PUBLISHING PAPERBACK (after writing the final draft, I wrote this 2 years ago.)
"I see through those silent lies of yours, Liv."
𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, the girl who's known to be mute in school. No one knows why though, and she doesn't want anyo...
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I'm awake, but I can't open my eyes. Not yet at least. They hurt so bad, like they're swollen. Everything hurts so bad.
What the hell happened to me?
Where am I?
What keeps beeping? It's fucking annoying.
What's around my face? What's in my shirt? Also what the hell is sticking to my hand?
And most of all, why does everything hurt so fucking bad?
I don't dare move an inch, not wanting to hurt anymore than I already am, finally managing to open my eyes and see some light shining in through the window on my right side. I look around some, my eyes blurry and the sun blinding me as though I haven't seen the light in weeks. It almost looks like a hospital room.
It is a hospital room.
Why am I in the hospital?
Well, with all the pain I'm in that must be why of course. But how did this happen?
I lift my hand, wincing because even that hurts, seeing the IV connecting to something I can't get my head to turn and look at, only able to stare straight ahead. The Tv is playing, but very quietly and I think it's a news channel.
My hand lifts to my face, and I whimper when I just barely touch my right cheek, regretting it. I go to pull at whatever the hells on my face, tickling my nose too, but something stops me-someone.
"Don't touch it," some guy with bright platinum hair tells me, pulling my hands back to my side and I wince. "Shit. I'm so sorry Liv."
Who is he?
"L-Let me go get the nurse." He rushes out of the room, calling for someone. Seconds later he's back, watching me with careful eyes as he waits. "Adrian went to get lunch with everyone else, finally. He hasn't left your side, we had to force him to go and eat something."
Adrian..? Everyone else..?
"Oh, Olivia, sweetheart you're awake!" The nurse says happily. "I'm Amy. I'm just gonna check some things." She looks at my vitals as I look at my arm, seeing my hand in a cast and bruises scattering my arms. "And ask you some questions, okay?"
I nod, having a million different questions on my mind to ask but my throat hurts so I don't open my mouth to say anything. Platinum haired boy doesn't take his eyes off me, seeming to worry. Why do I not know a single thing... I don't know this boy, but I don't recall knowing anyone or anything.
What the fuck.
"Everything looks how it should at this point." Amy smiles warmly at me. "Do you know where you are, Olivia?" I think, worrying for myself. Oh, a few things come to mind, everything slowly coming back to me. "If you don't know I need to know, sweetheart. You have been out for a few days though, we don't expect you to know everything right away."
