I wave to Amelia, gesturing to the empty seat beside me in the History classroom. She smiles nervously, and slides into the seat. The teacher strides into the class, dropping her books onto the desk.
"Okay, class, please open your books to page number 12..."
I numbly follow her instructions, my mind still perfecting all the aspects of my plan. I softly nudge Amelia as soon as the teacher's back is turned towards the white board.
"Amelia, do you know where your father is?"
She glances at, suspicion and astonishment sculpted on her face, and I hurry to reassure her.
"No, no, I don't want to send him to jail or whatever. I just..well, do you?" I ask her again abruptly. I wouldn't have normally done this in the middle of class, but I just needed to get it out.
"No...he ran away after the accident, and I fainted, so I couldn't see where he went..." She elaborates, her voice tight with misery.
"Why?" She interrogates, clear curiosity on her face. I take a deep breath, and look her straight into her eyes.
"I'm going to help you find him."

* * * * *

I swing open the door, my mind obsessed with honing the uncertain elements of the plan. And of course, considering how I'll break it to Cait...Mom that I'm trying to help a girl find the man that put her daughter in coma for three years.
It wasn't looking so great.
I sigh, rubbing my temples and dumping my backpack onto the chair and falling onto the couch, my face buried in my hands. After a few minutes, I strengthen my resolve and jump off the couch, determined to get my homework done and then contemplate my not-so-amazing plan.
I grab my bag and run up to my room, taking the stairs two at a time.
I drop my bag into the cupboard and swiftly remove the required books. I slide into the desk, trying to clear my head.
Yeah, and what better way to do that then to steamroll through hours of maths? A sarcastic part of my brain retorts.
After an hour, however, it's clear that I'm far from 'steamrolling through hours of maths'. I've barely completed five sums, let alone my entire homework! My brain is still entangled in the webs of my plan. I sigh, my resolve crumbling. A voice calls up the stairs, "Bianca? I'm home!"
I smile, having found an excuse to pause. I leap out of my chair, and race down the stairs.
Only to trip down from the last two.
I fall on my ankle, pain shooting up like a tongue of fire. Caitlin swoops down onto me, her trained hands securing my ankle with a bandage. But the tears have already started; tears escaping the wall I had built, tears not only because of my ankle, but because this whole affair is almost too much for me. Instantly, Mom is there, a conforting shoulder to cry on, my tears seeping through her clothes, and a soothing arm on my back. I spill out everything, from Amelia to my plan. She doesn't say a thing, her hand still rubbing my back.
But I feel as if a huge black spot was just rubbed away from me.
I was wrong about Mom, once again. She isn't a clothes seeker by nature.
She's a mother my nature.

Okay people get ready for a haugeee A/N.
First, I'm working on a cast! If you have any ideas for who should star as Bianca, Louisa, Atticus, Amelia and Caitlin, please comment below! I have some vague ideas, but I'd love to hear your opinion!!
Second, I'd love it if you to drop in to the Pastel Awards and vote for Coma for Audience Votes! That is, if you like ma story!! <3 Thanks in advance!!
Here's the link: https://www.wattpad.com/369058589-pastel-awards-2017-people%27s-choice-award
It's the People Choice Awards section!
Third, THANKS FOR NEARLY 1.5 K READS!!! LIKE WHAT?!?! WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?? Also, Coma was recently at #3 in Sci Fi! (Note: I think wattpad has two different ranking things, but on my device it said #3 then, so yeah. Did you guys see it too, or a different rank?)
Fourth, I LOVE YOU ALL FOR READING!!! SERIOUSLY, I LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH!! Remember, my PM is open if you have any enquiries, or just if you need a friend! :-)
Fifth, I just realized I love receiving covers. A HUMONGOUS THANKS TO AmySpintz FOR THE AMAZING COVER IN THE MEDIA SECTION!! ILY GURL!!!!
So, just needed to clear my system of that! ;-)