When I woke up this bright morning, I could hear a beeping sound and everything around me smelled of antiseptic, but even though I was awake I couldn't open my eyes and I couldn't move no matter how much I tried. I could hear everything around me and I was definitely awake. I continued to try and move or make any kind of sound. By the way it smelled here, I could only assume that I was in a hospital. Now the only question I had was why was I in a hospital? what happened to me to put me here, and why couldn't I move, why can't I open my eyes, what's going on. I could hear movement somewhere near me, but I couldn't tell how close or far it was from me.
I felt a touch on my arm and felt my fingers twitch. "Oh, did you just move?" A soft feminine voice spoke from beside me. "Have you woken up Ms. Santori?" I recognized the name as mine, I tried hard to open my eyes or move again, I needed to let this person know that I was awake, that I was aware of my surroundings. But try as I might, I just couldn't do it. "Guess not."
I am now aware of each passing day, I am aware every time someone enters my room. They must have noticed somehow that I'm aware of my surroundings because now they talk to me when they come in, for a while they didn't. I just felt them come in and out. Though aware of the days passing, I didn't know how many had passed since becoming aware. But I did try all the time to open my eyes and move. I don't know how many days had passed, but one day I woke up and my eyes opened as well. The first thing I noticed was three gold strings attached to my chest, but they didn't attach to any of the machines next to me, they led out the door of my room and out of sight.
I didn't know what the heck they were, and when a nurse came in, I asked her, but she didn't know what I was talking about and said that there were no gold strings. But even she had one, I don't know if she was lying, if she really can't see them, or if maybe they are normal and she thinks I'm weird asking about them. The doctors asked me questions, and it seems I have amnesia. The only thing I knew was my name, and I have been in a coma for the last six years. I was in some kind of accident that killed my parents, and my twin brother.
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