Kara

　　I slowly opened my eyes, adjusting to the light in the room. My senses heightened, but everything seemed fine until pain surged on one side of my body. I looked around: my arm had an IV. My nose had a respirator. And a machine beside me monitored my heartbeats. I recalled what happened on the road the fear, helplessness, and desperation. If I was in the hospital, someone saved me. I remembered Derek. Was he still alive? Did he save me? And my children? Were they ...