Falling for you

13

I woke up to find myself in my bed.

My dad had found me and I told him that I had a headache.
He let me stay off school for a few days.

I slept for two days.

I woke up on the third day in the evening and made my way towards the mirror.

I saw the person looking back at me.

This didn't feel real.

I don't recognize her.

This isn't me.

I felt like I was stuck inside a puppet.

And I was fucking terrified.

I looked away, and the whole room around me looked... fake.

Like I was dreaming.

But I wasn't dreaming.

My dad came in to check on me and I asked him what was wrong with me.

He took me into his arms and tucked me back into bed.

He told me it was called depersonalization disorder.
He hugged me while I cried.

I'd heard of it before, but I never knew it was this scary.

And as he kissed the top of my head, two words formed in my mind.

Why me?

Only one chapter today because the next two go together