I can't open my eyes. I really can't. I tried moving but my body wouldn't allow me to.
Loud cries and people calling my name followed my a loud ring filled my ears. Sirens even louder than the cries. All I can do is hear...
*
My eyes opened slowly and went shut again. I was moving. I was moving very fast. Every time my eyes opened, a white light was all I saw.
I stopped moving and my body lifted but then I was laid onto another bed? Is this a bed?
"Will she make it?" a voice said. I think this is a woman. "She has to," another voice said. That's definitely a man.
My eyes closed shut and I felt my body drift off into a very very deep sleep.
*
I opened my eyes to find myself in a bed. Not any of the dorm beds that I normally wake up in. This one was high and it just felt different.
On my left was a long blue curtain and on my right was a huge window. The view was definitely from a high altitude. Maybe six or seven stories up.
I bought my hand out of the blanket and saw something needled into me. It's a drip.
Wait wait wait. I'm in hospital. But why?
I tried getting up but I felt a sharp pain in my chest, right hip and arm. Why is my arm in a cast?
I have to get up and find out what's going on.
I pulled the IV bag off of the thing it was hanging on and held it in my hand. "One step at a time, Maya," I said to myself.
"Where are you going?" a voice called as soon as I climbed out of the bed. "I uhm... I don't know," I said. I feel stupid.
He walked closer to me and smiled. He looked a lot like Ora. They have the same lips and eyes. And nose as well. I'm probably just crazy.
"You're gonna hurt yourself. Let me help you get back into bed," he said.
He reached his hand out for mine and I climbed back into the bed.
"Are you okay?" he asked with his face just inches away from mine. "Uhm... why am I here?" I ask.
He walked to the front of the bed and pulled out a uhm... a file? Inside it was writing that I couldn't make out.
"Well, morning Maya. I'm Lindo. Last night you were involved in a car accident. It wasn't bad, you just have a few broken bones," he said.
Wait. I was in a what?
"You broke your right arm, your ribs cracked and your hip hit against a hard object," he added.
"We also found THC in your system. Were you high?" he asks. "Yes, I was. But I felt sober when I was driving," I reply.
"Were you distracted by something?" he asked and pulled a pen out. I was looking at myself in the mirror and then a loud crashing sound filled my ears. I can't tell him that.
"I thought that I saw some sort of animal on the road so I tried dodging it," I lied.
"Okay then. You have visitors. Your mother and sister said that they'll make plans to see you when they come back from Italy," he said.
"Thank you," I said to him and he winked at me. That was so sexy. Damn.
"What the fuck?" Lea screamed. She was with Mpumi, Ntebatse, Gundo and Bonolo.
"You scared me, you whore," she said. "I'm sorry," I laughed when she hugged me.
"I uhm... I came to say goodbye. My plane leaves in an hour," Ntebatse said. Oh right, she's leaving.
"I guess I'll see you whenever," I say to her and she walks closer to me. She pulls me in for what I think is a goodbye hug.
I felt a lump build up in my throat and my eyes water. "Don't cry, we'll meet again," she smiled.
She wiped away my tears and pressed her lips against mine. It wasn't that 'I wanna fuck you or a goodbye' type of kiss. It was an 'I'll be back soon' kiss.
Her tongue slipped into my mouth and danced with mine for a few seconds before she pulled away.
Her forehead pressed on mine and she cupped my face. "I love you," we say at the same time.
She gets up from the bed and we lock eyes. "Call me," I hear myself say. "I will," she responds.
"Bye Ntebatse," I say. "It's never goodbye," she tells me and disappears with Mpumi. I'm gonna miss her so much.
"Hey," Gundo says awkwardly. "We got you some food," Nolo smiled. They get chairs and sit around me until the visiting hours end.
I texted Didi and explained to her that I'm in hospital and she promised to call me or visit me everyday.
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