[ii]

The moment I opened my eyes, I was in a neatly arranged room. the room was big with a nice fragrance. I've never seen or been in a beautiful place like that or maybe I have but I couldn't remember a thing.

Beside me was a lady in her early thirties with an afro, she looks like black, no she is definitely black. Her eyes were covered with worried expressions.

"Mom! is that you"?. A slow movement caught my eyes, it was a girl around my age(13).

She is slim with beautiful blue eyes that glow like an ocean, Her red hair is shiny. She wore a blue dress with a cardigan tied around her waist. She looks just like Rosa, but the hair differs, Rosa has black hair like mine. Who is Rosa? I don't know but that name keeps popping in my head.

"Easy dear, how are you feeling now?" the woman asks. I wanted to talk but couldn't. All I did was staring at them as if they were one of the ghosts I've been seeing or imagining.

'Hi, let me get water for ya, "The girl offers. I couldn't talk so she took my silence as a yes and walks out of the room.

The woman was now sitting beside me, examining my face and searching my eyes for something I am not sure of.

"Are you alright?do you feel pain anywhere? would you like to sit up? Too many questions and I don't know where to start answering from. I tried sitting up by myself but failed woefully, she helped me.

"Hey, thank goodness you are awake,'' A man says, walking towards the bed. He is tall, might be in his early forties. He has a little beard and wore pants with a sweatshirt, his face looks familiar. Oh my God, he was the man that brought me here.

"It's you, don't come near me!".After finishing the don't come near me, my eyes roamed from his down to up searching for their "Symbol", what symbol, I don't know.

I was caught off-guard by the worry lines plastering on his face like glues. The ill feelings I felt the first time I saw him approaching me in that scaring roadside subdued immediately.

"Here, drink," the girl says, gesturing the glass of water to my face. I took the water from her and drinks slowly, trying so hard not to choke on the water that seems to be bitter in my mouth.

"How long have I been here?"I questioned, needing an immediate answer.

"Two weeks and two days". the man replied.

"You are OK now,'' the woman adds.

"Let me get you something to eat the woman says and headed for the door.

"Do you remember anything?", the man asks before sitting on the chair beside the bed.

I... I don't know, ouch! my head hurts, I only remember ...

"I'm Jenner and this is our dad, uh sorry my dad, Jenner interrupts, giving her dad a "let's leave it for another day look". Her dad took a defeating breath before saying; "OK, I will leave you two to get to know each other. "Yeah sure", Jenner says.

"OK," I mutter.

"What's yours? your name ". She adds.

"My name? I don't know".I say, but it came out almost like a whisper.

"Don't worry I will give Tracy, do you like it?.

Um, thanks.

"You are welcome, " She said giggling. "And you are in San Diego Texas".

Texas? I asked cutting her off. "Doing what? I questioned my mind.

I heard Jenner's parent's voice coming out from the kitchen, they were talking so low or maybe my mind was playing tricks on me.

"Baby, I think she lost her memory". came  Jenner's dad's voice.

"Yeah, the doctor said, it is gonna take time for her to fully recover. Let's just leave her for some time and focus on making her happy, there is something about this girl that draws me to her, it's like this mother's bond. you know I've always wanted another baby girl after... She took a long breath and continues, here she is... Lost, she needs love and we are going to adopt her as ours, maybe next week. "Darling, she is so cute, did you see her glowing blue eyes? I've been looking at them since you brought her here, she looks a lot like"..Jenner's mom says blinking back the tears that were threatening to spill over her beautiful face. Joe wraps his arms around his wife, giving her a warming kiss on the lips hoping to console her.

"She is African American ".

"Yeah, I'm also African American remember? she says, excusing herself from the kitchen".

"Don't be mad at me!!, I was just kidding, he yelled hoping she hears him.

"Here you go! I made some porridge for you", Jenner's mom says before sitting on her usual spot.

She fed me the porridge she just made and for the first time in what felt like ages, I felt peace, I felt at home. I smiled at her, She returned it with the most dazzling smile that warmed my heart. She says; "baby this is your new home Feel free, feel at home, Jenner is your sis  OK? you can call me mom and your dad uh... my husband dad if that's OK with you, ``she said in tears trying to hide her face from mine.

I wanted to cry but I've got no tears in me. All I wanted was to feel loved, to feel at home. Who knows, they might be God sent.

Her words gave me strength. It made me realize that there are still good people in the world, people who really care.