Nuclear Family {Green Day}

Chapter Two

Nuclear Family

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CHAPTER TWO

 I could feel myself waking up. Sounds could be heard above the pounding of my brain, but I simply couldn't make them out. What had happened? Was I dead? The realization that I couldn't remember anything at all- what happened, where I was, if I was even alive, my own name. It sent me into a full scale panic attack. I found my voice and started screaming. I couldn't get my eyes to open. I was flailing on something soft- a bed maybe? I was becoming more and more agitated, my screams burning my own ears. Just as the fog seemed to be clearing, I felt something pierce my skin, instantly making everything go black. And then nothing. No thoughts, no actions. Empty.

"What happened to her? I thought she was supposed to have woken up by now?"

"She did. She paniced and they had to inject her. She should be coming to soon."

"You think she remembered what happened?"

"I honestly don't know. The best approach for us to take right now is to wait for her to be willing to talk to us about it, see what we can get from her."

"Yeah. I don't want to traumatize her any more than she already has been. I want to find a particularily understanding foster home. Shit- can she hear us?"

"No. Go get some rest. I'll call you when she wakes up, Sherri."

"Thanks Dr. Bookman. I'll see you later."

 Sherri? Dr. Bookman? Foster home? Inject me? I'm so confused. My throat hurts. Why does my throat hurt? Why can I only feel certain parts of my body? I heard my breathing quicken with the starts of a panic attack, but I immediately tried to calm myself down. If I want to learn anything more of value before I have to 'wake up', then I need to be quiet.

As my breathing quieted, I heard footsteps leave the room. They must be gone now. I need to figure out what happened. I should try to start from the beginning.

What's my name? Where was I born? What's my birthday? I thought long and hard, and then it hit me- my name is Cassandra Lester, or Cassie as I liked to go by. I was born in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada on May 9th and I am 17 years old. I let my mind go blank. My brain hurt. I needed rest- later I could try and remember more, but for now, I let myself drift into unconciousness.