The Things We Left Behind | Lisa Cimorelli

Chapter 4

A/N - merry Christmas!! Hope y'all have a great day :) x

Lisa's POV:

Where am I? What's going on? Who are the people that keep looking at me weirdly? Why do I feel so out of breath, like I just ran a marathon?

"Lisa?" One person that keeps looking at me asks. Lisa. I like that name.

I look around confused. Why can't I remember anything? Am I dreaming? Okay, think Lisa, think. I force myself to think back to what happened before I went to sleep, memories about a car came flooding back to me.

Car crash, Lauren, hospital. I suddenly remember what happened and I look around frantically to see where Lauren was, why isn't she with me? Who are these people?!

"Hey, it's okay. Calm down. I'm Dr Grey and this is Dr Yang and Dr Hunt," She tells me, pointing to the other people standing there.

"Do you remember what happened." She asks me, I remember a bit but I still shake my head no, curious as to where Lauren is.

"You were in a car accident. You've been in a coma for, Uh, for 3 years." She says and my mouth drops open in shock. It feels like this all just happened yesterday? What in the world is happening?! Am I dreaming?!

"I, i was asleep, for 3 years?" I ask completely shocked. The people just stand there and nod, I now know that they are doctors.

"Would you like to see your family?" One doctor asks. Not knowing what they're talking about, I nod my head yes.

"I'll be back," She says and they all leave the room leaving me alone with my thoughts.

"LISA!!" I hear someone scream and it makes me immediately cover my ears and roll over on my side.

"Joey and Nick! The doctors told us to be quiet. Lisa's not fully awake yet," A voice tells them. Who is Joey and Nick? Where is Lauren?

I roll back over so now I'm facing them. A lot of people are standing there and staring at me, but why? There's about 12 of them. Some are old and some are young. Who are they and where's Lauren?

"Lise?" Someone asks moving closer towards me. I look at them confused and worried,

"Who are y-you?" I say nervously, my voice cracking in the process. Are they going to hurt me? I watch their expressions turn from smiley to sad and distant. They all look down. Did I do something wrong?

"Christina, why doesn't she remember us?" A small brunette girl asks to a taller brunette girl. The taller girl just looks down and shrugs her shoulders.

I notice someone out of the corner of my eye, someone I've seen before. I think about her face for a minute. I study her features, her brown eyes, her long brown hair, her tanned skin and her skew fingers.

I think her name is Laurie? No, Loraine? Lauren!

"Lauren?" I ask careful that this person is not Lauren, I ask shakily and see her head snap into my direction.

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Lauren's POV:

I was devastated that Lisa didn't remember us, didn't remember me. She's been asleep for 3 years though, so I didn't really know what to expect.

"Lauren?" A familiar voice calls out. It's Lisa.

"Lisa?" I say back, carefully saying my words and choosing carefully. For all I know, she's mad at me for making her go out. I caused this, I'm mad at myself too.

"Come here," Lisa says nervously. I look back at my siblings and parents, they look scared and sad that Lisa didn't recognise them. I feel bad.

I slowly walk over, trying not to over step the boundaries. I stand by her bed and what she does next, took me in complete shock.