He didn't know which to save: Madison or Justin. He knew he needed to save both, but he had to pick a side, and he hated it. If he didn't, he'd lose both of them. Justin's been my best friend since we were, like, eight. But Madison's been a very friend to me, lately, and I can't lose her either. He glanced back and forth between the two of them, Madison swinging her katana down on Justin; Justin ducking out of the way, swearing up a storm. He didn't know what to do other than involve himself. He darted into the middle of the fight, shouting, "STOP!" at both of them, but they were both gone. They were lost in the ensemble, and there was no way to know how to get them out. He'd never been more scared in his life. "Seriously, stop!" He put his arm up to Madison's katana, trying to knock it out of his hand, but he miscalculated. She took his arm off. "Oh, shit!" He yelled as a geyser of blood erupted from the wound, soaking all three of them. Cameron's bloody stub of an arm fell to the g

"Hey, man," Justin said when he saw Cameron's eyes fluttering awake."Hey," Cameron whispered with a tired smile. He looked completely delirious."I see they fixed you up," Justin pointed to the cast around his arm. They'd managed to reconnect his arm, but of course, it was still bandaged. "It looks good."Cameron stretched his arms up a little bit, as best as he could, "Mmm, thanks. Is everything okay? You look bothered."Justin sat on the edge of the bed, "I just hate seeing you like this is all.""Eh," Cameron shrugged. "Don't worry about me. I'm a strong little buckaroo." He giggled and looked away.Justin giggled and shoved his hands in his pockets, "God, you're so high."Cameron smiled at him blankly, "Hehe, yeah. Just a tad." He held his fingers about an inch apart.Justin chuckled, "Wow. I'm glad you're feeling okay, man. I should let you get some rest." He could tell Cameron was falling asleep just as they were speaking. He needed to go find out what happened to Madison anywa

Shane really couldn't stand Cameron. What made that dumbass orphan think he could order him around? All he ever did was whine about how horrible his life was. But if he hated living there so much, why didn't he just leave? These were all things Shane thought to himself as he looked for Madison.Cameron told him that Madison was last seen in this hidden room behind his dad's office. He didn't really believe it, but Cameron wasn't generally a liar. Especially when he was high. So, Shane figured he should just as soon amuse the kid. What could it hurt? Except for the fact that Cameron is literally laying in a hospital bed right now with his arm cut off. That should be all the proof he needed, but to a skeptic like Shane, it wasn't. He needed to see things with his own eyes.He'd finally gotten up to his dad's office. He knocked quietly at the door and said, "Hey, dad.""Come in, my boy," his dad stood up and smiled at him. "Is Cameron okay?""Don't act like you care," Shane didn't mean t

"I'm scared to see him," Madison admitted when they were all walking into the hospital. "You're scared to see him now after chopping off his arm?" Justin side-eyed her."Yeah. I'm scared to see him because I chopped off his arm."Justin nodded. It was understandable she was nervous. He would be too if he'd theoretically cut off the arm of his best friend. He punched in the number for the ER and down they went. Justin was just here, and his lunch was doing gymnastics in his stomach. He was worried about Carly. His mom had been doing a much better job at staying home more, especially on days when Carly wasn't feeling like herself, but Justin still worried about leaving them home alone together. They didn't exactly get along, to say the least, and neither of them were in the right state to be holding things in. "You guys go on in," he told them. "I have to check something real quick.""Everything okay?" Madison asked."Yeah. I just need to check on my sister. I'll just be a sec," he pu

I have to get out of here, Cameron thought to himself. He was going crazy in waiting for Justin and Madison to get back with the bank account information. He'd already counted all the ceiling tiles and played every game the hospital's HoloTV gave access to, which were basically kids' games."Oh thank God," he said when Justin came in with a folder pulled up on his HoloComm. "I wouldn't thank him just yet," he said with a frustrated look. Cameron didn't know if he believed in God or not, but Justin did, and that comment had him concerned."Why?" Cameron said. Now he was getting concerned. "What's wrong?""They apparently know I'm not you. They keep denying my access, probably from my IP address.""Weren't you using public access?""Yeah, obviously," Justin said like Cameron was stupid for even asking. "But this place has more security than Hendrickson. Everything is protected under lock and key. I've been at it for hours, trying to find a way in, but still no luck: no back doors, no s