Huérfana

White walls

I woke up to see myself in a foreign place with white walls and machines beeping, indicating that I was in the hospital. I suddenly heard slight snores from my left side. I tried turning but a buzzing sound and a stinging pain in my head and my ribs made me groan waking up the one who was sleeping. That person quickly rang the bell to call the nurse. I was not being able to open my eyes for the pain that was devouring my entire body. That person held my hand and said, "Babe just try calming down." She said in a tone which showed the pain she was hiding under her strong façade. I recognized the voice, it was Rebecca. The nurses and the doctors rushed in to check on me while Rebe was asked to go out of the room. They injected me with some sleeping pills making me drowsy and then asleep again.

"Two of her ribs are broken on the left side while the right side only has some cracks. Her skull and brain is completely fine she will only face a memory loss of some events but we can check to make sure when she wakes up." I heard two people talking when I slowly opened my eyes and tried sitting up but failed to do so but caught some attention in the process. "Hi baby," I greeted with a warm smile as Rebe came and sat on the stool beside me and took my hands in her. "How are you feeling?" The doctor asked checking my eyes and then my tongue. "Fine, just a little pain in my left ribs and a buzzing pain in my head." I answered her. "Good. Can you remember why you're in this state?" She asked me clicking her pen to note something that I would say. "Well no. I only remembered that there was a banging on the door and then my uncle strangled me and he was followed by my aunt. Then I don't remember anything." I heard Rebe sigh and squeezed my hand. "Well then it's for good then. I think you have heard what I said to Rebecca. Well take care of yourself I will come back to check on you from time to time." She said cheerfully and I nodded with a smile.

"Babe I'm sorry for behaving coldly with you that day. If I had just understood about your mental state, neither did you have to go to the safe house nor be in the hospital then. But listen you are not a burden to us. You are everything for me and if something happens to you--" Rebe said holding both my hands and placing her head on them. I gave her a weak smile and leaned down a little to kiss her hair. "I'm sorry too. I should have not taken the decision based on my insecurities. I should have just listened to you guys. But as you say I'm your Samantha Willis who is very stubborn." She chuckled as I continued. "Well my beloved, I love you with all my heart and I'm promising you to listen and understand everything you say." She stood up to kiss my forehead. "Sam we have to think about the case. Your body can prove something now. You wanted proves right? So here they are." She tracing the stitch on the left side of my forehead. I touched it after her. I woke up after a week of the violent act of my relatives and then the operation that took place, so the stitch almost dried up by that time. It would take two more weeks for me to get up on my feet but as we have the court case in the next week, we have to discuss the things in the hospital itself.

"Hi Sam! How are you feeling?" It was Regan and Adeline. "I' doing fine, just have some pain in my head and ribs. That's all." I said smiling at them. "Well we have brought someone with us. Come in, you four." Regan said as Carla, Guzman, Aron and Omar entered with balloons, chocolates, a huge teddy and a bouquet of lilacs. Carla came and hug me making me wincing pain. "Honey leave her. Her bottom ribs are broken," Guzman said pulling Carla back, who was a crying mess. "Why didn't you come to my place, Sam? I would have welcomed you warmly. Ander, Omar and Guzman likes you. Mom and dad loves you like their own daughter. But still you didn't trust us." Carla said sitting beside me on the stool. "She also didn't trust us," Rebe said rolling her eyes. I giggled and rubbed her knuckles. "Sorry guys. I was not in my right state of mind. I love you guys very much but that time my insecurities had the control over everything in my body, including my mind." I said referring to everyone in the room. "The people who has hurt my porcelain doll, will pay," Omar said while Ander nodded in agreement. "True we will give testimony in the court. We will definitely give you justice for everything you've gone through." Guzman said and everyone hummed. "Thank you guys. You guys offering to help me is a lot for me. After Padre and Ma died, you guys became my family and I wish that everyone should always get a loving and caring family like you." I replied. They all mouthed 'I love you' -s while Regan and Adeline kissed my hair and Rebe pecked my lips.