2 Waking up (Ch 2)

"AH!" I yelled as I jolted awake. Where am I? I thought i was dead? Huh. Maybe that weird box had something to do with it.

Looking around I notice that it's daytime, and I'm in a small, but clean room, with greyish walls and an almost orange wooden plank floor. It had a desk with many drawers, and a computer, it looked like a nice one. I'm not sure about it though, I've never really been too good with electronics.

There was a small, but long window showing the street outside. I move around a bit and see that I'm on a twin-sized bed with a red duvet. Huh, not my favourite choice of colouring, but I'll take it.

Before I can assess my situation any more, I hear a knock on the door to the room.

"Zorro, Hun, you okay in there? I heard a yell coming from your room." A feminine voice called out to someone. But who's Zorro?

"Sorry, who's that?" 'Huh? My voice sounds a bit higher.' The moment I replied I heard something being placed down, before a woman strolled into the room, seeming slightly annoyed for some reason.

"What do you mean, 'who's that?'? If you wanted to play a prank on me, at least do it well" I was confused at what she meant by that. If I knew who this Zorro guy was, I wouldn't ask.

"Um, no, I want to know who this 'Zorro' is." I ask, genuinely confused.

And, as if something overcame the woman, she ran over me and looked me in the eyes with a worried face. Seeing nothing that would indicate that I'm lying, her eyes widen and she sprints out of the room, and for a few seconds, I wonder if she'd come back, before she bursts back into the room with a phone and starts asking a bunch of questions, in quick succession.

"What can you remember about yourself? What about me? Do you remember when you were eleven and accidentally tripped a guy and got beaten up for it?-" "WAIT!" I pushed her away, as she was getting too close for my liking. "Jeez, slow down with the questions will you? All I know is that I woke up in this bed a few minutes ago, I don't know you, or me, or where I am!" That.. seemed to stop her. She just stayed there, unmoving, and looking down. After a few seconds, "You're not lying, are you?".

"No... Why would I?" At this point I'm very confused. What the hell have I gotten myself into?

The woman's breathing becomes hitched, and her eyes widen. She starts taking deep breaths to let it sink in, and and eventually calms down enough to speak.

"Um, are you okay?"

She takes a few more deep breaths.

"No, but it seems I need to explain some things. But first I'm going to call the hospital quickly."

She leaves the room and after around ten minutes she comes back, stating that a doctor will be visiting to ask some questions. 

She then starts explaining everything about her and I. It turns out I'm Zorro, or at least, the past owner of this body was, and she's this body's mother, Claire, which now makes sense seeing her worry so much about me before. I'm supposed to be 13, and we live at West City, in quite a large house for two people. It seems my father left when I was very young, hence the larger-than-average (for two people) house, as it was bought before he left. 

My mother works at Capsule Corporation (CC) which gives her more than enough pay for the both of us, and I go to West City Middle-School. I don't have the best grades, but I supposedly excel in Biology. My overall grade is just brought down by my other subjects.

After the hours of explaining, she stops and gets dinner ready.

- - - - -

During dinner my mother is quiet, it seems she doesn't know what to say to me.

"Mother." She stops eating, slight surprise on her face hearing me call her that, even though I've 'lost my memory'.

"Maybe we don't need the doctor to come over, I mean I feel fine! I can remember basic things, I don't need a checkup."

"No. You still need it, it's important"

"Come on! Please, I don't like doctors, they scare me! I'll study, and keep up my health, I'll even clean up the house."

My mother seems conflicted at this. Seeing my resolve she reluctantly agrees and gets on the phone.

I grin very slightly. That's one problem down.

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