I woke up. My body feeling numb. That was such a horrible dream. I close my eyes to relax from the shock of it all.
"It was just a dream..it was just a dream"
I opened my eyes and waited for it to adjust to the darkness. But something was off. As I started to see the outlines of everything, I noticed I wasn't in my room. In fact my body was too sore to even move. I moved my head to the left an see a machine next to me and followed the wires to my arm.
"What the fuck" as I saw the needle that was in my arm. That's when I realized many unwanted things were in certain places. It took a sec to know exactly where I was. So it wasn't a dream. It was real.
I screamed.
The lights were turned on and blinded me and I hear a woman's voice yelling "she's awake".
She opens the curtains and says that everything is OK.
I cried " I almost died."
"It's going to be all right Shynnara. Your family will be here in a bit.You're going to be all right". The woman said with people by her side.
" I'm Doctor Chase and I'll be taking care of you OK Shynnara" she says with a warm smile.
She did some tests on me and asked me basic questions to see where I was. Confirmed to me I was in an accident at the car parking structure.
" Shynnara Elena Sandoval "
"19"
"January 26 1995"
"My parents are Lena & Roy."
"I have 0 full siblings. 6 Half siblings."
"I'm Salvadorian from my mom and Filipino and Chinese from my Dad"
My mom finally came. I started to cry when I saw her face. Remembering myself on the floor before I thought I died.She hugged me and I didn't want her to let me go. It was a good moment where I found relief until my mom pulled away and started lecturing me.
"Stupid! THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!"
"Maaa" I complain. I didn't want to hear it.
" THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I TAUGHT YOU AS SOON AS YOU BEGAN TO WALK AND TALK"
"I know,I know. Don't talk to strangers."
"What? NO! TO LOOK BOTH SIDES BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET!"
I look at her confused.
" what do you mean?"
She looks at my Doctor.
" did she lose her memory?"
I looked at both of them even more confused.
"Shynnara, remember when I was clearing to you that you got in an accident? You were in an accident sweety"
"I know that. I was attacked"
In a sudden realization I yelled "WHERE'S BRIAN!THAT ASSHOLE!I HOPE HE ROTS IN JAIL!" As tears start falling from my eyes.
My mom and Doctor looked at each other a bit perplexed.
"Sweety" my mom starts to speak but stops herself.
"Shynnara, Brian is dead" Dr. Chase tells me.
"What...?" I say in almost a whisper.
"Shynnara, you and Brian J-walked and got hit by a moving truck...Brian didn't make it. You...you barely made it...You were... You were dead..." my mom stops her self and walked out the door.
Dead?
"What your mom meant was that when we were doing surgery, your heart stopped. You were pronounced dead. Legally. For 8 minutes you were dead. It was honestly a miracle. You kind of scared some of our scrubs haha" my doctor says,answering my thoughts.
