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Chapter 7

Everything was white.
Yup, hospital. Old lady smell.
I hated hospitals with a passion. Once, as a small child, I needed to stay there for quite some time. Ever since then I couldn't stand them. I associated them with death and diseases. Maybe a little too harsh because, you know, there are also children born.

But let's be honest: For one newborn in a hospital there are ten ill people. Either it's cancer, broken bones or several other diseases.

Anyway. Again I smelled that sickening hospital smell that made me want to throw up and run away. But I couldn't. There were needles and tubes connecting my body to various machines, trapping me in my position.
What on earth happened?
I couldn't move, couldn't even turn my head. Annoying tubes were stuck in my nose to make me breathe.

My head was pounding, every bone in my body hurt. I was alone. Where were mom and dad? Holly and Anna?

Panic started to build up inside my throat. I wanted to call for my parents, for anyone who could explain me what happened. My heartbeat started to speed up.
The machines went crazy, the beeping that was filling the room got faster. I wanted to move, rip out all the tubes and needles sticking inside of my skin.
That was about the time when I felt a liquid entering my body through one of those thousands of tubes.
I didn't want to sleep.

I fought for staying awake, even though my eyelids got heavier and heavier. Soon I had no more chance and I gave in to the darkness and let it swallow me.

Several hours passed until I reached some state of consciousness again.
My throat was burning, dry like a desert, crying for water.

There was someone in the room with me, a nurse, smiling at me. She turned around and spoke into her whatever it was.

"She is awake, you should probably come here now, before it is too late."

Wait, what?? What on earth did she mean by 'Before it is too late'?!
I wanted to say something, ask her what happened. The only thing escaping my mouth was a croaky little moan caused by the terrible pain in my whole body. It seemed like I had no control about myself anymore.

"Shhh it's fine, you need some rest. Close your eyes and sleep for a while. The doctor is about to come over", she said calming. I gave her a confused look. Why would I need to rest?
But she was right. After being awake for like ten minutes I already felt exhausted again.

"Whr... mom?", I mumbled. I don't know if she understood that I was asking for my mom as my voice was all raspy and barely audible.

"You should sleep now, we'll talk later", she said.

No. I didn't want to sleep. The only thing I wanted right now, was my family besides me.

"MOM...!", a croaky, weird sound came from my mouth. I was trying to move, take the wires off.

The nurse walked towards my bed with a syringe in her hand.
NO!
I could move my head a bit now, shaking it furiously, even though it hurt like hell.
The nurse had a sorry look on her face as she injected hypnotics into my upper arm.
Soon, tiredness was overwhelming me and I fell back into that black, deep hole...

*(A/N) Just a short chapter today because I have to study for a physics exam tomorrow. I am really trying to update quite regularly. Also there is soon going to happen a Little more. I hope you enjoy this so far.*