Dear Diary, My New Mommy

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When you wake up you're no longer in your apartment. Looking around it doesn't take you long to figure out that you're in the hospital. 

You're vision is blurry at first and when you reach up to your face to rub your eyes you can still see that you're little. You're trying so hard not to panic. Feeling a sharp pain in your right arm you look down to see that you're hooked up to an I.V pump, there's some strange red liquid flowing through your veins and it's making  you want to throw up. 

Soon, there's a nurse walking into the hospital room, she sees that you're awake and plasters a big smile on her face. 

"Hello sleepy head, I see that you're awake" 

"Please help me" You whisper. You're voice is raspy and for the first time you realize that your mouth is dry. 

"Don't worry hun, you're going to be alright" She states. "Try to get some rest" 

"Thirsty" You manage to get out. 

"Sorry, the doctor says it's NPO for you" 

You frown in confusion, what is she talking about. She must understand the look that you're given her so she continues. 

"That means Nothing by mouth. You see that red stuff in that bag up there?" She points to the I.V pump, the strange red liquid. "That has everything that you need to survive in it, and when it's all finished you'll be better and able to go home" 

You want to protest but before you can you can feel your stomach turning and a wave of nausea mixed with pain attacks your body. You can't help it as you turn to the side and spill out the contents of your stomach. The nurse looks alarmed at first she rushes to one of the cabinets in the room and pulls out a needle. Adding some medicine in it that you don't recognize she's coming towards you and you begin to panic. You've never been one for needles or pain as you hate both. You shake your head frantically as you say "No" as loud as you can. 

Behind you, you hear another yet familiar voice entering the room. You want to turn and look but your eyes are on the nurse. 

"Doll, calm down, she's not going to hurt you" The voice says. It's Tesla. To your surprise the nurse injects the medicine into a small port on the I.V bag. What ever it is, the effect is almost immediate. You feel extremely tired. You feel a hand in your hair. 

"Tesla, hel-" Is all you can say as you sleep washes over you and you fall into a state of peacefulness. 

XOXOXOX 

The next time you wake up fell 100 percent better, but you're still in your 5 year old self's body. The I.V is no longer in your arm, there are cartoons on the T.V, Micky Mouse Club House as you recall. Now that you're feeling better it's time to get the hell out of here and figure out what's wrong with you. You pull the covers off of you and swing your legs over to the side of the bed. Looking down to the floor it's a long way down. Turning around on your stomach you're about to lower your self down feet first when you hear someone at the door. 

"Oh no you don't missy" You're being lifted and placed back into the bed. You turn around and look at the person, it's Tesla again. She's standing before you with a tray of food and her other hand is on her hips while she looks down at you with a stern look on her face. "You stay in that bed until told otherwise" 

"Tesla, it's me" You say frantically. Your little voice still raspy but you don't care. "You have to help me, something is wrong with me" 

"I know who you are doll, and don't worry, Mommy's going to take good care of you" She states as she places the tray down on the bed in front of you and runs her hands through your hair. 

You move away from her touch. You're wondering if she knows that it's you-you. Or If she's just saying that, but she called you Doll like she did when you were in your adult body, but perhaps she calls everyone that. But then again she referred to herself as Mommy, she's not your Mommy. 

"You're not my Mommy. I'm an adult" You argue back, it sounds silly with your little voice. 

"I am now, and perhaps you haven't noticed but you're not an adult anymore. You're 5. My five year old daughter, isn't that exciting!" 

So she knows. She knows who you are and she did this to you. "HELP!" You scream outloud. You knew Tesla was crazy, now it's being confirmed. You don't know how she turned you into a five year old, you just know that she did, but you're going to tell the cops and she'll go to jail where she belongs. "Help!" You call out again when nobody comes. 

"Doll!" She yells back at you. "You're being naughty, you wouldn't want to be punished so soon would you?" She questions giving you a stern look  as she sits on the side of your bed that's unoccupied. She uncovers your tray of food, it's a Turkey and swiss sandwhich with the crust cut off, with a small carton of milk. "Eat" She instructs as she points to the tray. 

There's a moment when the two of you just look at each other. She's challenging you, you're sure, but you're just searching for answers. "What did you do to me?" 

"Eat" Is the only thing she repeats. 

You need to get the hell away from her.