Beyond The Crash

CHAPTER 3 | [UNDER THE SEA <PT I>]

The doctor walked in with Nicky. "Larry, I brought the doctor. How is she?" He asked with an innocent tone. I quickly wiped my tears as I heard the doctor voice.

"Miss, how are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine," I answered.

He ran some tests and told me to get some rest.

I laid back down quietly and started reminiscing some of my memories with my aunt. "Hey, what's your name?" Nicky asked, snapping me out of memory lane.

"Um..It's- it's Lillian," I stammered.

"Wow," he exasperated. "You have such a lovely name," he shot a smile at me. Although his smile was beautiful, I wasn't in the mood.

"Where are you from?" Larry, who was the buffed guy, asked me.

"I'm from Wellington," I answered.

"Where's that?" Nicky asked.

"It's the capital of New Zealand. There's a small town there, that's where im from." I answered.

"And where is New Zealand?" Nicky asked again.

"It's in Oceania,"

"Where's that?"

"It's a continent,"

"Continent...?"

"Yeah, like Asia, Europe..."

"Where..."

"That's enough, Nicky," Larry cautioned him.

He doesn't know what a continent is? Wait a minute-

"Hey, what is the name of this city- like this place?" I asked.

"It's Lake City," Nicky answered.

"And where is that?"

"It's a city, you know, like Star city,"

"Oh..."

OH MY GOD, where am I? How did I end up here?

"Oh, by the way, is this yours?" Nicky asked as he brought out a phone from his blue jeans jacket. It was my phone, a light of hope started to appear. I quickly took it from his hand and thanked him while looking for my aunts number.

As soon as I found it, I tried calling immediately. Then it started ringing, my heartbeat became faster, I clenched my hand and bit my bottom lips; I tried holding in to the small glimmer of hope I still have.

"Hello?"

I paused. Her voice, it felt like it was ages since I last heard it. I tried holding in my tears and tried to speak, but my voice broke.

"Hello? Lilley, are you there?"

I couldn't say anything. Hearing her voice was more than enough for me.

"Lilley, where are you? Why weren't you picking up earlier? Did something happen? Lilley... Why aren't you answering? Are you okay? Is everything alright?"

I could sense the concern in her voice, but I felt scared and nervous to reply, but then again, it wasn't right to leave her hanging like that, so I mustered up the courage and spoke.

"I'm- I'm fine. I'm okay. Ev'rything is just fine," I cleared my throat to speak clearly. She was worried, and I could feel that, so I didn't want to make her worry more. Thus, the reason why I told her ev'rything was fine and she didn't need to worry. Which was an obvious lie because I'm not fine, and I have no idea where I am.

After talking to her a bit more, I hung up; then did I realise that I wasn't the only one in the room and I totally just had a breakdown and cried in front of two strangers. Goals.

"Um... so..." I tried diverting the attention from me and my problems to another subject.

"Are you feeling any better now?" Nicky asked.

"Uh... yeah," I mumbled whilst nodding.

The doctor came back in with the result of the test and told me that there was no critical damage and I would be fine if I rested.
"You'll be good as new after a good night's rest," he had told me.
I was happy that I could leave the hospital the next day, but where would I go if I left?
Maybe I can call my aunt to tell me where she lodged me. If I'm able to call her, that means there has to be some sort of connection between where I am and the real world... what am I even saying?