Monitors beep around me while the hospital bed creaks and moans beneath me. The pain from my injuries is dulled due to the high dose of pain meds I was given. My leg is numb from the block I was given a few hours ago. Two cops stand on the right side of the bed. Nick sits on my left side, in a chair, while my parents stand beside me. My mom is holding my hand, crying. Dad's face is expressionless, motionless. One of the cops is writing things down on a note pad while his partner questions me. "Who is the man who did this to you? He will be arrested and charged with attempted murder."

I am shaking with fear but take a deep breath. “Philip. His name is Philip Forge.”