文档介绍：Broken Bones, Mended Hearts | William Cooper
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Broken Bones, Mended Hearts
I SLOWLY started to open my eyes. I couldn’t move my body,
and all my senses felt dulled. I shook my head to try to lose
some of the grogginess. I tried to stretch, but my body
wouldn’t cooperate—my legs in particular felt like they were
encased in cement.
“’Bout time you woke up,” I heard a familiar voice say.
“Mark?” I asked as I opened my eyes and blinked away
the blurriness. I turned my head slightly and saw him sitting
in a chair across the room. “Where am I?”
“You’re in the hospital,” my best friend told me. He
stood up and stretched before walking to stand over me.
I blinked again. Why am I in the hospital? I looked up at
Mark, his blond hair was a mess—like usual—and his dark
blue eyes were full of concern.
I tried to speak again, but my mouth was too dry.
“Water?” I croaked out.
Mark grabbed a cup of water from the tray next to my
bed and carefully put it to my lips. I swallowed a mouthful.
“Thanks.”
Mark nodded and set the cup back down. “Anything
else?”
I hadn’t seen Mark this concerned about me since I fell
off the trampoline and broke my arm when I was nine. “Why
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am I in the hospital?” I asked him. I immediately felt bad
when I saw the concern on his face get worse. I hated
making Mark worry.
“You don’t remember?” Mark shook his head. “A bunch
of guys cornered you and whopped your ass the other day
when you left the library. Someone saw and called campus
security. You took quite a beating, you know; you scared the
crap out of Hannah and me.”
I clenched my fists under the blanket. Oh yeah. Now I
remember. “How long have I been out?” I asked.
He glared at me. “About three days. They brought you in
Thursday night, and it’s Monday morning now.”
“Oh.” I managed to get my head up and look down at my
body, taking inventory of my injurie