(My) Monster - A Jeremiah Valeska Story

Rebirth

Author's Note: Warning. This chapter contains sexual content.

*One Year Later*

The lights are too bright. Why are the lights so bright? My head hurts. I weakly open my eyes. My eyelids feel heavy as stone. It's taking one hell of an effort to just flick them open. There are all sorts of weird looking people surround me. They are all dressed in white .. white clothes. Am I dead? Am I in heaven?

"Sit up, my dear."

I feel hands grab me by my shoulders and help me sit up. I am in a hospital room. I look around weakly. The walls are a dull white, white plain white curtains and white tiles. Why is everything white ? It's annoying me now. I look down at my clothes weakly. I'm dressed in a white and blue hospital gown that covers me up till my knees.

"What is this place?"I raise an eyebrow curiously.

A funny looking man with a bald head and round glasses on his eyes walks closer to my bed and sits by the edge of it.

"You're safe. You don't need to be scared. Do you ..remember your name?" He pushes his face closer to mine and watches me like a test subject.

My hands immediately fly to my temples, running my fingers around them in a circular motion. "My name? My name is.. I don't know. I can't remember. WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER MY NAME? WHO AM I?"

The weird looking man gets up and rushes close to me, placing his hands on my shoulders and stroking them to calm me down. "You were involved in an accident. You are okay now. You lost your memory in the process. Your name is Carmen. "

"Carmen..Carmen." I can't stop saying my name again and again. What if I forget it again. No. I don't want to forget my name again.

"I'm Dr. Hugo Strange. I'll be here to help you. You are not alone Miss Carmen. Do not be afraid."

A woman in white medical uniform walks in. Dr. Strange moves away from me and walks over to her. He addresses her by the name Ms. Peabody. I bite my lip , trying to listen to their conversation. They are talking about me most probably. I can see them glancing towards me every minute.

"Okay, bring him in." Bring who in? What are they talking about?

"Dr. Strange, where am I ?" I ask weakly .

Dr. Strange looks back at me and smiles softly. "Why? A hospital off course."

He walks back to me and sits down on a stool opposite to me, taking my hand in his. "You're special. Carmen. There is something I wanna tell you."

"W..what?"

"You died. Ms. Carmen. We found you and we brought you back to life."

"That is not possible."

"Everything is possible if you believe. Anyway, while bringing you back,your blood came into contact with certain chemicals and they changed you."

I place my hand to my throbbing temples, confusion piping in. Are they crazy? Or am I crazy ? What is happening ?

"Your touch can heal burns and acid wounds. Do you wanna see?" I nod, unable to comprehend anything that is happening to me. It's all a strange world to me right now.