Chapter 3

That night, I stayed out on the balcony, chain-smoking until the sun came up.

The next day, I went to the hospital to get my bandages changed, and ran right into Claire and Ryan.

Claire was helping Ryan walk, and when she saw me, she froze for a second.

She looked guilty and mumbled, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to get my bandages changed," I said.

She let go of Ryan, avoided my eyes, and hurried off to check in.

Ryan looked at me with a smug grin.

"Last night," he flashed a wicked grin, "Claire's just like…