Chapter 32 (Caroline)


    (Caroline’s POV)


    I opened my eyes slowly and everything started spinning. I groaned and closed my eyes again when I


    felt Keegan’s hand on my cheek.


    “Shit, shit, shit!” Keegan muttered. There was a pause. “Mom, I need your help,” he finally said. What in


    hell were they making a big fuss about? I tried to sit up, but Keegan’s hand held me down. “Don’t


    move,” he said panicked. I groaned again and opened my eyes.


    “I-I’m fine,” I lied. “Why is everyone freaking out?” I asked. It was then that I smelled something


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    metallic. It was very distinctive. I smelled it before… after the ident.


    Blood.


    I took deep breaths and tried to calm my breathing. I wasn’t squeamish about blood or anything; it was


    just that I was thinking about the ident again. I sighed and reached my hand back to touch the top of


    my head. Keegan swatted my hand away before I could.


    “Don’t touch it,” he said. He looked nervously towards the stairs. “Mom!” he yelled louder. His worried


    and scared face turned back to me. A momentter, we all heard her footsteps descending.


    “I’ming, I’ming. Honestly Keegan, you would think you and your friends could take care of-”


    she stopped when she saw me. Her eyes widened in shock.


    “Mom… help?” Keegan asked hopelessly. I saw Lena re at all of them.


    “What are you boys just standing around for? Gregg, get some towels. Trevor, get ice. Asher, grab my


    scrubbing brush and some rags. Nick, get the bleach and the stain wash from theundry room,” they


    all frantically did as she asked. Gregg handed a towel to Keegan which he wrapped around the ice


    Trevor gave him before he lifted me gently and ced it against my head. I hissed in a breath which


    made Keegan take it away. I took it from him and ced it back on my head. I knew he didn’t want to


    hurt me, but I needed apress on my head. Even I knew that.


    “What now?” he asked looking to his mom. She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.


    “You’re going to be in charge of this entire… group in probably less than a year, Keegan. You should be


    able to handle this,” she said calmly at him. Keegan only started freaking out.


    “Mom! I hurt her! We were wrestling and I went too far. I-I can’t… I can’t,” Keegan was in full overdrive.


    He was on the brink of hyperventting as his eyes darted around nervously. I reached my free hand


    over and squeezed his hand in mine.


    “Keegan, calm down,” I said softly. His eyes snapped to mine and he did calm down a bit. I rubbed my


    thumb over his hand and gave him a soft smile. “I’m going to be okay, it’s just a bump. But you need to


    keep it together… for me, okay?” I asked gently. He calmed down more as he nodded. My smile


    widened a bit. That instantly sent more pain to my head, but I ignored it and tried not to wince at the


    pain.


    “Okay,” he croaked out.