Chapter 48
Chapter 48
Beep… beep…. beep…
I twitched my fingers as a steady, rhythmic beep sounded in the background.
“Nurse! I think she’s waking up!” I could hear a woman shriek, soft palms holding mine.
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I heard a door open and close nearby and tried to open my eyes but the light was too bright, stinging my vision. I squeezed them shut again then slowly force opened my eyes, trying to adjust to the brightness. A pair of gray eyes peered worriedly into mine.
My vision turned blurry again and I couldn’t see clearly. I forced myself to lie still and tried to piece everything together. ‘What exactly is going on?’
My whole body was aching with pain and I closed my eyes hoping to be relieved of the pain but it only made the throbbing in my head worse.
“I–I” I tried to speak but my throat felt dry. A straw was gently pressed to my lips, and I sipped the water.
“Wha… what happened?” I whispered, my voice raspy.
“You were in a car accident, honey. A bad one. But you’re going to be just fine.” Another voice said, adjusting the tube in my arm. “I’m doctor Linda, do you know your name?”
My name? What’s my name?‘ I groaned as I felt a banging ache.
“Hey are you hearing me? You okay?” I heard the same voice again..
I nodded, not able to talk..I tightened my eyes and re–opened it, hoping it would clear my blurry vision.
It worked. A redhead lady in a doctor coat stood above me, checking something in her note.
“It seems you are having difficulty in talking but there is nothing to worry about. You can ask me any questions, ok?” She smiled.
“Wha… what happened?” I whispered.
“You were in an accident. A bad one. But you’re going to be just fine.”
“Do you know your name?”
I opened my mouth to answer. And then I stopped.
My name.
I searched for it in my mind but my head feels blank. I knew the concept of a name. I knew I should have one. But there was nothing there. Just… empty space.
“I… I don’t know,” I whispered, my voice trembling.
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Doctor Linda smiled and nodded gently, jotting something into her note. “That’s okay. That’s perfectly normal after a head trauma. Don’t you worry. Do you know what year it is?”
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I looked past her, at the window. I could see the sunlight, the trees, I know what a year was. I knew what trees were. But the number? The current year? Nothing.
I shook my head, a tear escaping and trailing down my temple, the movement sending a dull throb through my skull.
“Where am I?” I asked
“You’re in County General Hospital,” the first voice replied softly and calmly. “You’ve been asleep for a little while.”
I turned to the direction and froze. She is the most beautiful woman I could remember ever seeing.
I have ever seen?…I can’t even remember seeing any other woman apart from this one in front of me so I don’t know if she’s the most beautiful but damn! This woman is more than beautiful.
Her grey eyes stared at me like they could read into my soul, her black hair is half plaited, falling over her shoulders and down her waist, her high cheekbones and jaw looks perfect and her lips… Oh my gosh!!!
I definitely want to look like this when I grow up.
“Who… are you?” I managed to ask but regretted it immediately as I felt another sharp pain through my head. I winced.
“It’s okay, don’t try to talk too much,” she smiled, pulling my hands into hers. “My name is Helen. My husband, Robert, and I… we were the ones who found you after the accident. We’ve been waiting for you to wake up.”
“You… found me?” I whispered
“We did,” a man’s voice said. I turned my head carefully, the movement sending a fresh wave of dizziness through me.
“I’m Robert. Our car was right behind the van when it happened. It was…. terrible. We called for help and stayed until the ambulances came.”
“The… van?”
“The vehicle you were in,” Doctor Linda explained gently, checking the monitor beside my bed. “It was a serious multi–vehicle collision. You are very lucky to be alive.”
“Yeah, the two men in the front…” Robert’s voice turned somber. “They didn’t make it.”
Two men. I searched my mind for any feeling, any flicker of recognition or grief. There was nothing. “I don’t… remember any men,” I said.
“That’s the amnesia, honey,” Helen said, her thumb stroking the back of my hand. “Your mind is protecting you.”
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Doctor Linda nodded in agreement. “It’s a common response to severe trauma. The memories might come back in bits and pieces, or they might not come back at all. There’s no way to predict it. Right now, the most important thing is for you to rest and heal.”
I nodded, resting my back against the bedside.
“About the accident, and… well, about who you are,” Helen muttered softly. “You had no identification on you. No wallet, no phone. The police also have no missing person reports that match your description.
Tears welled in my eyes. “So… no one is looking for me?”
“No, sweetheart,” Helen replied softly, her own eyes glistening with unshed tears. “No one has come forward.”
Robert leaned forward, “The doctor says you’ll be ready to leave the hospital in a week or so. But you have nowhere to go. The state… they’ll have to place you in foster care.”
Foster care?
“We were wondering,” Helen muttered, her voice barely a whisper. “Would you… would you consider coming to live with us? We can be your family, for as long as you need one.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
