'Ding!'
I heard my microwave signaling me to take out my food. I signed tiredly and got up from my desk where I was working on some papers. I am Chloe Wilson, a 37-year-old scientist in Connecticut, United States. I live alone and I lost my mother last year whereas my father left us when I was 10-years-old and haven't heard from him since then.
I saw my cat sitting on the sofa who looks sleepy. Nora, Norwegian Forest Cat, has a top coat of long, glossy, water-shedding hair and a woolly undercoat. She is beautiful with her white and brown fur. I smiled and petted her head for a few seconds before moving to the kitchen counter.
I took out my dinner, rice, and beans from the microwave and took a bottle of water from my kitchen counter. Placing the bowl and bottle in the window sitting area, I sat and started having my dinner.
Everything was dark outside unlike in my house which was lightened up with electricity at 1 am in morning. I live in an apartment with minimal furniture and white walls which gives it a modern touch. After finishing eating and washing the dishes, I decided to take a walk.
I love to take walks at night, as it makes me feel calm and relaxed. Recently I have been very busy and stressed due to the amount of work I do in the laboratory. I locked my door and went to take a walk in my neighborhood.
While enjoying the chilled and cold air, I strolled around but as I took a turn I am hit by a truck and thrown on the road painfully. I could hear voices but not clearly and also couldn't see clearly, my body and mind went numb but I can hear my heartbeat which was slowly getting lighter and lighter until I fell into complete darkness.
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I can hear birds chirping and a piece of melodious music. Slowly I opened my eyes and was able to see carved designs on it. I sat up and realized I was in a huge bed that has a huge and very soft blanket that covered me. I am wearing a green and white-colored long gown made of rich embroidered fabrics.
I looked around and realized that I woke up in a palatial bedroom after a truck-kun encounter. Oh my god! Where am I?
In the next minute, I am out of the huge bed, standing on the wooden floor as I frown in the confusion. I then see a huge mirror on the other side of the room, walking towards it I see myself in the mirror.
I look different! But how is it possible?! I don't look 37-year-old woman anymore, I look like a 17-year-old young girl. My shoulder-length curly blonde hair has changed into waist-length straight blonde hair, which also has few curly.
My green eyes have changed into ocean blue ones. I am terrified about all of this situation when the door opens and two people come inside the room.
A lady who looks in her early forties with blonde hair ties up in a bun and her light blue eyes lightened up when she saw me, wearing a royal blue gown which is richly embroidered fabric. She looked beautiful.
The man who looks in his late forties with black hair and grey eyes came behind the woman. He is wearing blue fur-trimmed tunics, trousers, and a black cloak with a golden border and golden from inside. They both grinned hugely when they saw me.
"Freya! Thank God, you woke up. We were so worried about you." She said and hugged me while the man looked at me with a smile before speaking.
"How are you feeling, Freya?" he asked me and I frowned at them.
"Freya? Who are you?" I asked them and they both looked at me concerned and confused.
"You… you don't remember your parents?" the women asked me to which I shook my head absentmindedly. My parents? Oh god, this is so confusing.
"I think you should rest and I must call Dr. Edward." The man said with a concerned face and kept his hand on my head before leaving the room.
"Oh, my poor child. Come rest a little more." She said wiping her tears away.
After a few minutes two men entered the room, the first one was the same who visited me a few minutes ago and the other one looked like he was in his sixties, with grey hair and brown eyes. He adjusted his glasses with a smile as he approached me.
"Princess Freya." He said and bowed a little in respect. I looked at him in shock, Princess Freya?!
"I am sorry, my name is not Freya and I am not a princess," I said, they looked at me like I had grown a second head.
"I am Edward, royal family doctor of Cohill. King Walter says that you don't remember anything and now I can see why he said it." He said with a small frown on his face.
"Listen, I don't understand what's happening with me right now! Why are you calling me princess? Why are they saying that they are my parents? why does this place look like a palace? Why do I look different and like a 17-year-old girl? I just don't understand?!" I said as tears welled up in my eyes.
"Darling, because it's all true." The lady said with a sad smile on her face as she sat beside me.
"If the King and Queen don't mind, I would like to talk with Princess Freya." Doctor Edward said bowing his head.
"Yes, you can." The king granted and both of them sat on the sofa that was placed a little far from the bed. Doctor Edward smiled at me and checked my normal temperature. He stood in front of me before he spoke.
"You are Princess Freya Cohen, daughter of King Walter Cohen and Queen Mathilda Cohen of Cohill town. You were sick for the past few weeks, your temperature rose from 98 degrees Fahrenheit to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. And as you don't remember anything, I think you have lost your memory. I will try my best to help you with every medication I can provide, I hope this information could help you a little bit." He explained and bowed at me and to both King and Queen before leaving the room.
"I need some time, alone." I requested. They both were unsure at first but then agreed and left the room after giving me a forehead kiss and an encouraging smile. I signed and fell back on the bed. I ran my mind and stopped when I concluded.
I adjusted my glasses as I read an article in a book and the article said, 'It is believed by some people that the souls are reborn in one or more successive mortal bodies after their death, a form of reincarnation.'
I remember reading something about transmigration once, but dint takes it seriously as I thought it was just a myth and does not happen in real life. Chloe Wilson from the 21st century died in a truck-kun encounter. But I am alive, in a different era as a princess. I don't know how this happened but it feels similar, it's like I, Scientist Chloe Wilson have transmigrated as a Princess Freya, in a different era!
It feels so unreal, but it is real! I don't know how to get back in the 21st century! I don't even know if I can go back! I am stuck in a different era!!!