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chapter two. ****************************Serena**************************** �Black . . . . . everything is black . . . . . .� I thought. �where am I ?� I didn�t know because I couldn�t see. I tried to move but it was like every single bone in my body weighed a ton, I didn�t have much strength to move much. then I heard voices. �she�s moving !!!!!� I didn�t recognize the voice but it was oddly familiar. �Mina your seeing things ! she�s perfectly still !� said another voice. �no, Lita really watch her closely ! she moved, I swear she moved !� said the first voice. assuming they were talking to me, I made an effort to move again, this time a bit more easily but still not able to pull myself up. �Yes ! she did move ! doctor ! she�s getting up !� said the second voice. during then there was a rush, and people started talking, I could hear them but couldn�t make out what they said. using every bit of the energy left in my body I opened my eyes. At first everything was white, but then I started making out a few things, but still everything was hazy. a big blur. I could make out the outline of somebody standing over me, peering at me. �yes indeed, she has gotten up. we had almost given up hope, in her ! call her parents immediately and give them the good news.� he said. he was wearing a white coat, so I assumed he was a doctor, but what was I doing in a hospital ? by now my vision had cleared by I still had to squint. I could make out two girls standing by the bed next to me. a blond one, who had her hair tied back in a big red bow, the other one had brown hair tied back with a green scrunchy. their eyes were both puffy and red looking, but they were smiling at me. I looked at them startled, then my vision became blurry again. �she needs her rest, let her sleep. Why don�t you girls leave and come back tomorrow ?� even before hearing their answer, my eyes closed involuntarily, and I drifted off into dreamless sleep.
************************************************************* Mina was talking to the doctor, when Lita returned from making the phone calls to Serena's parents and their closest friends. �Did you call Amy and Ray ? they need to know.� Mina asked. �yup, don�t worry they are all happy, Amy and Ray are coming here first thing tomorrow morning, they wanted to come today but I told them that the doctor said family only, her parents of course are on there way here now, they�ll be here in no time at all.� Lita stated. They fell into a comfortable silence, both there thought�s were filled with happiness that Serena was going to be o.k, and guilt, for saying that they didn�t need her, they also partly felt that it was there fault. Andrew had filled them in, on why she had run out of the arcade. �she was speaking on the phone, she looked upset, like she was going to cry, I was going to speak to her when Darien got to her first, obviously he said something not very flattering �cause she shouted and then ran out before anybody could react.� Were Andrew�s exact words. �How do you think she�s going to react about Darien, it is pretty bad news� Lita said breaking the silence. Mina sighed in reply and they lapped into silence again. Their silence was interrupted when Serena�s parents and her brother, Sammy, literally ran towards them. Serena�s mother was very much out of breath when she reached Mina and Lita. �where�s my baby, what have you done to my baby ! I want to see my baby!� she managed to shout, struggling to walk through Serena�s room which was blocked by a few nurses and a very flustered looking doctor. �Excuse me ma�am but are you Mrs. Tsukino ?� he asked unnecessarily. �yes, yes NOW LET ME SEE MY BABY !!!!!!!!� compared to Serena�s mother, her father was nothing. Surprisingly she didn�t wake Serena by her wailing. �Shhhhhh, there are other patients here, you don�t want them awake at this hour do you. Serena is fine, she needs to rest and tomorrow evening she�ll be fine, I assure you, she can go home as soon as we have run some tests and see no damage, but physically she�s fine, why don�t you take a little peak, but don�t disturb her.� The doctor opened the door and let us peak, she stirred lightly but her eyes stayed closed. I recommend you all go back to your homes and have a restful sleep, I�ll phone you when she�s awake BUT you are not to come in unless called, do you understand ?� he addressed us in a serious manner. We nodded. But we were still reluctant to leave, Mrs. Tsukino kept asking if she could kiss Serena goodnight or at least blow her a kiss, this time the doctor didn�t give in. Admitting defeat we all left, and crawled into our inviting beds in which we�d had six weeks of sleepless nights. Today though, all of them fell asleep as soon as there heads touched the pillow.
*****************************Serena************************** �Ah, good morning � no I mean Good afternoon !� my eyes focused on the figure and I had a flash of memory � �i�m in a hospital�. � why don�t I bring you a nice hot breaky?� the nurse said to me, as though I was a five year old, without waiting for my answer she left. I looked around the room, it was white clean and somehow dull except for the bedside table which was filled with get well cards and I miss you cards, next to it a bunch of red roses. She sat up and reached up to pick up one of the cards. She opened it. It read :
Dear darling Serena, Who is Serena, that thought startled her. Was it her ? it couldn�t be . . . . . maybe they mixed up her room with someone elses. She laughed out loud. �my name�s not Serena its . . . .its . . . .� she froze. The card fell from her hands onto the white bedspread.
�Who am I ?� her voice echoed her thoughts.
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