The Switch Up

Chapter 2~ The Switch Up

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Have you ever wondered how it would be like if your long life dream should actually become reality , if you have I'll be glad to inform you that it wouldn't be as sweet and interesting like that of the movies or Disney fairytales where there are happy ever afters . Growing up has actually made me realise the reason why Disney fairytales usually end after the princess meets her prince and they get married to each other is because they don't want us to know how the after life of the characters . Let me use of snow white for example , after the prince met snow white in the middle of nowhere in a forest , he kisses her and she comes back to life and they get married forgetting that her evil Stepmom is still alive , let's not get into fairytales and all because this is actually my own story and not anyone else's .

" Nurse , nurse !!, she's getting up " , exclaimed a young man who stood in front of me . I couldn't see his face clearly as everything was blurry. "Everything's going to be alright , the doctor said you're going to be fine".

Suddenly a woman who I believe was suppose to be the nurse came inside the room and walked up to me , with her was a stainless steel medical tray and inside it were some instruments and medicines .

"Thank God you're awake , it's been two weeks since you went unconscious Miss Kate " , she said .

She looked as if she was in her middle thirties , maybe 34 or 35 , she had a magma-red hair which she covered with her nurse's cap . Maybe it’s the way she’s put together, maybe it’s her face, or maybe it’s just the uniform — in any case, there was something very appealing about her.

“Where am I ?”, I asked as I gently got up from the bed trying to lean a little to the edge.

“You’re in the hospital”, the man exclaimed. Staring at me sloe colored eyes which gave me this warmth feeling, he had a square jaw and a stubble beard, he had a curled foam luxuriously warm blond hair.

“What do you mean I’m in the hospital?, why am I here?”, I asked with confusion.

“Umm.. Miss”, the lady began, “You were involved in a minor accident at 3rd lane street on your way to your apartment but luckily you were rushed to the hospital…”

“Involved in an accident?, how ?”, I interrupted her, “and who is this ?”, I continued pointing at the man who was now sitting beside me , holding my right hand.

“Ohhh…. That’s your boyfriend I guess, we tried contacting your family members but it seems non of them seem to live around here and we got some personal information from your phone. It seemed as though he was the person you contact with the most, so we called him as soon as we could”.

“I have a boyfriend?”, looking so puzzled, i stared right into the nurse’s eyes as she stared back. It was like we were having this staring contest I usually had with my siblings when I was younger.

“Yh, your boyfriend”, she replied.

She gave me some medicines and injected me. “I’m going to leave you both now, I’m sure the doctor would bed here any minute now”, she concluded before she left the room.

I began to gain consciousness and things became more visible, I noticed I wasn’t in the usual general hospital at Brixton. There was something different about it. Normally the hospital beds were squeaky and way less comfortable than it is currently. I know this because I’ve been on admission for a number of times but it still had its cream and blue schemed color.

“Hey, um… sorry for the inconvenience but I’m sure you got me confused for another person”, I finally broke the silence which was in the air that lasted for a minute or two.

“Kate, everything’s going to be okay, your memories maybe be a little bit fuzzy from the accident but with you’ll remember”, he said, putting my hand on his chest and leaning closer to me. I could tell that he goes to the gym a lot, because those triceps felt amazing.

“Yup, this has to be a dream”, I said chuckling nervously. “I’ll just get going now because you must be the one with a fuzzy memory”.

I got up from the bed and that’s when it hit me , I couldn’t feel my f&$ken LEG!!. I hit the floor below me like a tree when lumberjacks are taking them down. The floor below me was old and splintered wood. I stood up again , this time carefully, only to fall to my knees out of dizziness. I groaned and felt the spot on my head that ached so badly and the pungent smell from the hospital disinfectant invaded my nostrils at the moment, it felt so horrible.

“I’m sorry, I just need to get to the “, I murmured feeling so embarrassed as I began to crawl towards the exit.

“Babe, you need to relax, you’re not strong enough to be….”

“Don’t call me babe, you’re really confused” I spoke loudly out of frustration.

“Nurse! Nurse!!”, he called out in a tone which seemed as if he was worried. He came walking towards my direction just as I was about to reach for the brass door knob and picked me up.

Just then another man came through the door, not as good looking as my supposed boyfriend who I don’t even know his name. He wore a doctors coat and was about 6ft, dark skin with a buzz cut. He had baby blue almond shaped eyes

“Miss Kate, I’m glad you’re awake”, with a calm tone.

“Yes, I am awake and I’m also glad, I feel so much better now and I believe I can go home”, I responded with a fake smile on my face.

“Sure, I’ll let you go once you’re done with your last dosage of your medications”.

“When would that be please ?”,

“This evening”, he said.

He dropped what he was holding on his hands on the table and assisted my boyfriend on carrying me back to the bed. I looked towards the clock on the wall and I found out that I’ll be at the hospital for the next 5 to 6 hours because it was 10AM!.

“I’ll be leaving now, I need to get to the work before 12pm, my boss’s gonna be at the office today”, my boyfriend said as he looked at me. “ I’ll come by your place if you’re discharge or I’ll meet you here that’s if you ain’t”.

“That’ll be the best for her Mr Ryan”, the doctor exclaimed as they both left the room for me.

I was finally alone, in a huge room with my thoughts. I’m sure you don’t want to know how I spent my next hours until I got discharged so I’m going to skip all that.

I was finally allowed to go home and I thought to myself the drama is all over but unfortunately it just BEGAN!. The receptionist at the hospital booked a ride for me home which was very nice and weird at the same time because it never happens, but at least things has been weird since I woke up.

“Wow!, I can’t believe you’re in my car”, the cab man said in astonishment,

“Huh?”,

“Miss Kate, it’s actually you, just want to say I’m a huge fan of your work”, he continued as he constantly kept turning back towards the passengers swear to look at me.

“Thank you”, I replied trying my best not to make the whole situation weirder than it was already. “So what work are we talking about exactly ?”.

“Everything’s amazing miss, I can’t actually pick one as my favorite, I love all your designs and my children are huge fans also and .. and your brand , it’s magnificent”.

“Oh , yeah..yeah the brand’s magnificent”,

“Can I get an autograph?, if it’s not much to ask”, he chuckled nervously.

“Sure, but I don’t have a pen or anything…”

“Here you go”, reaching to one of the cabinets in his car and bringing out a pen and a magazine which had an image of me boldly on the front cover.

I scribbled a random signature and handed both the pen and magazine back to him.

“This means so much to me”, he said gleefully.

“Sorry, but do you know where we’re going actually because you didn’t ask for any directions and we’ve been moving?”, I asked as I had to change the topic.

“Of course, everyone knows your apartment”,

“Sure, everyone knows my apartment which is totally normal and not weird at all”, I said ironically.

The cab became quiet and after a few turns to the left and to the right we approached the street my apartment was. I was sure that the sign boards wrote “St. Ivy’s street”, but the only issue was the fact that I couldn’t actually find the building I lived in.

“We’re here ma”, he exclaimed as he parked his car in front of a huge white building and switched off the engines.

“Ohh, yeah “, I replied as I got down from the cab. “So how much is the ride?”.

“There’s no need to pay, carrying you is a huge honor ma”, he said switching on his car and zooming off.

“Everything’s going to be alright Kate, this is just a dream, you’re not, it’s just a dream”,I tried convincing myself.

I turned to the white building and took a deep breath and walked in,I reached for my purse and got my keys, at least it had the same number as the apartment I remember having. After making a few inquiries at the reception, I was directed to the door with the same number as the key “45” and then I opened it.

“Hel…hello, I’m.. I’m sorry I entered your home, but I happened to find this key somewhere and I came to return it.”, I stammered due to the amazing interior decorations of the house , the living room was fully furnished and perfect, I decided to take a little tour round the house after noticing that no one answered. After the tour I dropped the key on a table and went to the exit.

“OMG!!, Kate, I’m really happy you’re back”, Chris said as he gave me a warm hug as I opened the door to leave.

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