I feel a cold wind of pain brushing through my body just as my eyes flicker open.
I swing my head over by the window to the birds chirping loudly among the trees below the burning sun. Swinging my feet over the blankets I was covered with and dropping them on the soft flooring making my feet start a burning pain, I glance down at them to see many cuts and bruises, I cringe at the look of them.
Glancing to my side I see a lamp and small fan sitting on a bed side table among with a few fresh Waratahs sitting in a vase. Looking above me where the walls are a dark red maroon colour with strips of timber surrounding the room giving its shape.
This is all lovely but..where am I?
I want to be in my own peaceful bed next to my teddy bears because I’m such a kid.
I spot a mirror on the other side of the room with lacing patterns along the frame of it, leaning against the wall.
Making my way over to it as I carry my limp body across the cold wooden floor boards. I glance at my reflection. I look terrible, obvious dark circles under my eyes, stringy hair sticking up in all sorts of directions.
I find a small sink with a towel so I push my dirty brown hair out of the way and vigorously splash ice cold water to my face, feeling the refreshment going through my blue eyes and to my forehead. I sigh in relief and end up face planting back on the bed for a few moments but only to be interrupted by footsteps making me turn around to something or someone, some weird figure but my eyes just won’t adjust to what’s infront of me it just seems to blur around in my head.
“So you’re awake” It says, wait it talks?
“Yes I talk, I’m human” it says with a chuckle, damn I must have said that aloud. Of course it talks it’s a person Dakota. *mentally slaps self* .
“Well I dunno, you could be an alien that has abducted me or perhaps a sparkly vampire” I blurt out.
He starts a laughing fit, “You watch too many movies” he responds.
“Right..” I say, as he steps out of the distance to a kitchen to start making coffe, I look at his features and start to feel the heat rising to my cheeks, thank god he didn’t see that.
“Do you want Tea, coffe, Hot chocolate…….?” he asks waiting for my name,
“Dakota. And ill have an iced coffe”
“Alright” he says walking off,
“Wait! What’s your name?” I ask, he keeps walking, maybe going to answer my question,
“Tyler” he says shyly turning around,
“Wow Tyler, nice name”
“Dakota is also a very cool name” he says grinning,
“Here you go, madam” he says passing me my iced coffe,
I take a sip and my eyes go wide, this is the most delicious iced coffe I’ve ever tasted, soon it’s all gone and I’m left with the blissful aftertaste.
I stop to think for a second, my eyes go huge at the sudden realization. What am I even doing here!? I’m too busy thinking about how delicious the drinks are.
Before I can think of anything else I’m shouting at him,
“Why am I here? Where’s my nana or sister!? Their going to be worried out of their minds!” I scream, my eyes filled with terror,
“Don’t just stand there!” I shout at him once more,
“Do you remember?” he asks sitting down beside me,
“No” I respond and stare at him with confusion,
“Think about it” he says. I just stare at him for a few moments then look down at many bandages covering my arm.
This is when I start to remember. Everything comes rushing back through my head in flashbacks.
