Zara's POV

After much struggling with myself I finally lifted my eye lids though my actions were super slow. I could not feel any part of me and I can swear it felt like ten angry elephants used my body as a foot match making me feel so sore. The room had bright lights and my eyes closed involuntarily at the sudden contact with light. After adjusting to the brightness I realized that above me was a white ceiling and the weird smell of antiseptic filled the air surrounding me. Where the hell I'm I?

"DOCTOR!" A loud voice rang out " My daughter, my daughter is finally awake! oh god thank you"

I could deduced that that voice belonged to my mother. I wanted to turn towards the source of her voice but my body wouldn't move at my command. My body wasn't moving and it was just too frustrating. I tried calling out to her but I only produced low muffled sounds. I didn't understand what exactly was happening anymore .

Soon the doctor walked in and my mom, dad, brother and sister were above me looking at me with wide eyes. Everyone looked identifiable but weirdly older especially my younger siblings. My brother Emelie looked more defined facially and more mature and my younger sister Kaima still looked the same but i could tell she grew taller. WAIT are those boobs on her? When did that happen? Someone has a lot of explaining to do. My gaze shifted to my dad, a man who was full of youth though he had three kids now looked down at me with his happy but tired grey eyes. His once pitch black silky hair now had strands of grey attached to them. His face had a few wrinkles that could go unnoticed but they were there and last time I checked neither of my parents had those considering how young they both were. I was surprised but no one had to tell me how emotionless my face was because I could not feel any change any change whatsoever.

The doctor examined me and when she was done she told my family that I was stable but needed to give my body time to become more responsive. She smiled briefly at me before asking my parents to meet her in her office. My siblings looked at me liked they haven't seen me for centuries but I brushed of the feeling.

"Zara can you hear us?" that was my brother Emelie speaking. Even his voice was deeper, his shoulders broadened and he looked more like dad. It was really weird. How can a cute nine year old change so much? I mean puberty doesn't occur within a day, right? But i began to rethink. Everyone looked different, as if they aged. What happened? Time travel is not real and changes like these don't occur within a day or two not even weeks but probably months or, I dreaded to think, years.

I became scared and could feel my eyes widened slightly at the realization. My brother's grey orbs shimmered with delight as he looked down at me with a smile on his face. He probably thought that I had reacted to his question. But only I knew better than that.

I ignored the pain in my head and continued thinking. Why would I be here in a hospital? I couldn't recall anything and my memories were all messed up and blurry. Was I sick or something? Was I involved in an accident? I tried my very best to recall but at the end I got no memories and this time the angry elephants decided to have a race on my head, it hurt so bad. I hissed at the pain and the moment I opened my mouth I noticed how dry it actually was and I almost felt like I would choke to death if I drink didn't water. Somehow my sister noticed and gave me a glass of water.

It felt so good and the water soothed my dry throat and it actually calmed my nerves. I could feel my fingers at least and that was a relief. My sister smiled brightly at me as I continued drinking the water. They seemed really happy and quite sad at the same time, the exact same look my parents had. They continued saying things to me expecting a reaction but although i felt a bit more relaxed, I still couldn't move.

I was trapped in my own body. I felt like a prisoner of my own self. Was that even possible? I couldn't recall anything apart from the fact that these people looking down at me were my very own older looking family members. I wanted to know something, anything but nothing was coming back to me. I was surrounded by people and could feel their warmth but still, I felt lost.