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"Cam! God, I hate you, you scared the living shit out of me!"
The words press themselves through the pounding in Cameron's head. He groans before slowly opening his eyes.
"Sonny?"
"Thank god, you still know who I am. How are you? Do you need anything to drink? Should I call a nurse?"
"Nurse?"
Cameron turns his head to the right. Then to the left.
He's in a hospital room. Why is he in a hospital room?
"Dude, what happened?"
The boy falls onto the chair next to Cameron's bed. He looks tired.
"I found you this morning in front of our door, you were unconscious. And you had a giant bruise on your forehead. Fuck, that was scary. I called an ambulance and they brought you here. Where were you? What were you up to? Who hurt you?"
Slowly the images from last night reenter Cameron's head.
"I was...I...I was with Kaz."
Sonny raises his eyebrows. "Real Kaz or future one?"