Missing Pieces

ONE

^^Raven^^

I wake up to blinding light. Where am I? What happened? As I slowly begin to take in my surroundings, I realize that these aren't my clothes. This isn't my bed..or room. Everything I see is foreign. Everything I feel is foreign. What day is it? Who took me here? I notice the wristband on my hand. 

Easton Hospital. Patient: Raven Valencia Pierce. Room: 4117 ICU

Why am I in the hospital? What happened to me? Why can't I remember anything? And most of all..Who is Raven Pierce?

"Ms.Pierce?" by the looks of it a doctor enters my room. He's starring at me like I'm an alien. What the heck is going on? 

"Ms.Pierce, I'm Doctor Flores. Do you know where you are?"

"I.." my voice comes out hoarse and cracked, like I haven't spoken in years. What's wrong with me? "My wristband says Easton Hospital but I don't know where I am or how I got here. I don't remember anything. Why don't I remember anything. Where are my parents?....I don't- I don't know their names. Why can't I remember there names?! "

"Ms.Pierce you need to calm down. It's all going to be fine," he attempts to reassure me but I can't think. All I can think about it trying to remember. "Do you know what year it is? Tell me anything you can remember."

I nod, "Yesterday was May 4th, 2014. I remember seeing it at school. But..but I can't remember the name of my school. All I can remember is the date the teacher wrote on the board. I can't remember anything else. Doctor, why can't I remember anything? Why do you keep calling me Ms.Pierce?"

"Do you know your name? Parents' name? Do you have any siblings?" he asks with a wary gaze.

"No, I-I don't..I don't know.." the tears stream down my face and I can't stop them.

"Your name is Raven Pierce. Your mother is Diana Pierce and your father is Jeffery Pierce. You have a twin brother named James," he tries to reach for me but I flinch away. I've never heard those names in my life.

"Raven..today is September 26th, 2016. You were in a car accident with Amanda Freeman. I believe she was a dear friend of yours. Your car was hit by a drunk driver and you were the only one who survived the crash. You have remained in a coma for over two years. I'm so sorry."

Two years. I was in a coma for two years? No. That's not possible. It can't be. This has to be a dream. A nightmare. 

"I am going to go alert your family that you have woken up. I will be back to check your vitals and run some tests. Please just try to lie down and relax." As soon as he leaves I bring my knees to my chest. My breathing is so rapid and heavy I can't hear anything else. My heart is pounding, and my eyes are swollen from the tears that won't stop falling. 

I have so many questions and not enough answers. My memories are gone. I mean, I didn't even know my own name for Christ's sake. What about my life? School? If it's 2016 that would make me a senior. What about my family? I have a twin brother? A freaking twin? What about my friends? Did I have friends? Apparently that Amanda girl was my friend but she..she died. Am I supposed to miss her? How can you miss someone you don't ever remember meeting?! Was she my only friend? Everything is just so messed up. I have to find out what happened. I have to find out who I am. 

After my little breakdown, everything began to move in slow motion. The time passed and the nurses checked my vitals as much as they possibly could. The needles hurt but that was the least of my worries. Everything felt numb. Suddenly a woman burst through the door, followed by two others and my doctor. 

"Ma'am please wait I still need to talk to you-" he tried to get through to her but she wouldn't listen.

"Raven! Oh my God Raven, it's you. You're awake! You're really here!" she was crying and smiling. When she rushed toward me I instantly pushed myself back against the bed. She halted and tilted her head in confusion. "Raven?"

"I'm sorry but, who are you?" I tried to be a kind as possible but she was a stranger and I didn't know any other way to ask it. 

"What?" she asked. She and the two men behind her looked pale. I assumed the older man was this woman's husband and the younger one was a teen, probably their son. The older man and woman looked like they were on the brink of tears. The boy looked like he was in shock, frozen staring at me.

"I-I'm sorry but who are you people? I don't think we've met. I'm-" I pause. I was told my names Raven but I don't remember. "I'm..well I'm not sure exactly."