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make up for the work you've missed."
    Wendy nodded jerkily, happy that she had the safety of the hospital to perhaps keep her from him.
    "Goodnight, my babies." Debbi kissed both Wendy and Markus' head before walking out with her husband.
    "Alright, why are you so jumpy?" Markus asked his baby sister with concern. For as long as he can remember, his little sister has always been the cool and collected one. Not this jumpy paranoid girl in front of him.
    "I-It's nothing," she said, but he only snorted and shook his head.
    "Try again. Don't make me get out of this hospital bed... My gown doesn't close in the back. I don't think you want to see that," he joked, making her let out a shaky laugh.
    "You wouldn't believe me if I told you," she muttered and kept her eyes on the window even though they were four floors up.
    "Enlighten me."
    Wendy knew that with Markus she was always able to tell him anything. She turned to him with tears in her eyes, making him stop short. She then began to tell him the tale of all that has happened within the last two days, minus the dream where he took her first kiss. Once she was done, she dared to look up and saw a torn expression on his face. Like he wanted to believe her because she was his sister, but it was a pretty unbelievable story.
    "I knew you wouldn't believe me," she whispered and looked down at her hands. Her glasses were fogging up from the unshed tears in her eyes. She felt fear take up the forefront of her mind when she noted the sun has long since dipped down into the hills.
    "You really think this dude is coming, huh?"
    Her eyes snapped to her brother and she reluctantly nodded. "I don't think. I know. Somehow I know he'll be looking for me tonight."
    Markus began to scoot over with difficulty, but then patted the empty space on his bed. "C'mon, then. You're sleeping with me in this bed. Will that make you feel better?" he asked her with a soft smile. Even though he didn't quite believe her, he still believed she thought this was all real. Which meant she was feeling scared for real.
    "Mark, you don't have to-"
    A knock sounded at the door. Both their heads whipped to see who it was and when the door opened, it made a small scream escape from her and she shuffled to her feet.
    "Y-You!" She pointed at him, but Markus looked at her, concerned.
    "Wendy Bird, it's only a doctor. Relax. I'm sorry, sir, she's feeling a bit jumpy."
    Wendy watched Vincent smile at her brother, making her heart rate pick up full speed. Markus looked at ease, which made Wendy feel helpless knowing she couldn't look to her brother for help. It was like some bad nightmare.
    "Not a problem, Mr. Garrett. This hospital can get pretty scary at night. Never know what lies in the dark shadows." He said the last part with his eyes glued to Wendy. She hated to admit, but he looked good in the scrubs he was dressed in. It made his eyes stand out that much more.
    Markus winced when he moved too much, making Vincent seize the perfect opportunity and came over to him with some kind of needle. Wendy stopped him in his path, making her body hum from the close proximity. "What do you think you're doing?! Get away from him!" she all but shouted in fear and anger. Markus' eyebrows shot up in surprise to see his soft-spoken sister act like that. Vincent raised his hands up innocently to show he meant no harm.
    "Just giving him some pain medication." He walked around her and whispered in her ear, "I would be careful, Love. I would never hurt your family, but I will do what needs to be done to have you with me." His warning rang truthful and clear, making her snap her mouth shut. The only consolation for her right now was the fact she wasn't going crazy.
    "Sis, calm down...I'm hurting so let the kind man through." Markus joked, but was also serious. It unnerved him to see her acting like this.
    "If you hurt him, I will find a way to kill you," she muttered under her breath so only Vincent could hear. She didn't know where this