My Second Chance

Chapter - 2

It's so silent. Not even a bird's chirping can be heard. Then I hear beeping. What's that noise? I can even hear people talking. Have they found my body? Can I still get my revenge? Oh, how I wish I could just open my f*****g eyes. I can't even feel anything.

I forcefully tried to open my eyelids, then I started to hear the words more clearly.

"She's waking up! Quick! Call the doctor over!" a woman said.

What the hell is going on? Who is it? Who said that? I heard the door open.

I finally pry my eyes open and look. It's too bright. Everything is still blurry, but I can make out a male figure. I furrowed my eyebrows. I blinked a few times and now I can see him clearly. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out. What the hell? The male doctor came closer and started examining me. After he was done, he looked at a woman. She had long caramel brown hair, with no wrinkles on her face. I saw tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Everything is fine except that she can no longer speak. Whoever did this to her damaged her vocal cords. Even surgery to restore her vocal cords won't work." He then walked towards the table and picked up a notebook and pen. He walked towards me and gave it to me. I quickly grabbed them and started writing.

'Who are you?' I wrote and showed them.

The woman looked at me and started crying again." What happened to her? Does she not know who I am?"

"Looks like she has amnesia. It's a person who lost his or her memory. But there's a chance to recover, just act like you always do and make sure to help her little by little for her. Don't rush her to remember everything, one step at a time." The doctor said, writing something down on his board. The woman nodded and sat on the edge of the bed.

" I'm your mother, Alana. Do you remember your name? " she said, smiling softly. My mother? She doesn't look anything like my mother and my mother died a long time ago. I looked to the side and saw a mirror. My eyes grew wide. That's not me. I had caramel brown hair with hazel eyes. With natural red lips and amazing eyebrows and eyelashes. Who am I?

I looked at the woman and shook my head. "Your name is Shadow, dear." She then looks at the doctor and asks. When can I take her back home? "

" Since she's well and there is nothing wrong with her body's condition, you can take her today, but you need to sign some paperwork. After that, she can leave". The woman nodded and went with the doctor. I got out of bed and opened a drawer to see some clothes there. I took them out and put on some ripped blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and a jean jacket. I combed my hair and looked in the mirror. I tied my hair in a ponytail and then packed everything in a bag.

After I was done, the woman from before (my so-called mother) walked in and helped me carry my bags. We left the hospital and got into the car. As we were driving to the woman's home, I noticed her glancing at me. When we got to the house, she showed me my room and I started to unpack. It was a modern white and grey two-story house with a beautiful garden around it.

When I was done unpacking, I looked in the mirror again. How can this be me? Whoever this girl was, she had the same name as me, but she looks completely different. I had short black hair, while she has long caramel brown hair. I had baby blue eyes. She has hazel eyes. I had puffy pink lips, she had puffy red lips. Everything was different. It's like we are opposite people with the same name. I walked to the calendar and saw that it has been a year since I died. I lay down on the bed but as soon as I hit the pillow I felt something under it. I sat up and took out a diary. Huh. This might help my situation a bit. But what's the code? I started looking around the room for some kind of code, but I didn't find it. I started guessing the code. It was a four-digit code. Before I knew it, it was already 9 pm and I heard a knock on the door.

After I ignored it, I heard the door open and someone walking in. I was guessing it was that woman, so I ignored her.

"Are you alright?" I heard a male's voice say. I looked towards the door to see a man about twenty years old. Who is he? I crooked my head to the side, trying to figure out who it was. "Looks like you really do have amnesia," he said, furrowing his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes and continued to guess the code. I could feel him watching until I heard the woman's voice. Shadow! Alex! Time for dinner!

Alex huh? I quickly put the book under the pillows and walked past him. I walked downstairs and sat down at the dinner table. We started eating and the woman stopped. "Oh, Shadow, dear. I forgot to tell you Alex is your older brother. He'll help you navigate the school for a week, alright?" She said, waiting for me to respond. I nod and we get back to eating, but I can feel Alex's eyes still on me.

After we finished eating, I helped her clean the table and wash the dishes. As I was helping her she would tell me that I used to do this with her all the time. She explained a lot and even told me about the boyfriend that I would always bring over home. But when she mentioned him, I noticed her disapproval of him. After we finished, I went back to my room and continued guessing the lock numbers.

I gained a bit of information from the dinner about how I used to be very picky about what I ate, but now I don't even flinch when I eat vegetables. And how I have more amazing table manners than before. I sighed in frustration, I put the diary back in its spot and went to check the laptop. No password. Finally, something I don't need to guess. The first thing I did was put a password and changed some stuff. Then I went into messages and saw some embarrassing and shameful things. I felt my blood boil, not only was this girl in the hospital, but even her classmates are bullying her. I saw a message a few hours ago from a guy. Daniel Robinson. I checked the message to see him asking if I was okay. I left it on read and scrolled through the messages. It looks like this is my best friend. I checked his photos so I could recognize him.

After a few hours, I finally wrote about every person I should know of. After going through it a few more times, I closed the laptop and went to bed. The covers were so soft and warm. I felt my eyelids starting to close and I fell asleep right away.