"Cuz every time I close my eyes,
I see your face and I wonder,
when you close your eyes
do you think about me?"

~^~Every Time I Close My Eyes~^~
Chapter Twelve

"Wait a minute. What do you mean Marie Taylor?" The doctor asked.

"What? Do you know about her already?" Howie asked.

"Well, she apparently was the one that called in about the accident," the doctor replied.

"But, I really must be going now to tend to my other patients. If you need to make any phone calls there is a pay phone down the hall," the doctor said as he left the room.

"Why would Marie call in about the accident if the whole purpose was to kill her?" Marissa said to no one in particular.

"Who knows? I personally think she has mental problems," Nick said.

"I can't believe Marie tried to blow her up in her own car," AJ said.

"Why was Natasha found out of her car then?" Julia asked a bit confused.

"Maybe she suspected something was wrong and went out to inspect it. But by the time she found it, it was probably too late to do anything about it," Kevin said thinking of a logical explanation.

"It's all my fault. Since the beginning it was my fault. I mean I should have known from the moment that I first went out with Natasha and Marie told me that it would only end in heartache. And then Marie started acting so weird if she saw me kiss Natasha or something. I don't even know how she found me," Howie said staring at the wall. Brian looked at him noticing that he was starting to cry.

"Man, he's gonna lose it," Nick said quietly.

Kevin glared at Nick. Nick looked down at the ground realizing he shouldn't have said anything.

"I'm going to call the police," Marissa said.

"I'll go with you," Brian smiled walking with her toward the phone.

"Thanks," Marissa said.

"For what?" he asked a little confused.

"For being there for us. I know Natasha would appreciate all of you coming to the hospital. Especially since you have a concert in a few hours," Marissa blushed. She really liked Brian a lot but never really pursued her feelings for him.

"Hug," Brian said extending his arms out to her.

Marissa laughed and wrapped her arms around him. "I've gotta call the police about Marie before she tries anything else."

To Chapter Thirteen