My Happy Accident

4

I woke up again, and I got this strange feeling of being watched. I was. I opened my eyes, and there I saw five people. One of them was the cute girl who was with me yesterday.

"Ate," the seemingly youngest of the five, approached me and hugged me.

"I thought we were going to lose you," she said, sobbing in my chest.

They all looked worried and relieved at the same time, and I'm still confused.

"Who are you?" I asked, looking at them.

"I'm Mafe, your baby sister. That's ate Jovi, Mama Fe, and Papa Jessie," my sister said as she continued to hug me.

I looked at her as if I were questioning her about the girl standing beside our parents.

"She's your girlfriend," she added.

"She my what? I'm confused." I immediately responded.

"You heard that right, Jessica. I'm your girlfriend."

"So I am Jessica, huh? And I have a girlfriend. Interesting."

Deanna immediately moved closer to me, giving me a peck on the lips. That was totally awkward.

"So how did I get here?" I broke our silence.

"You were caught in a car accident. It was dark and raining, and the police said you might not notice the car coming your way. Your car was totaled, and we thought we were really going to lose you, but here we are. Thank God."

Deanna told me about what happened that night. We talked about lots of things, but something's not right. It's not just my memories I lost. I think I'm missing a part of myself.