The Life and Times of Haley Jones~Hope: Thomas' Escape

"So you two are an item now?" Candy asked over the phone. "Yeah. Its a little sketchy with Mom and Dad, but he's a great guy. They'll see that soon enough." "That's great! But I don't think you should mention it too much to Joey though." I was a little stunned. "Wha?" "You are clueless aren't you?" I snapped. "Stop playing around and tell me!" She said, "Sorry, I can't. Seriously though, think about other jealous boys." With that she giggled and hung up. Why is she so playful all the time? She's like a kitten with a ball of yarn. I snuggled into bed and soon went to sleep.

Meanwhile........

I was in bed. I'd rather be doing anything than laying here helplessly. I want to hang out with Haley, be able to protect her if I needed to. I have to page my parents whenever I need to use the restroom, or for anything for that matter. If anything, I am a burden for them. The only child, with two legs that don't work anymore. I HATE feeling like this! "Aaaaaaaagh!" I screamed as the pain in my chest exploded. I can't take this anymore! I reached over and paged 9-1-1 to my parents.

Later that night, I am in a hospital bed. Great, I upgraded my hopelessness. The doctors can't figure out what's going on with me. I'm paralyzed, not deaf: I overheard their conversation behind the curtains. They wanted me to stay in the hospital for the remainder of the night, so they can keep an eye on me. I stared out of the window. The black night sky looked so peaceful. I wish I could just stand to reach it, or run out in it. I heard myself muttering, but I didn't care. "I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I HATE hospitals! The needles, the beds, the dang gowns, the freaking antiseptic smell. I'm sick of it! I want out of here!" Suddenly, a dark cloud came from nowhere. It grew bigger and bigger, until it consumed him. It swirled around him and he cried out in surprise.

A nurse came into the room to see what was going on. She saw that the bed was empty and thought the poor boy fell out by accident. She went to the bed, but when she saw that the boy was nowhere near the bed, she got a look of confusion. Am I being punked? She thought to herself. She sensed movement behind her, she turned and saw a single eye glowering at her from the shadows. The creature stepped forward to reveal itself further-more. The nurse screamed at what she saw and ran out of the room to tell someone. The creature looked at his hands and discovered the problem. He broke the window and escaped.