time to talk when you are better.�
Onyx nodded and put the pen down. Craig jumped up on the edge of the bed and swung his feet. �You�re really worried about Kaiser. I can tell. It�s in your eyes.� He looked at her again. There were bruises all along one side of her jaw and a large bump right near her ear. �Like I said, don�t worry. After I saw what he did to you, I couldn�t take it.� Craig paused and took a deep breath. �We broke up. He went to jail anyway. He won�t be around for a long time and if I�m going to be in a relationship, I want to have someone around.� He smiled. �Go to sleep. I�ll be here when you wake up. I promise.�
He jumped off the bed and went back to sit on the couch. Onyx saw him sit down and closed her eyes.