He awoke the next morning with a pounding headache and a sense of dread. His phone was ringing, and he answered it groggily. It was the hospital, his parents were involved in a car accident and they were in critical condition. Bruce felt a wave of guilt wash over him, he knew deep down that this was his fault. He had refused to do as they asked, and now they were paying the price.

Bruce rushed to the hospital, his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, his parents were in a car accident and they were in critical condition. He didn't know what to...