Divine Falls

Chapter 9: The Light in the Darkness

Darkness invades my mind leaving behind nothing. I'm standing in the middle of the dark wandering around until a light beam directly hits me. I stop and call out to anyone that can help. Another light comes on in front of me and Pierce is there.

"Pierce, you were supposed to protect me." I tell him.

"I promise to not let them hurt you. You're the light in the darkness."

He backs away and disappears into the black nothingness. The light goes off along with mine. I yell for him to come back but he doesn't. My palms feel hot, almost like a burning sensation. I look down to see them on fire and I see my family next to me burning.

I scream and my eyes shoot open to white walls in a small room. I'm lying on a lumpy bed with cords attached to my arm. The intense pain I felt after the crash is gone. I don't remember what happened or how it happened. I do remember fear and that my chest weighed on me.

I sit up and my body is sore all over. My face feel a little stiff, but my head is where all the pain is at. It feels heavy. Seeing I'm not going to get far I decide to stay down. No one is in the room with me. I hear machines beeping. What happened to me?

The last thing I remember is a black shadow. Then I think of Leon and the memories floods my brain causing even more pain. Where is my brother? Is he alright? He is hurt badly and it's all my fault. I wince again from the throbbing in my head. It hurts so bad.

I suddenly hear voices around the room, but I'm the only one in here. I don't hear anyone by the door either. It sounds close like it's coming from my head. I can hear the different voices clear as day ringing in my ears. I can hear everyone right in my head. It's too loud and everyone is talking all at once. I try to cover my ears, but it don't help. What's wrong with me? I hear footsteps coming my way.

"Poor girl and her brother." I hear a woman say. Her voice gets louder like it's separate from the rest.  I try to focus on her voice alone and block out everything else. I close my eyes to concentrate on just her. A loud noise in my head makes me gasp. It's like someone is ripping my brain apart. It's hard to focus. I try again.

"I hope she's awake." Her voice echoes in the air. I can't hear anyone else now. Am I reading people's minds or something? I can't even think about that without feeling mental unless having a near death experience brings out supernatural powers. I hear her mind coming closer. The door opens and a small, petite woman with a white nurse dress comes in. Her black hair is pulled back into a ponytail.

"Good morning sweetheart. Are you in any pain?" She asks. I stare at her as she checks my vitals. I continue to look at her because her voice is the same one, I just heard not that long ago. It was in my head. How is that even possible?

"What happened? Where is my brother?"  I don't want to be here. I want to go home with my brother and pretend my life is normal. I hope he is okay. A sharp pain hits my head and I hear her voice again. "Such a tragic accident" the nurse thoughts say.

"What do you mean by tragic? Where is Leon?" I sit up and start to try climb out of bed. The nurse comes over to me and holds me down.

"Whoa there. Please calm down. You and your brother are safe now." The nurse says.

I relax and lay back down. She's not going to let me go anywhere right now. As long as Leon is breathing is really all I care about at the moment. I don't know what caused that freak accident, but I know it wasn't just an accident.

"When can I see him?" I ask the nurse.

She shakes her head. "I'm sorry dear but he is in a coma. Doctors are hoping he wakes up soon." She pulls the cover up over me and rubs my hand as her words breaks my heart.