'Why isn't she up yet? it has been hours now'
'Mother, she has to rest to get better'
'Oh Mia! Please wake up dear, soon'
'Abulea, Why you calling her Mia? Do you even know what it means?'
'Ow! Don't hit me now'
'You all are going to wake her up with all this noise'
'Arent you a healer? You can't do anything? I don't know why you even brag-'
'When did I ever brag about it?'
'Ow! Stop hitting me'
I could hear voices from around me, and none of them were familiar. There was an ache in the back of my head. I wanted to keep sleeping. A few more hours. I had tried moving my body a couple of hours ago too, but it wouldn't move. I thought that I had called for help too, but my lips hadn't moved at all. I wanted to use the restroom, I was hungry and I was thirsty. And I had to use the restroom. Some of those voices were comforting on their own account, while others felt distant.
I decided to try again, before they would leave, blinking my eyes and trying to open them. My lips felt dry as I parted them a little and whispered.
'Water! I need water'
'She is up!' That familiar soothing voice again.
Footsteps of more than one person, who were right now in the room with me grew louder. I could see their frames with my blurry vision and slowly I opened my eyes again. There was a cloth on my lips and for some reason it was hurting to speak anything.
'Oh Mia, Don't talk much, it must hurt'
I heard someone groan behind her and then she looked back to glare at that person. I wanted to look around too, see who was there, someone I knew, I needed someone I knew
'Where-...' it was taking a lot of effort to say anything and so I tried to get up on the bed.
'Xander! Help her' The lady orders someone, someone named Xander. I didn't know the name, and as he stepped forward, I didn't recognise him too.
He was a tall man, almost 6'0 or more. Everyone was taller than me. He had one of those shiny faces, smooth and with no acne. His skin pale like that of a vampire. And although he was wearing a shirt and pant, his hair was messed up, the dark shade of brown. Jaw like that could cut stones. But he seemed distant. His eyes looked lost and he looked cold.
I didn't know him at all.
'Shouldnt we wait for the doctor' He said turning back to the kind lady.
His voice wasn't the soothing one. So who was it then? Who else was in the room. I wanted him to speak again too. For some reason, I felt myself calmed whenever he spoke.
'Just help her now, I shouldn't have to repeat myself again'
I was liking the lady more and more. She was kind and she was firm. She looked beautiful too. And it was like I had seen her somewhere, but I couldn't place her where.
The cold one was struggling to take her order. He looked at me as if he would hurt me if he touched me. I knew the feeling. If I moved now, I would hurt myself too. My whole body felt sore and aching.
'Is the patient up?'
That must be the doctor.
'One of you called me, I was just on my way for the checkup. I apologise if I was late' He proceeded to check my chart and then walked towards me.
'That's....strange'
There was something wrong with me? Other than the fact that I was feeling like I was dying right now, what could be wrong.
'Is she okay, doctor?' The lady sounded worried, I was too, but I was sleepy too. I just needed to go to restroom, drink water and sleep.
'As per the attack by the wild animal in the woods' The doctor shifted his gaze towards the Lady and the Cold one, 'The incident which was mentioned in the police report'
'Oh yes, a wild animal attacked her' The lady said with an unsure look on her face
'Yes, and as per her charts, her condition should have been more critical'
'What do you mean, Doctor' The Cold one said
'Here see in the charts, Broken Jaw, Broken Ribs, Broken Spine, Fracture in Right leg, and Shoulder Dislocation'
The lady gasped visibly and looked at me, and then back at the doctor.
'And from her vitals and today's chart, except for the small swelling near her jaw, and some bruises on the parts that was marked as broken, there is nothing critical'
Broken Ribs...and Spine...and Jaw? Attack from a wild animal?
'I was-' I winced as I tried to speak again but this time I was too curious to stop ,'I was attacked by an animal?'
The sudden concern on the face of the doctor made me worry more. He looked at me and then back at The lady and the Cold one. Rubbing his temple, he went near to the door and signalled to the Man to come to him, while the lady moved closer to me.
Her hand softly brushing my hair as she kept staring at me and then leaned closer to whisper
'The doctor doesn't know about the wolf, the wolf which attacked us yesterday, you know right?'
I looked back at her and shook my head. I didn't know why she was whispering and what she meant by getting attacked by a wolf.
'Xander!' She yelled calling the Cold one
'She doesn't remember last night'
Last Night? What has happened last night?
'You remember nothing about the woods, dear?' Her voice was slurry as she was leaning close to me again. Her face was familiar and yet I didn't know what she was saying.
'I didn't...I don't remember it'
What happened to me