Reviving Talise

Chapter 14

My heart was beating so loud, I could hear it. I could feel it pounding against my rib cage. My eyes burned. My body felt like it was on fire, yet my legs felt numb. Something was being rammed into me, one by one. I was screaming for help as loud as I could. Why didn't anything come out of my mouth? Then it turned to black. This was a dream, I chanted in my head. This was a dream. I wanted to open my eyes, but I couldn't. I wanted to move, but I couldn't even life a finger. All I could hear was a faint noise of a continuous beep. Where was I?

"When will she wake up?" I heard a familiar voice say. My mom.

"We don't know for sure, but soon." A strange voice said. The name was on the tip of my toungue. Who was she? Where was I?!

But I am awake, I wanted to yell. My mouth wouldn't open. I couldn't move anything to gesture that I could hear them. Why couldn't I wake up? Someone help me.

I can't do this. I had to find my parents.

I tried so hard to open my eyes. But I just can't. It felt like there was a million of weight weighing it down. I just had to give up and fall asleep...

My eye lids fluttered open. The world looked so much clearer. So much brighter. This wasn't home. Where was I? How did I get in a hospital?

"Mom?" I ask. My voice was soft and hoarse.

"Honey, you're in the hospital. You crashed on your surfboard and we--" my mom started.

"Surfboard? I don't surf" I say. What were they talking about?

My mom gives the doctor a confused look.

"She lost the last 3 months of her memory" the doctor says. "From hitting her head so hard on her surfboard from the crash. She will regain it if she continues with the life she had before the accident." The doctor walks out.

My mom was stunned. I never seen her like this before.

"Mom, I don't surf" I say. She shakes her head and starts crying.

There was a moment of silence. I lost my memory? No I didn't. I looked around looking for signs of where I was. I saw the TV was on, though it was muted. The newsman was talking. We're in Hawaii?!

I look back at my mom, she was in misery.

She stops crying for a short time. Or just enough time to talk.

"Hun", my mom started. "We're gonna take you back home. I have to call your father. Seth, Aaron, Trey, Joel, and Christine will visit you. We now live in Florida. We're in Hawaii now, but our home is in Florida. And we're leaving to go there immediately. Okay?"

Too many questions were running through my head. I didn't know anything. I said the first thing that came into my mind.

"Wait, when did we move to Florida. We live in Wisconsin? Where's Matt? Who is Joel and Christine and all? I don't know them. Why are we in Florida?" I stutter, trying to wrap my head around it.

My mom ignores me and rushes out. I would run after her if I wasn't connected to all these cords.

A nurse came in my room holding a cup of water and a Dixie cup.

"Where's my mom?" I gasp.

"Take these pills." the nurse says.

I shake my head.

"I'll find your mom after you take these" she holds them out. I cautiously pop them into my mouth and gulp down the water.

I tried to call for mom, but she didn't come. My eye's felt heavy again. I was drowsy and soon enough, I dozed off.