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it felt like there'd been too many times where nari spent moments in complete darkness. this time, she couldn't feel the cold breeze of the small room she was thrown into, but instead the comfort of a bed. her breathing was normal but she could only slightly move her fingertips.
the dark started to turn into completely white, the faint sound of talking beginning to fill her ears. it was muffled, incomprehensible to her, but she could hear it. as she slowly gained the ability to fully move her hand, the talking got louder but remained muffled. finally, there was a gentle hand on hers when she started to hear the talking clearly.
"nari," a voice she hadn't heard in what felt like forever.
the girl took in a small, sharp breath before her eyes opened fully. the light above her made her go blind for a few seconds, and then she got a clear look around where she was. her once calm and normal heartbeat sped up when she examined what looked to be a hospital room.
"nari," the voice said again, this time more in relief. she looked up at the face when the person tightly squeezed her hand.
her mother.
her own mother was standing in front of her. she looked... happy. a smile on her face she forgot even existed because it's been so long since she's seen it. her eyes were red, but not from drinking, from crying. her hair was brushed for once and she wore clothes other than her worn out blue zip up and beat up sneakers. her hand was almost unrecognizable without a vodka bottle in it.
"mom?" nari questioned, although she knew exactly who was standing in front of her. it was unbelievable. for one reason being her mom hardly acted like she gave a shit about her, and also because nari vividly remembered wishing her away and didn't expect to come back.
"yes, honey, it's me." her voice was soft instead of coarse and scratchy. her tone low, instead of a loud shout about a tiny thing nari forgot to do.
the younger girl took another minute to look around her, seeing a doctor standing just next to her mom. when she realized her friends were no were to be seen, she sat up.
"where are they?"
her mother frowned. "where is who, baby?"
"my... the guys. are they here?"
the grip on naris hand loosened as the woman glanced at the doctor before back to her daughter. "nari.. what are you talking about? there was no one with you when we found you."
"they were with me, right there with me, they have to be here," she began prying the blanket off of her and trying to pull the wires away from her, putting one foot over the edge of the bed.
"no, you can't go anywhere right now—"
"i have to find them."
as she fully stepped off of the bed, walking as fast as she could, her body moving rather slow as it was still adjusting to her being awake, the doctor quickly blocked the doorway. "i can't let you leave, i'm sorry, it's for your safety. we still need to run tests on you."
