Born To Shine

Born To Shine

Prologue

My eyes fluttered open and I found myself in a bright, white room. It took a while for my eyes to adjust. I heard a beeping sound in the background which started to irritate me. I sighed quietly before I found the will to move and I slowly sat up.

I looked curiously around the room to find pale, white walls and one curtain is drawn beside me. I looked at the bed I was resting on and saw that it had rails and it felt rather lumpy. There were seats on either side and had machinery scattered around it. It then clicked in my brain that I was in hospital. What happened? I asked myself. Before I could think my attention went towards the door.

Two familiar looking people opened it. The girl had rich red hair and gleaming grey eyes which were red and puffy. Her features were angular but held warmth. Our eyes locked for a second and she sighed and smiled sadly. Next to her was a man, he looked younger than the girl but seemed protective of her. His blonde hair was messy but still held it's style. He had lighter eyes which had a little blue on the edge of them. He too was sad but didn't have puffy red eyes. It took me a moment to register that it was my brother and sister.

Marco and Elise. Elise was nineteen and was studying in university so I didn't see her much and Marco was seventeen and was a high school senior. I smiled weakly at them as they approached me and sat on either side of my bed. We sat in silence. Marco and Elise seemed to be having a silent conversation with their eyes. I couldn't find my voice to say anything, so I hoped they would break the silence.

"Lizzie I am happy that you have finally woken up," Elise said hesitatingly from my left. Her voice was just as I remembered it, but it was sad.

Confusion was clear on my face. How long have I been out?

"You were in a coma for three weeks," Marco said answering my silent question. I wanted to say something out loud so badly, but words didn't come.

"Lizzie say something!" Elise urged.

"What happened?" I managed to say, my voice was as soft as a whisper.

"Do you remember anything?" Marco asked. I thought for a minute, what had happened? I rubbed my left hand on my forehead since my right hand an IV on it. After a minute or so of racking my brain of what had happened, it came to.

Flashes filled my mind as I reminisced. I remembered everything. The argument. The shouting. The car crash. Everything happened so fast... I ran my fingers through my hair.

"The crash..." I managed to say, my voice came out just a decibel higher than a whisper. Marco nodded and shared a look I didn't understand with Elise.

"Where's Mum and Dad?" I asked, then looked around the room to see if they were in here but they weren't...

I furrowed my eyebrows, where could they be? Marco and Elise again looked in each other's eyes and engaged into another silent conversation. Anxiousness and hesitance were clear on their features.

"Lizzie, is anything hurting?" Shall I call the nurse?" Elise said after a minute. She changed the subject something must've happened. But what?

"Where's Mum and Dad?" I asked again desperate for an answer. Why weren't they telling me? My pulse started to race at the anxiety I was beginning to feel. There was a beeping sound which seemed to be at pace came to my attention until I realised that it was my heartbeat, it was clearly heard from the monitor.

"Lizzie are you okay? Your heart pulse is rising," Elise said, referring to the beeping monitor. She had once again changed the subject.

"Where are Mum and Dad?" I asked for the third time. My voice was loud in the quiet room, my already hammering heart was beginning to increase more, I was scared that I might have a panic attack. Marco sighed, finally giving in.

"They have gone Lizzie," He choked out. I looked at him confused. Gone where? I decided to speak out my thoughts, staying silent wasn't doing anything.

"Where have they gone?" I asked. Elise and Marco shared a look but didn't say anything. I started to get impatient.

"Why aren't they here? Where are they?" I asked loudly.

"Lizzie they are dead," Marco said. I felt my whole world crashing down on me. My heart stopped beating for a second. Marco and Elise gave a worried glance to the monitor. My eyes started to well until my vision was blurry. I heard ringing in my ears, my nose blocked and I found it hard to breathe. My stomach clenched as I closed my and tears escaped my ears and streamed down my face. My body felt numb and I began to feel light-headed as if I was going to faint.

But I couldn't close my eyes yet. I opened them and a little cry escaped my mouth. I was going to break down. I shook my head and refused to believe it my parents wouldn't leave me, would they?

"You're lying." I managed to choke out.

"It's the truth Lizzie," Elise said. I shook my head again. This can't happen to me. I wouldn't let it.

"No... No..." I trailed. My sister then brought me into her arms but I refused to be comforted. So I stayed stiff but then gave in as I cried.

I'm an orphan.

I have no parents.

No one to wake me up in the morning.

No one to listen to my constant blabbing about school.

No one to talk to.

My mother will never be able to question me about my first boyfriend.

My father wouldn't be able to question boys to see if they were good enough for me.

He couldn't walk me down the aisle because one day I may get married.

And my mum wouldn't be there crying her eyes out as I depart to go on my honeymoon.

I couldn't have that. I cried for I'm not sure how long. I was cradled between both Marco and Elise. I then remembered Benjamin. My little brother. What happened to him? I sniffed and sat up. I rubbed my eyes which I knew where red and puffy.

"Where's Ben?" I asked hoping that his fate wasn't as bad as my parents.

"He's gone too." My brother whispered, making his voice sound like the silence. Another cry left my mouth and my eyes welled up again but I wasn't going to cry.

"Why? What did I do?" I said.

"You didn't do anything," Elise said. I shook my head.

"Then why does fate hate me- us?" I said.

"I don't know Liz..." My brother said.

I was told that everything happens for a reason. Good or bad. There was nothing I could do now. I remembered the words my parents always told me.

That I was born to shine