Alternate universe
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My head is throbbing. Actually scratch that. My entire body is in pain. I try opening my eyes but I

can’t. It felt like they were weighed down by stones I try calling out to Noah, to anyone, but no

sound leaves my mouth.

I am moving. Or someone is moving me. Every movement jolts me and just makes the pain all the more excruciating. I wish they would go slowly. Or just stop all together.

“We need a doctor!” someone shouts.

I didn’t understand what they were talking about or why they needed a doctor. Or what was going on. I tried staying conscious but darkness embraced me once more and I fell into it willingly.

When I came back to myself again, I’m not in pain but I still can’t open my eyes. Nor can I move my body. I feel like my limbs were laden with cement. Like I was trapped inside my own body.

I can hear people talking but it all sounds so far away. As their words are submerged under water

or something. Nothing made sense and I didn’t understand why this was happening to me.

I was desperate to see Noah, to hear him. He must be so worried that I hadn’t called him. Yet there

was nothing I could do.

I fall back to the nothingness, unable to keep up with what was happening around me. My last

thought is Noah and how sad he would be that I haven’t called

I wake up and the room is shrouded in light. The brightness of it makes me wince.

“You’re awake” an unfamiliar female voice says,

I try opening my eyes again but with the lights accosting them it’s nearly impossible.

“I’m so sorry about this” she pauses and I hear movements. “You can now open your eyes, the light

won’t be a problem”

True to her words, when I open my eyes, curtains are closed and the light are turned low. I turn to

the woman who seems to be in her late thirties. She’s wearing a nurse uniform and a quick survey

of the room makes me conclude that I’m in a hospital.

you” I croak out, my voice

have this while I go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved

glass of water before

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it cooled my throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers,

to pick one and open it when the door opens and Rowan

hell” I tell him, my voice almost

clothes were wrinkled and he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His eyes are tortured and he seems he had been to

and back.

asks sitting

by a train…what

when he takes my hand in his large one. I go to pull it away

in a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind myself

in an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not

head or something,

with my other hand.

get to answer because the door opens and a doctor walks in. He

his eyes find

you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are and what happened to

pushed me back when I unlocked my car. I

head from

I woke up. Afraid of accepting

almost died.

it blowing is what threw you back

what year is it?”

tell him and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and I look

it

that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on and pain

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year, you recognize your own name and

perform more tests though, just to make

type of

“Okay” I whisper.

which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and also some swelling. The stitch from your shoulder wound reopened and we

questions?”

since Rowan has refused to let go of

everything that happened

long have I been here?” I ask

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