I wake up, in a different room from before. The last thing I remember is passing out from the sight of blood. I don't know if I fell off the bed, but the pain in my arm and side suggests I did. I look around the room, the walls are a light grey. There is a door I can see from where I'm at, the door is open and I can see clothes. The other door, I assume is on the other side of the wall, that is hidden by the closet door. I am laying in a bed, in front of me is a TV and a desk chair. There is a desk off to the side of the room, the air in here is cold. Next to the desk is a window, all I can see is white, which I assume is snow.
I hear a door open, and instinctively look over, Sebastian comes out from behind the wall. "Oh, good you are awake. Sorry, about yesterday..." He comes over and sits on the bed, he is wearing black shorts, and a short sleeve shirt. There is a white cloth bandage tied around his left upper arm... only to hide where he was stabbed. "So... uh... do you know what's going on?" I shook my head, I really don't get it. "So... basically, Austin doesn't trust me at the moment, and you fell. I don't know how you didn't manage to injure yourself falling off the bed. I thought maybe you were sick, but he thought that was impossible. I'm practically on house arrest, I can't call my girlfriend unless he is around. Which mind you, is fucking irritating. You are currently in my room, Austin has been out running around. He tried to leave you in that room, but I managed to talk him out of it. I thought it would be better if you weren't confined to one area. Course with that I also practically signed away my ability to leave the damn house. Apparently he has also decided to head back with me and my girlfriend. Though what I got from that is you won't come over with him, cause she is kinda still a cop... It's kinda more of a side job now."
I don't fully understand what is going on. I don't get why this is happening to me. It's hard to even comprehend it. "So... how has Jane, and my family dealt with everything so far?" I should at least know what my family is dealing with.
"Yeah, the thing about that. Apparently, they found a body a few days ago. Similar face structure, height, and such. You were the only one to have been called in. I'm guessing that you might have had a twin or something. All the news coverage says that its you. She was found a couple days after you went missing, barely alive, a whole bunch of cuts were found on her arms. There is no record of her missing. Your parents recognize her as you, and the doctors think she has memory loss, or amnesia. So everyone is pretty lenient on her not knowing them. James on the other hand, treats her like an imposter. Airis said that she is still in the hospital, and that when she was found she had drugs in her system, likely from when she was tortured. She had asked the girl her name, partially cause I told her to. She kept saying 'I don't know', 'Don't hurt me', and 'I can't help you find Lilith'. Any of that mean something to you?"
"I think her name... its... Sarah..." I don't know if it really is. I don't know why my name came up. I don't understand what is happening. If it really is Sarah, then I'd be crying tears of joy. It's been almost 15 years since I lost my sister. We were at school, and there was this kid that liked me. I wasn't fond of him, and we were around 5 at the time. We stayed after school, and was a bit of a mess. I went to the bathroom, before going to get my sister from her class. She wasn't there, and so I went back to mine to see if she was looking for me. I went to mom's car, and she asked me where Sarah was, I didn't know. Sarah has been missing, but the police assumed she was dead. There were multiple students who left the week she went missing, so there was really nothing they could do. I had forgotten about her, and around that time, was when I got really close to Uncle Vincent.
"What makes you think her name is Sarah? And by that response, I assume you know who they, whoever they are, are looking for?" I nod, "Who is it?" And with that I break down in tears.
I don't remember anything from school, except how I couldn't find her. And how she was just gone. It's been so long since I've even heard someone call me that name. I chose to go by Lilie cause that is what she called me, I hated my name, how that one creep said it. I don't even remember who he is, I do vaguely remember him telling me, that he'd come back for me after a few years. I didn't like him, so I forgot those words. That memory pounds in my head, my fears are all pouring into my mind. Maybe he wanted me, and got my twin sister instead...
Sebastian put his arms around me and gave me a hug. "It's ok kiddo. You don't got to tell me now. I will tell Airis to ask, but I would like to hear the story from you sometime." He looks down at a watch on his right wrist, "Just go back to bed, I'll make lunch, and wake you up then. If it's too painful now, sleep, and deal with it later." He held me for a few minutes as I cried, when I finally stopped sobbing and had calmed, he laid me back in the bed. "Just rest for now, and if it helps, your safe here."
I laid in the bed, and watched him leave, I cried myself back to sleep. It seemed to take hours, but when I was finally asleep I welcomed the blackness. I welcomed the solitude that filled my head, and the happy dreams that chased away the fears.
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