Awake

Another month has passed since Janet learned I was in a coma. Logan continues to visit me twice a day. Now Janet comes to see me every night. They both talk to me hoping I wake up.

One Friday night after both of them leave me for the night they leave on another mission. It was that night that I start waking up. At first nothing seems to happen, but as the night passes I know something is changing in my body. I know I am still asleep but I feel heavy. I can't get anything to move but it's almost like I am falling into my body. Once I am back in my body I start feeling things. I can feel how cold the room is but I can't get my body to do anything about it. Then I start being able to hear things around me. At first I I could not place what I heard but after a while I could make out voices. Then I could hear as the people were moving around me. It takes me a while but I manage to open my eyes, at first I am shocked because when I open my eyes everything is still dark. I open and close my eyes a few times and they finally start working. I look around myself and see that I am in a white room. There is a window on my right side, I see that it is sunny outside. There are light blue curtains hanging there. At the end of the bed there is a t.v. on the wall. Below that it a white board, The words are blurry so I look away. Then I look to my left and see that the door is open. I look up and see that there are several machines that I am attached to. I try to call out to someone but start coughing. After a minute two women come into the room. The younger women helped me sit up and gave me some water.

"Sip it slowly honey."

After a few minutes she puts down the cup and the two women introduce themselves.

"Hello Natasha I am Patricia. You met my sister Racheal in France. This is our doctor Adrianna. You have been here for the past two and a half months. How can we help you now that your awake?"

I try a few times to ask questions but every time I try to talk I start coughing. After the third time of this not working Adrianna grabs a pen and some paper. She hands it to me and says," Use this to ask your questions."

So I take a few minutes to ask if Racheal is okay since I left? What happened to the people following me? How long have I been here? Where exactly am I? How long can I stay? Am I safe here?

Both women read what I wrote but Patricia answers me.

"Okay so you have been here for two and a half months now. When you collapsed at the teachers house you scared the hell out of us. We had to really fight for the first three days to keep you alive. All we could do was replace what you had lost and give you the time so you can hopefully heal. First we put in a saline drip for fluids. Then Adrianna had put you on a wide spectrum antibiotics for the fever and everything going on in your body. Then she added a vitamin and mineral cocktail to rebuild your levels. We also put in a feeding tube that we will remove once your strong enough now that you have woke up. Right now you are getting a mix of real food blends and a milk substitute. It's the only way we have to feed you right now. Your body was completely depleted. You looked like a walking skeleton when you got here. I'm telling you this now, if you hadn't made it here that night you never would have made it at all. After doing all that we have basically been watching and waiting to see if you wake up and start gaining weight again. Your at my school for gifted young people. Once you are well we will move you up to the main house and you can go to school for training since we know nothing about your powers we can test to see how you do. The group chasing you is somewhere in New York right now. I have someone leading them far away from you. You are welcome to stay here as long as you like and we will do our very best to keep you safe. Do you have any other questions?"

I shake my head yes and write, I have been asleep for over two months but right now I am so tired. Why? How long will I have to stay here?

Adrianna answers by saying," My dear your body is still trying to recover from everything. Did you know you were in complete organ failure when we found you. It will take some time. But now that your awake you will heal better. We will have to watch you for a few days and then we can run some tests before I answer that."

"How did I get so bad? I drank water whenever I could. I ate fruit and things when I could find it. I didn't get to sleep much because they were always behind me."

"That's what I thought.It was because you were pushing your body so hard. These things will happen. Luckily you made it here now you just need to recover your strength. You are safe here just relax."

Patricia nods her head in agreement as she smiles at me.

I nod my head then lay back on the bed. In a matter of minutes I fall asleep again.