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Relaxing a bit she remained on her guard till she heard the sound of the outside door being closed after a few painstaking minutes. She pondered over everything that Clark had said about Andy and what she knew about him, which was not much considering she had not really sat down and had a conversation with him. Andy seemed to be there whenever anything bad happened, almost like he was stalking her. Clark on the other hand was kind, generous and charming. He had been nowhere near the accident that she could recall. The police had warned her that everyone was a suspect and that she should trust no one till they caught the perpetrator so Jordan decided to do the only thing that seemed right. Go back to the hotel and ask Clark to dine there with her or nowhere. Slowly Jordan poked her head out from behind the boxes to see if Clark were anywhere in sight. A small sigh escaped her lips when she didn't see him immediately. She needed time to think so could figure out what was going on and why.

Swiftly she headed for the door but stopped dead in her tracks and when her hand touched the knob. Lightening streaked across the sky and a second later thunder rumbled in the very near distance. She heard it again. The sound of something she was not quite sure she had heard at first. A low moan coming from behind the bed echoed through the room and fear drained the life from her for a split second. What if that's Clark she thought; without thinking she rounded the bed to find Mrs. Sparks crumpled on the floor. A soft moan escaped her lips as she saw Jordan and reached a frail shaky had up to her. Immediately she dropped to her knees next to the older woman's head. "SHH. " Jordan cooed to the old woman trying to comfort her and calm herself at the same time. She wanted to ask her what happened but knew that it would be better for her not to speak. Running her hands over her legs and arms she searched for broken bones but didn't find any. Jordan felt her knee and realized it was wet. Lightning flashed and thunder roared again as Jordan held her hand up in front of her face. A scream escaped her throat as she realized what it was. Quickly she jumped back from the older woman's side. She turned and searched till she found the switch to the bedside lamp and turned it on. Someone hit her on the head before she could turn back around and her body fell limp. The room began to spin the smell of blood and something else she could not quite make out, caused bile to raise in her throat. Slowly she collapsed on the floor next to Mrs. Sparks and lost all consciousness.