A week had gone by with her in the hospital. The week that her friends came in for shirt visits as she was still critical and only family was allowed to visit for a long period.

and the day that their winter break had started because during this time there was heavy snowfall for which rows were clearly blocked and for the safety of the residents people were option excuse allowed to coming late also students had their winter vacations due to the extreme cold weather.

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Adeline was still sitting on the bed yet now more awake than ever and happy as her friends were surrounding her and she also brought lots of candies and food.

"But seriously we were so scared when we got to know that you are in an accident," Elizabeth revealed. "Your father explained to us pretty well that you are okay now."

Marshal spoke up with a little hint of curiosity in his eyes. "I know that you are a good driver. I have seen you pass by my house, so what happened?"

She shrugged and slowly confessed. She was still drowsy in the format of the meds. "I was driving in the woods, the ones that come when you're driving out of the city. I was out for a long one. It was so creepy and I just switched on the radio and fiddled with the button to switch on the one with good music but then like out of nowhere a wolf appeared and I mean it was a big animal and it looked like a dog!" She shook her head, "I just tried my best not to hit it and because of that I turned the car around and rammed the car into a tree."

"Wow," Christine whistled. "I will be honest I don't think I would have had such a quick-thinking and turned back around, I think I would have ended up hitting the wolf." Then her eyes widened as she realised. "A wolf? Like are you sure?"

She nodded. "I may be drugged up right now but I do know what I saw them." She did.

"See, Christine I told you should have gone to you thought it is right then." Marshall hissed. "I saw a wolf watching me all night."

She huffed. "Yes because a wolf watching marshal would be such a scary thing right, cause you are so tasty to look at?!"

Elisabeth shook her head at it too.

"To be honest, it is serious that Marshal saw a wolf and Adeline did too and she saw a wolf coming out of the Woods!" She held Christine's nonchalant stare with her serious one. "It is serious Christine. They had gone once on a rampage and killed half of the town and that makes it serious for us to report it to the authorities."

Christine sighed. "It's just.. we are kids. High school kids and they won't believe us that much."

"That does sound fair," Adeline herself agreed. Who would believe a bunch of kids? "I mean hypothetically speaking why would you look into a thing that two kids claim about. If I was there I won't work that hard to find something inexistent in the woods. Plus, why would the world's come to the surface I mean when they are like deep inside the forest?"

No replied to her. they were trying to figure it out on their own as well. Why would only two wheels that were seen by them come out of deep inside the forest where the humans have once driven them into?

it was like an unspoken agreement that they would stay in the words and humans would stay away from them.

So why only two?

Was something happening?

"Let's leave it be." Christine sighed. "honestly today is the first day of winter break and I do not want to stress my brain with something that isn't there." She then turned to Adeline with a teasing look, "Did Xavier come?"

She immediately blushed. He had and several make-out sessions had been in the process.

"He had." She turned pulled up the plushie previously in her lap for them to see. "See he even got me a Pikachu." She smiled.

Elizabeth squealed. "That's so cute!"

Marshall smiled but anyone could tell that he was shaken up about the whole wolf ordeal. To be honest, anyone would have given if they would for staring into their house all night. It would have spooked anyone.

"Marshal," Adeline leaned over as much as the brace allowed and cupped his hand. "I promise that next time you see the wolf again I would personally accompany you to the authorities and also provide that I was there and so the wolf too."

Grateful for her support, he smiled. "Thank you. It means a lot."

Christine scoffed and measured his biceps. "Maybe you might wanna cut some time off the gym given these muscles are pretty meaty." She winked at him, "Even I'd wanna have a bite."

Elizabeth and Adeline laughed loudly whereas Marshal looked horrified.

"Thank you for coming." Adeline couldn't help but say that in gratitude. "It means a lot that you are coming and visiting me in the hospital daily."

Elisabeth and Marshall smiled. "We're free—"

"I don't have anything better to do." Christine sighed but sprang up in action. "I mean, for a friend yes."

"Yes, we got that," Marshall said giving her a stink eye. "As a friend, you'd even eat your friend's meaty arms." He air quoted the word meaty.

"Kids," the nurse came in with a smile just like she had the past week. "It's her lunchtime and also for her meds. I am gonna have to ask you to leave."

They all nodded and moved to stand.

"Bye," Elizabeth kissed her forehead. "Take care."

Marshall hugged her briefly.

"Take care and drinks lots of water." Christine reminded and hugged her.

"Bye." Adeline waved at them and then took her meds from the nurse.

Once again, sleep came willingly to her.