The Other

17

(Zulaykha)

I woke up in the hospital. I slowly opened my eyes to see Hana sitting at the end of the bed.

"H-Hana..." I said.

Hana let out a small chuckle. "You took quite a fall there." she said.

"W-What happened?" I asked, confused.

"You were driving home with Yasir and Yasin, and then...you just started freaking out and crashed." Hana explained.

My eyes widened. "Yasir and Yasin!" I yelled. "Are they okay?" I tried to get out of the bed, but Hana stopped me.

"Whoa there." Hana said. "They're fine. Just a few scratches. You're the one who you should be worried about..."

"B-But they were...dead." I said. "M-My parents were there... I saw them!"

"You must've been hallucinating..." Hana said. "Rest easy now. You need all the rest you can get."

Hana handed me an ice pack. I thanked her and held the ice pack on my head. I was thinking about everything.

I was hallucinating? It felt so real... I'm just happy that no one was hurt.

As I was lost in my thoughts, I heard faint voices getting closer and closer.

"Why did you even let her drive? You know she doesn't have much experience! She's still learning!" I heard Ziyad's voice.

"It all happened so fast! She grabbed me and she was freaking out and whatnot!" I heard Yasir's voice.

They entered the room along with Yasin. Hana kept her distance to make sure no one felt her presence.

"Zulaykha!" Ziyad said as he ran over to me. "Alhamdulillah you're okay!"