When the Fate Changes

Chapter 4

DYLAN

Dr. Hillary brings food on me at lunch. Even though my condition is already better we decided to pretend as if I still need rest while we are thinking about what we are going to do.

"Why are you helping Rain, I thought you're not close?” I asked while eating my lunch. She sigh and seriously look at me while eating her burger and sitting in my bed.

"You know what, it still feel weird talking to Dr. Rain as talkative and asking so many questions. Besides, we're not that close so I don't need to answer you, right?" she sarcastically answered.

"I'm not used to shut up and stay quiet for a long time" I said to myself but still letting her to hear it.

"What really happen? How your body changes? I mean yesterday--

"I understand, you can't also construct the question because of this complicated situation. Actually, Rain is my fiancée's cousin and we just met yesterday at our engagement party. “I explained. She looks at me so shocked.

"So, you're getting married?”

"Isn't it obvious?”

"I don't know... Then, what happen next? "

"Tammy said she's going to the bathroom but she's not coming back after 30 minutes so I and Rain decided to find her. But then, groups of men force us to go inside a van and just leave us in a dark place and after that this just happened"

She thinks deeply and stays quiet for a while.

"I am thinking if Dr. Rain also, this shocked like you today... It's just that, I can't imagine something like this will happen to someone. Is it okay to pity you? "

I smiled and don't know how I will answer her. She's asking for permission about her emotion.

"Even you pity me, I pity myself more. I pity Tammy because she doesn’t even see my face before this happens" I already missed her. Dr. Hillary suddenly stands up and looks at me seriously.

"You're already discharged. Go find your girlfriend now and explain everything to her. I know she can also understand. I can take care of the hospital here. I will also find Dr. Rain's body so don't worry. I hope everything that happen to you is just for a short time and just temporary. "

I just looked at her while she's talking to me. She really is a great person. We just met hour ago but I feel like she already knows more about me. I just nod at her and smile.

She brings clothes for me to wear and gave me money for the cab. She gives the inhaler I used a while ago and she also writes her number to a piece of paper. We walked outside the hospital and help me on directions. I don't even have an idea that this place is so far from my home.

"I don't know if this will be our first and last meet, Mr. Dylan, but I hope you'll help yourself out." she calmly said.

"Your nurse friend is right. You're so cool, Dr. Hillary... Thank you for your help and I promise I will also find my own body" I go inside the cab after we said goodbye. I look at her on the side mirror beside the driver's seat outside the car and watched her as the car start. She just stands there and I feel like someone is on my back whatever may happen.

Now, I'm going home. I rode 2 cabs before I can reach my destination. It was almost 2 hours after I went home. I ring the bell on the gate. I decided to stop here because I feel like this is the only place that I can find my real body.

I see my mother opening the gate and I smiled at her, even though I know she can't recognize me. She looks sad the moment I see her so I consciously change the expression on my face.

"Good afternoon... Ms. Fliessbach, I just want to ask if Dylan is there." I asked. I'm asking for myself.

"The truth is until yesterday he's not yet going home. We can't contact him and we don't know where he is. Who are you? You looked familiar" this is not the answer I'm expecting.

"Actually, I am also at the party yesterday ma'am, I am Tammy's... cousin" now I also, suddenly feel sad.

"I see, can you call me if you see Tammy"

"What do you mean, ma'am?”

"She's not answering her phone and her family also don't know where is she. We thought that they both run before the wedding but I know they are not that kind of person. I know my son so much" I feel something bad happened to Tammy. I also feel bad for worrying my mother too much. She doesn't even know that I'm in front of her. I want to hug her but I can't.

I leave our house and I can't tell her the truth because I know she will worry so much more than she worries today because of my situation. Someday, I will tell the truth to my family.

I need to find both Tammy and my body and I need someone to help me. I remember Brian and he is the only person that can also understand me. His house is not too far from mine. It's just 2 streets after I can reach his house.

I ring the doorbell. I know he can recognize Rain because they already met at the party yesterday but I don't know if he can recognize me. No one is opening the gate. I ring the doorbell again for the second time but no one's really going outside.

"Excuse me sir, but the man that is living there already leave, this morning. He's bringing his luggage and no one knows where he is." the teenage boy said and started to walk again.

I thought only my body and Tammy is who I need to find but, also my best friend. I feel like everything around me suddenly goes away from me even myself. I can't still think what I will do next after this and who will I find first. I just feel hopeless and now I really pity myself even more.

I stopped at a convenient store and buy water and rest at the table outside, thinking deeply. Now, there's nothing I can ask for help. I don't even have money, shelter, clothes and cell phone that I can use. The kidnappers are really good.

They didn't kill us both but they give us miserable and helpless life. Even dying is better than the life I have now. I look around and see a telephone on the post. I remember the paper Dr. Hillary gave me but I'm still embarrassed to ask for help.

I'm still having a dilemma on what I'm going to do. But, I have decided. I really need to ask for help. There still something and someone I need to find. This is the last hope. A 10% hope remaining.