A Transmigrator's Story: Runaway from the Male Lead

The sound of the heartbeat monitor beeping, the faint cry from a woman, and a consoling voice of a man greeted me as I slowly regain my consciousness. I opened my eyes unhurriedly and the clean white ceiling felt too bright for my eyes that I grunted. "Oh my god, Reina! You're awake." I tried to open my eyes again until I got used to the brightness of the room. I took a glance at my surrounding, trying to make out something from it. But I still don't get how I got myself in the hospital. If I remember it correctly I'm in my apartment, sleeping in my room. Wait, is this a dream? But I can feel my chest inhaling and exhaling air. I can also feel a faint soreness and numbness in my whole body. More importantly, this woman in front of me called me Reina, which is also my name. Probably, the woman felt my confusion, she held my hand as if to assure me of something. "Don't worry dear, you're safe now. Mummy and daddy will be here for you." She was still crying while saying that but wait, mummy? daddy? When the hell did I get myself a parents. I tried to open my mouth to talk but I couldn't open it. This is a dream anyway, I'll wake pretty soon. That's what I thought. A month already passed and I'm still in this dream world, or is it even a dream world. Different dimension? Parallel world? I looked at the young, beautiful woman's reflection in the mirror. I gotta admit that we share the same look however, this girl is much younger, probably just fifteen years old and she's obviously from a rich family. I remember when I was fifteen, I worked day and night to meet ends. I have to work hard for my daily allowance and earn money for college and was able to land a job as an office worker in a well-known company, and got promoted as a department head survivor. I did everything with my own hard work. I didn't have time to be idle or even enjoy a stroll to the park with friends, wait, I didn't have friends. It's hard for me to admit but I couldn't help think that maybe I possessed this girl's body. In the whole two month of my recuperation, I met the girl's family. Her mom, Tanya Chi, and her dad, Richard Wu, seem to dote on her so much. She also has a little brother, but he couldn't visit the hospital due to his poor health. Day after day, memories from this girl's past played in my mind like a movie. I realized that the girl is a typical rich girl who loves shinny things and very spoiled. She got herself in a car accident due to the persuasion of her so called friends to a drag race and was in coma for three whole months. I felt a headache for the girl's action. "Mom, I'm sorry." I don't know why I'm saying sorry for something that I didn't even do but a sudden voice inside my head made me blurt it out. I felt a slight pain in my chest. The girl's mom, stared at me in surprise. She stopped peeling the apple in her hands and looked at me intently as if she was hallucinating. This is probably the first time that her spoiled daughter said such words. "I'm in the wrong this time. I'm sorry for making you and dad worry about me. I shouldn't have done that. I promise that this time, I will not do it ever again." My chest tightened ever more, it is as if its being squeezed real hard. Unconsciously, tears streamed down my eyes like a waterfall. Tanya Chi came near me and hugged me tightly. She tried her best not to sob but she still did, "I forgive you, okay. I already forgave you. I love you." My chest tightened again and I unconsciously hugged her back. This is probably the reason why her daughter became such as mischievous kid, but I felt a lot calmer and my chest loosened a little. Is this your final wish, Reina Wu? We even share the same name. 'Yes' . I was surprised when a voice answered in my head. 'Are you Reina Wu?' After realizing my question, I felt stupid. I heard a chuckle, 'Yes, but no longer will be.' A cool, light feeling envelope me as if something was removed in me. "Are you okay?" Tanya Chi asked when she noticed my confusion. "Yes, I am. Mom, let's go home." I said with a smile. She smiled to back to me and kissed me on my forehead. I couldn't help but feel lighthearted. If the real Reina is gone, does that mean that I will be Reina from now on? How about my real life in the another world? The real me? ----