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Chapter 16 - Confusion.

   I woke up a few hours later, I was in a white room.

   My eyes snapped open but I couldn't see anything.

   Let me see Brooke!

   "Let me see Brooke!" I shrieked along with the voice in my head, the smell of cigarettes and sweat invading my nose.

   I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Brooke!"

   Let me see her!

   "Let me see my daughter!"

   I saw Jean and Red through blurry eyes. Their eyes were wide with fear.

   I broke.

   "Brooke…" I whispered.

   Red approached me slowly, "Jazz…"

   I cried out in fear.

   "It's so good to meet you Jayden…"

   Jaydens' face twisted in confusion, "Caroline what are you talking about?..."

   I heard the soft voice of a nurse, "She's heavily sedated… she's probably hallucinating…"

   Jean was crying in the background, Chris was there too, comforting her.

   Jayden ran his hand over my cheek, "It's good to meet you too Red…"

   I smiled and grabbed his hand, pulling him across the airport to the luggage belt.

   If she grabs your hand, just hold it…

   I stared ahead, confused, "Huh?"

   Brooke listen to me…

   "My name isn't Brooke"

   Caroline laughed, "Of course it's not, silly girl… My bag is Red, watch for it with me"

   Red…

   Brooke?

   I shivered and stood beside the belt, staring as the scratched black rubber contraption passed slowly by, the bags weren't on it yet.

   Someone shook me awake, "Cathy are you alright? You looked like you were having a nightmare… who's Brooke?"

   I blinked in the dark, His features were outlined gently by the moon filtering through the window, vaguely familiar.

   I shivered again, choking on tears, "I'm confused…" I whispered hoarsely.

   The young man smiled a strange smile. His lips moved but it was the voice of the female nurse that eminated from them.

   "Brooke you're heavily sedated… You need to remain calm…"

   I stared at the boy, "Who are you…"

   He looked confused, "Cathy?... it's me… Will…"

   My eyes went wide, "William?..."

   Who's William?

   Her fathers name was William...

   Jayden smiled and grabbed his bag off the belt, watching me.

   Can I give her something?

   I raised an eyebrow and looked down at my hand, I was carrying a small statue of a timber wolf.

   "Oh cool, you brought Pitch?" Jayden asked, pulling my hand up gently and taking the wolf, examining it, "She's beautiful."

   The world jumbled, Jayden and Red stood over me, William held my hand and Jean stood beside me. I lied back on the rickety hospital bed and listened to the screams and explosions outside the thin tent walls.

   "Who am I!?!?" I shrieked as the world faded to black.