The Rules Of Life

Everything Has Changed

I wake to the sound of beeping. My body is aching all over. I open my eyes but all I see is darkness. I move my hands but one of them is weighed down. I move the one that feels lighter side to side feeling the top of what seems to be a bed. I use the same hand to feel the other. Wires are attached to the back of my hand. Confused I try to sit up, but my head feels dizzy and I fall back.
"Help!!" I cry out, but it sounds like a whisper. "Is anyone there?" I hear foot steps coming closer. "It's ok. You're ok." The voice said. "You're in a hospital. My name is Nurse Danielson. You were in a car accident. Do you remember that?" I shake my head, immediately regretting it as my head throbbed more. "I-I don't remember anything." And then it hits me like a wave. I remember the pain. The sounds. My parents and my sister were in that car. "Where's my family? My parents and my sister. Where are they?" I ask frantically. She doesn't answer. "So you remember? How much do you remember? Can you tell me your name?" My mind blanks. Nothing comes. "I don't know. I can't remember." Panic seeped through me. Why can't I remember my name?? "It's ok. It's normal. You have a concussion. We don't know how much you remember or when you're going to get it back but it will all come back eventually." She says calmly. "What about my family?" I ask, a lump grew in my throat. "They're all in the hospital. I don't know the state of their injuries, but I will let you know if I learn anything." I sighed closing my eyes. I opened my eyes again trying to squint through the the darkness. "Thank you. And if it's ok, can you maybe turn the lights on?" I feel her take my not wired hand and gives it a small squeeze. "Honey, the lights are on." I froze. "What do you mean?" She squeezed my hand again. "You hit your head pretty bad. You damaged several parts in your brain. One part being your eyes." I think my heart stopped. Shock and worry took over me. "I'm blind?" I squeaked. No no no. This can't be happening to me. "I'm sorry." Tears fell down my face. Or at least, that's what I felt. I broke my hand free of hers and touched my face, touching my eyes. I cover my face with my hand and cry. My eyes were there. But I couldn't use them. I'll never be able to see again. I barely know myself. Scratch that. I know nothing about myself. And I'm blind. How am I supposed to recover from that? How does one recover from that? What have I done to deserve this? "Sweetheart," The nurse called in a calm yet strict voice. "You're heart rate is rising. You need to calm down."
But I couldn't. I only started to cry harder. Couldn't believe it. I'd never be able to see again. The Grand Canyon? Mount Everest? The Hollywood sign? The Eiffel Tower? The Great Wall of China? I'd never get to see any of it. I let out a strangled cry. I'd never even be able to see my hands again. Suddenly I felt something sharp go into my arm. "I'm giving you a sedative to keep you calm. Just get some rest, we'll talk later." Her voice drifted away quietly as I felt my eyes grow heavy. My arms fell down as I lost control of my body.
Why did this happen to me?

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