I was bedridden for days. My whole face was bandaged. I couldn't move my arms nor my legs, and not to say my body. I feel the numbness everywhere. I tried to push myself up but I couldn't. All I could do was stare at the ceiling wall hoping one day that I can feel my hands and feet and get all of my senses back. I don't remember how I came here though. What I remembered was that I saw a bright light coming towards me while I was having a walk with Samantha and I didn't know what happened. And I woke up, bedridden here, in the hospital. People come, people go, people visiting me that day even when I was in my sleep.
That night, someone came in. I was half asleep. A lady sat beside me shedding tears and she held my hand really tight but I couldn't feel a thing, she was saying something but I couldn't hear. The room was dark, I couldn't see her face. Eventually, I fell asleep while listening to her sob beside me.
The next morning, I was alone again. Staring at the ceiling as usual wondering who was that lady last night. I've never seen her visiting me before. So, maybe she was Samantha. During college until now, we had the same hairstyles and people often mistaken us as twins. I had a blurry vision of her hairstyle, so it must be her. And, probably she was busy with her studies and she will only come to visit me at night. Unfortunately, I get really sleepy at night and doze off because of the sleeping pills the nurse gave me. She was the only 'family' I had. I was an orphan back then, both my parents' died in an accident few years ago. Until I met Sam, she was really friendly and we started to hang out always. Her parents' are really nice as well. They adopted me and treated me like their own daughter.
Samantha's parents came and visit me that day. They told me that their daughter couldn't come because she was staying at her friend's house to finish up some assignments. So, she didn't came along. She has been staying over a week at her friend's place because they had some important projects to work on recently. I wanted to speak, but the bandage was too thick. If I speak, they could only hear me mumble. So, I gave them a smile with my eyes telling them that I understand and it's ok.
After few weeks, I started to feel my fingers. Eventually, I could feel my hands. I was so glad that I can move and feel again but my legs haven't recover. The doctor came and told me that it was a great progress and maybe after few more days my whole body can recover. I was so happy but since that day Samantha hadn't came and visit me at all. I really wished I could share this happiness with her.
Day after day, it was time. I no longer feel the numbness within my whole body and so as my legs. The doctor came and was about to remove my bandage on my face. He started with the top and down to my chin. When he removed the top, I was looking at the mirror thinking 'wow, I do really looked like Samantha somehow, no wonder other people kept on mistaken that we're twins'. After the bandage was halfway removed, I felt quite a little weird. I have her nose as well, it looks exactly the same. I came in surprise when the doctor removed the whole bandage, it was Samantha. Staring at my own reflection, this is not me! This is not me! This is not me! Tears rolled down my cheeks, I screamed, 'This is not me, this is not me! Where is Samantha?!'
Sam's parents held me and tried to make me calm but I couldn't. Samantha's mum said, 'Sam, Sam, you have no calm down now. We have things to tell you.' 'I'm not Sam, I'm Alice!' I shouted. They thought I might have a trauma because of the accident. Sam's mum said, 'Sam, you have to listen.. It's about Alice. She passed away last week, she got into an accident with you as well but her wounds were severe and she lost too much of blood. We lied to you, because we don't want to see you hurt while recovering.' She cried, I broke down. 'Why? Why? Why?' I don't understand. Thinking about that night, Sam visited me and that was her last goodbye. I was traumatized, I felt really lost. I'm not in my own body and I just lost a best friend.
I stood up in front of the mirror, staring back at my reflection. 'I'll take good care of your family, Sam!' Rest in peace.
-XenoRed
It's a bit hanging though, I wrote this straight away without thinking. Mixing up a lot of stuffs in my mind, hahaha.. Sorry it it's a bit weird they way the storyline goes. But, I hope you enjoyed. :)
