The Memory of My Tragic Accident

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I opened my eyes to see, yet again, the irritating glare of the ceiling lights. The sickly green walls added to the nauseating clinical feeling. It is no surprise I cannot “progress” enough to leave with such dismal surroundings. I regained most of my strength quickly after the accident but my memory did not appear to be coming back. The doctors had said my accident had made national news. “Car accident...his wife in labour...memory may never return...tragic accident”. Simply an unfortunate case of wrong place and wrong time they said. The irony of the incident being we all ended up in hospital. Since then I have been completely unable to recollect any of my past. I could not even remember my own name. Isabella Pyper. The sound still felt strange on my tongue. I glanced up at the clock which displayed 8:59AM. This meant one minute before two strangers and a doctor were going to wander into my room.

On cue, the doors swung open when the clock struck the hour. The strangers took up their usual place on the right side of my bed with the doctor on the left. I could not remember how many days, weeks or months it had been the same; the doctor would discuss my progression with my “parents” and then refuse to mention anything about my return home. Life in hospital was exceptionally repetitive. The doctor began his methodical discussion on my condition - which I was generally used to zoning out of - however this time he spoke differently. Instead of talking to my parents he was directly addressing me. He then proceeded to exclaim the one word I had longed to hear since I woke up many moons ago from my coma: home. I could not remember my home but I was desperate to leave the dire gloom of the hospital. The doctor signed my release forms th...

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...ht. It was taking long steady breaths. I gulped. It was fight or flight so I ran. My feet pounded the forest floor faster than I ever though possible to run. I did not know where I was going except further into the woods. It all seemed familiar like this had happened before but I still could not remember. They all looked the same, just a blur as I sprinted past. My feet were throbbing from the various cuts and splinters from the forest floor. I could not remember why I did not have my shoes on. However that did not matter. I could feel the beast catching up. I could hear his feet hitting the leaves behind me. I had no other choice. I stopped and I turned to look at the beast. Its striking blue eyes are what struck me the most. They were mine. I took in every feature of the beast. My hair, my body, my face. It was me. Why was I running from myself? Was I the monster?

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