The nightmare never ends

New beginnings

We got out of Aurora's car. I was struggling to stand or walk after a year in a coma, but I still managed. I saw her house, and it was a pretty, simple one with a garden full of plants.....

"Home sweet home," Aurora smiled. "You'll stay here for the meantime. Don't worry, I already fixed up your room."

She continued, "And when I went to your old apartment in Tokyo, I saw pictures of you traveling, and a weird picture of you and a girl. She's also pretty, a brunette. Do you know her?"

"No," I replied nonchalantly.

"Oh, okay," she said. "So, I'll just show you around tomorrow, okay? For the meantime, I'll head you to your room to get some rest." She smiled and then led me to my room. "Here you go," she said. "I also bought you new clothes, and there are a few boxes that belong to you. They're from your apartment in Tokyo. It might help you remember things. Just call me if you need anything." She closed the door behind her, while I just stood in the room, looking around......

I sighed, running a hand through my hair, and sat down on the edge of the bed. I noticed a box with my name written on it: "Taylor Vatore." I slowly opened the box. It was full of my things, accessories and stuff, and at the end of the box, inside, I saw a video camera. I pressed the power button..

"It's not working," I mumbled, and just put it back in the box. I grabbed the second box and opened it. I saw a familiar face-the girl that Aurora was talking about, the brunette girl. Beside her was me, in the lit night city of Tokyo. We looked so young and innocent. We were having fun, and there were lots of pictures of both of us. And our first apartment in Tokyo-every picture had the date written on the back, year 2010.

Then suddenly, a soft knock on the door. "Hey Taylor, I, I just wanna give you this," she said, sounding concerned and hesitant as she gave me a piece of newspaper.
I read the newspaper. It said, "Taylor's involvement with Tom Kaulitz and his gang caused her life to come to a tragic end on December 6th, 2010. The girl died in multiple stab wounds which had caused internal bleeding. Tom Kaulitz, the well-known gang leader, committed suicide soon after hearing the news."

I was shocked and curious. But I thought I got in a car crash. And who's Tom Kaulitz? What's happening?! He died?! I can't-it's too much! What do you mean I died? It must be a wrong person! I yelled. Aurora just kept calming me down. She then gave me my birth certificate, claiming that I'm Taylor Vatore and I had a memory loss problem.

"And Taylor, don't get over-reacted because this might be hard for you, but there's a rumor that you got pregnant by Tom's child and she was adopted after the news," she said.

"I have a child?" I asked, about to cry, mixed feelings of confusion and excitement for being a mother swirling inside me.

"I need you to help me, Aurora," I said. "I need to go back to Tokyo. I need to find out what's happening."

Aurora just looked at me in horror. "Taylor, this can trigger you!" she said.

"I don't care!" I yelled. "I need to find out what happened to me back then, this girl!" I pointed at a picture of the brunette girl. "And this so-called gang, all about it!"

She just nodded.
......

Days passed by, and I was getting better and better. We immediately flew to Tokyo as soon as we landed. The wind hit my hair, and I was getting a déjà vu. I knew that it had happened to me before, on the first day I lived in Tokyo. We carried our luggage, and we also got our apartment. It was quite big, with a balcony that could view the dark city lights of Tokyo.
I felt a cold presence in our apartment. It was winter in Tokyo, so it was snowing and obviously cold. We put on our winter clothes to warm ourselves. We started unpacking our things.

"It's so cold here," Aurora said.

"Yeah, it is," I replied.

After that, we walked out of our apartment to go to a nearby convenience store in Tokyo. The people were amazing, with their fashions, magazines on the cashier counter, and lots of Japanese foods. Aurora jumped excitedly and looked at me, showing me something she really wanted to eat. When suddenly, a face flashed before my eyes-it was the brunette girl. I rubbed my eyes and thought it was her, but it was just Aurora.

"You okay?" she asked, rubbing my arms

"Yeah, it's just the brunette girl keeps showing up every time," I said. "It's like she wants help from me, and it's starting to freak me out."
When I was looking for some food to eat, a guy looked at me in shock. He said, "Taylor?" He had long brown straight hair and broad shoulders. I turned to look at him.

"Yes? May I help you?" I asked, curious.

"You're alive?! But that's impossible!" he said, backing away and running off. I just looked at him curiously again.

Aurora nudged me. "Who's that?" she asked.

"I don't know," I replied.

After grabbing some food, we walked down the streets, just walking around at night. The street led to a racing course where lots of cars were parked. We went to watch, and it was fun and amazing. The cars were so fast. I saw the guy again from the convenience store, and he was talking to lots of guys from afar. He was sweating like he just saw a ghost.

...

Meanwhile, Aurora was just having fun and cheering. I just watched the race and ignored everything. There was a memory flashing in my head again, making me feel dizzy. Every time I heard the screeching of cars, I felt it.

"Let's go," I said, having a headache.

"What, already? Fine," Aurora said.

*The next day*