Parallel Universe ♕ Dylan O'Brien

1.

I felt tired. Drained. Exhausted.

I slowly open my eyes. Everything's white. My vision is blurry but after a couple of moments it focuses.

I'm in a hospital.

It all comes back to me. The fight, me protecting Callie, the truck, the pain. It all came back to me. I felt tears welling up in my eyes

,,Hello?" I said weakly. A lot quieter than I intended.

I moved my arm a bit. Ouch. Everything hurt. But I had to be strong. I have to see my parents and Callie.

,,Does anyone working here for fucks sake?!" I yelled hoping a nurse would hear me.

Moments later a girl looking about my age burst into the room.

,,Oh my god I'm so sorry! It's my first day and I already screwed up! Mathilda is gonna kill me!" She rambled and u really couldn't care less. She came up to me and checked up on my infusion and bandages.

,,You finally woke up!" She said cheerfully.

,,Um yeah..." I was genuinely confused how could she be happy being in a hospital. It was weird. I personally never saw a nurse or a doctor ever smile. But then again it is her first day.

,,So how are you feeling? Does something hurt?" She asked snapping me out off my thoughts.

,,Everything hurts... but that's not the point. Where is my family" I needed to know if they were okay.

,,James and Mary Jones? And you're sister Callie? They're..." she sighed deeply ,,Your parents didn't make it... They lost a lot of blood and the injuries were pretty bad. Your mom left you this before she passed away, along with an note." She gave me a small box with a note on its side.

I opened the box and inside was a small necklace with a heart shaped locket. The note read:

Dear Maya,
This necklace was in my family for generations. It's supposed to be passed on the next woman in the family. It's just a reminder that we'll always be with you sweetie. I love you.

~Mom

No. I refuse to believe that. They can't be gone. They're my parents! They can't just leave like this!

,,No" was all I could say.

,,I'm sorry f-" I cut her off.

,,No you're not! Shut up! They are not dead!" I yelled at her despite the pain.

,,I know you are upset but-" she started talking again

,,YOU'RE LYING! STOP LYING" my voice cracked and I felt tears forming in my eyes. I refuse to believe that they're gone. But part of me knew. She's not lying.

She looked at me worriedly. I started sobbing loudly and she wrapped her arms around me.

,,it's okay. It's gonna be okay" she cooed me. Sure I didn't know her but I felt like I could trust her. I felt like she would be a good friend.

I eventually stopped sobbing cause it started to physically hurt and asked the question that bothered me the most ,,Is my sister Callie okay?"

I looked at her hopefully. I can't lose her. She's the only thing I have left.

,,She's okay. She's currently in a coma but the doctors say she will wake up soon." She smiled at me.

,,Um.. may I ask your name?" I asked her awkwardly

,,Yeah sure I'm Olivia Brown" she laughed. It felt odd seeing someone laugh at a moment like this. But hey, at least someone's doing alright.

She probably saw the look on my face and cleared her throat awkwardly. ,,You should rest Maya. I know it's hard but try to sleep a bit. Your gonna be better when you wake up." Olivia said as she walked out of the room.

Sleep? I doubt I'll be doing that anytime soon.

I looked at the locket in my hand. I slowly opened it revealing a small picture of us. Mom dad Callie and me. It was taken in a park near our house. I remembered that day. It's the day I thought Calls how to ride a bike. I smiled at the memory.

Then I realized something. I'll never see them again. I'll never come home from school and smell moms amazing cooking. I'll never have endless discussions about random theories about the universe. We'll never have game night where we would play monopoly or watch a movie. We'll never get to make new memories. We'll never get to be a family anymore.

It's just me and Callie now. I'm the only thing she's got left. I have to be strong. For her.

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