My mind had been in a jumble after I saw that picture. Almost as if I was supposed to solve some sort of mystery that I didn't even know existed. Like why did my adoptive family not say a word about this and why did my twin brother not reach out to me? I was even more confused than I had been when I was told that I was pregnant with Ashlie.
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"Cherry, I didn't mean to upset you," Mitch said. I frowned, I wasn't upset with him. I was upset with the whole situation.
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"I always thought I didn't fit," I said, "So, why did they lie to me like that all these years?" Mom never liked me, so I thought it was just because Dad liked to dote on me, but maybe it's because I'm not actually her child? Dad always swore up and down that I was his own flesh and blood. All of a sudden, a wave of clarity hit me. This wasn't my life, this was all my teenage daydreams coming true and it wasn't a good thing, because the last thing on that list was not something I wanted anymore. I had no way of knowing when it would come, so I had to be careful.
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"Cherry, why don't you go lay down?" Mitch said.
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"That's a good idea," I said, "Thanks." I laid down on the bed, I fell asleep very easily.
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Several hours later, I woke up in a hospital bedroom all alone. My body felt all wrong, almost as if I just woke up after almost dying. I pressed the nurse call button and after a few minutes a nurse came in. The nurse was a tall guy, with dark curly hair and brown eyes.
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"What happened to me?" I asked.
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"You almost died due to lack of sleep and over dependence on caffeine," the nurse said.
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"That's weird," I said, "I was fine and just went to bed right before this."
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"Miss Steele, you might've been dreaming," the nurse said, "You have been in a coma for three years." Three years? Now that I think about it, if I was back in reality, all of that would make sense, but I didn't feel like I was dreaming.
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"That can't be," I said, "It felt so real."
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"It can do that sometimes," the nurse said. I sighed, I was tired again, so I closed my eyes.
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I opened my eyes again to see the house that I lived in with Mitch and Ashlie. I tried shaking off that weird feeling that I just visited reality in my sleep, but it wouldn't stop bugging me. I walked over to Ashlie's room, to see her playing with her toys. She looked so happy. Did I really choose this life over reality?
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