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A i d e n C h r i s t e n s e n

'Where am I?'

'Am I dead?'

I woke up in a room which was so unfamiliar to me. I couldn't remember anything what happened to me...but wait...*flashes of memories*...I was in accident. I-I...thought I was going to die, drowning in the sea as I fall from the cliff...

"Aiden??" A familiar voice suddenly approached me. "Oh thank goodness that you're okay. We thought we...." but suddenly someone cut her in.

"Come on, just give him some space," this time, it was from a guy.

My eyesight was still blurry when I tried to look at them, but I really know that voices. They are my friends, Laura and Shawn.

My throat felt so dry and my voice wouldn't even come out as I was trying to talk with them.

"Aiden?? Are you okay?" Laura, my best friend asked me as she noticed me was struggling to speak. "Is there anything you need?"

"W-Wa-water...." I hardly speak out.

"O-oh...*looks around*....Shawn.... Give me that!!!," the clumsy Laura grabbed the mineral bottle from Shawn's grip which left him hanging for awhile. "

They are still with me even though I completely left them behind after that incident.

Laura poured some water on the glass then put a straw so it will be easier for me to take a sip.

"Thanks..." I thanked her after taking a few sips of the water.

"How did I get here?" I moved a little so I could sat straight on the bed while leaning my back on the soft pillow with Laura's help.

"All of us were waiting for you like our planning, but unfortunately you never arrive. And then Shawn got a call from the police saying that you got into an accident." Laura explained, looking so worried about me. "Do you remember anything from it?"

"It was so blurry...but I did remember that I was drowning after falling from the cliff," I answered them.

"Oh God...luckily you're safe," Laura sounded relieved.

I nodded a little, still confused with all of this.

"Oh...my bike, do you happen to know-...." I stopped when saw Shawn shook his head as he just answered my unfinished question.

"Hmmm I guess I need to earn more money to buy a new one, huh," I curved a small smile on my lips so that they have not to worry about me anymore.

"Don't you dare, Aiden..." Laura suddenly protested with my words and gave me a death glare, "And you too, Shawn!" Then turned to her boyfriend too, making the both of us swallowed hard when her angry side just showed up.

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I got discharged a day after and both of my best friends made sure I arrived to my vacation house safely by giving me a ride. Laura even brought food from her home, so the three of us could have lunch together, just like our campus days years ago.

"God, I really missed your cooking so much," I said with a mouthful of spaghetti.

"Just eat slowly, you idiot," Laura seemed a bit pissed of me. "I don't want someone end up dead after eating my food..."

Shawn and I burst out of laughter.

This is surely reminded of me the old times.

I looked down to my plate which contained half of the spaghetti and a meatball on it. I did a big mistake to them for years but still, they are treating me better, as their best friends.

"I'm so sorry, Laura, Shawn...." I suddenly spoke out after being quiet for awhile. "I shouldn't have-..."

But Laura cut me in, "It's okay, Aiden. We get that....I mean, we understand how you feel after losing someone that you're truly love. Even for me, I might do the same thing if I ever lose Shawn. Let the past bygone, let's start with the something new. Be a new person, Aiden. "

"Yes, buddy," Shawn agreed with his girlfriend. "Laura is right. Just be a new person and at least, try to move on from...you know who I meant, right? Live your life to the fullest and achieve what you've dream about like you used to say when we were kids." My best friend patted my shoulder, convincing me to change to be a better person.

Laura and Shawn left my house 2 hours later and that fierce girl already gave me a warning for not to come out from my house for a week until my health is fully recover.

Seriously I really don't want to make her pissed off or I'll might be dead for sure.

I took a bottle of soft drink from the refrigerator then walked towards the living room where my paces stopped right in front of the black piano.

Mia's favourite instrument to be exact.

*piano's melody*

I played the song we used to play together long ago.

Conon in D major, her favourite.

'I really hope you can hear this, Mia,'

Shawn was right...I should probably move on from my past and live my life for the future. So maybe, this is the last time I will think of you, my dear Mia. But still, you will always have a special place in my heart and no one can ever replace it.

*****

The next morning, I woke up to a loud sound coming from outside of my bedroom. That can't be a theft...because I heard the neighbourhood has a smart security.

Hmm..this is weird, I already locked the front doors after my friends left yesterday.

I quickly scoot away from my bed and slowly walked away from the bedroom to check out who just broke into my house. And surprisingly, the whole living room and kitchen were completely a mess. The couch pillows and books were all over the floor and the food…*sighs*…

Wow..it’s going to be a lot to do, today.

But who did this anyway?

I went to check my valuable properties but none of it were missing. So it wasn’t a theft at all. That’s weird.

*loud bang*

There was something heavy fell from my walking closet which made me jumped a little. I quickly grabbed my phone out of my pocket, preparing myself to dial the emergency number while taking my paces towards the closet.

I was totally in shocked when saw someone in there, half naked, who was standing in the middle of the closet with a broken floor lamp right beside of her feet.

"M-Mia???...."

To be continue…