Anastasia Rudrica Donovan has always wandered life outside her home. She has never been allowed to step foot outside the house without the company of her parents. The furthest she went was grocery shopping in the nearby mall with her mother and Nanny. She has always find it an adventure as she went on these little trip to the mall. But who would have guessed one's fate,right?
She went from having rainbows and butterflies and hit rock bottom in life when she insisted on following her parents to a business trip abroad.
The car she rode in with her parents suddenly accelerated and the chauffeur lost control of the car as they hit a huge tree to avoide colliding another car. Anastasia was thrown out of the car and hit her head on the huge rock.
When she regained conciousness, she woke up to a room in white and the sound of a machine beeping. She felt her body was very heavy and it was hard to lift her arms. 'Where am I? I feel nauseous.Ugh'
Not long after, a woman dressed like a nurse entered.
"Oh,thank goodness you're finally awake.How do you feel?"
"Ugh..It Hurts."
Anastasia voice was so hoarse she could not recognise how she sounded. "Try drinking slowly from the straw,don't drink too much although your throat is parched. Its been too long since you've had a drink. I'll get the doctor to check on you in a while." Says the nurse as she gave Anastasia a glass of water with a straw to ease her drinking.
The doctor came in the room to check on Anastasia and gave his diagnosis. " You might be having little difficulty in trying to move around but it is expected as you have just woken up from a comatose. It is a miracle that you managed to wake up after 3 years as usually the chances of waking up after 3 years in very low."
"Wa..What? 3 years?" Anastasia stuttered not believing her ears.
"Yes, Miss Donovan. You have been in a state of comatose for 3 years due to a car accident. You also received a hard hit to your head when you were thrown out of the car. There will be a Police Officer coming later to take your testimony of the accident." Anastasia remained silent and the words the doctor spoke didn't seem to be heard as she as lost in thoughts.
Later that afternoon the Police Officers arrived. Anastasia had gotten better as she was already strong enough to sit.
"Afternoon miss. We are Officer Truman,Officer Clark and Officer Brandy." Says the tall blond,green iris and handsome Officer Truman.Anastasia gave a faint smile at the introduction.
"We are very sorry to have disturb your time. We need to ask you several questions regarding the car crash you have experienced 3 years ago. Would you mind telling us what happened?" Officer Clark who has brown hair and dark eyes like shining orbs asked.
"I..I couldn't remember..We were in the car. I sat in the front seat and then suddenly the car couldn't slow down no matter how hard Mr. Cloud stepped on the brakes."
"And then we nearly collided with another car from the opposite direction. Next thing I know,the car hit a tree..And I don't know..it was all blurry."
"Where are my parents? Shouldn't you be asking my parents?"
The police officers exchanged glances briefly. " We are very sorry to inform you miss. When The police arrived at the scene of the accident, Mr. and Mrs.Donovan were on their last breath and died when they were being transported to nearby hospital. We are so sorry for your loss. " Officer Brandy explained with a sypmpathetic look on her face.
"And Mr. Cloudy? Wha..wha..what happened to him? Anastasia asked with a shaky voice trying hard to collect herself from sobbing hard by the news of her parents' death. "The driver died at the scene. We are sorry."
"Miss Donovan are you alright? We'll come back tomorrow. You should rest for now. Thank you for your time." The officers then left the hospital room. 'How could this happen?Mom...Dad..how could you leave me alone.How is all this possible.' Anastasia cried herself to sleep feeling depressed and stressed that she was running away from her reality.
The sun shone brightly waking herfrom her deep slumber. Her eyes were swollen from all the tears she had shed last night.The nurse came to check on her condition and gave her vitamins to be injected to her IV. But Anastasia's mind was elsewhere. She was dazed, her eyes were unfocused as she stared blankly. The doctor came and he brought a psychologist to see her.
The psychologist tried talking to her and try some hypnosis. When she was finally asleep under the hypnosis, she saw flashbacks of the accidents and screamed. The psychologist tried to wake her up but to no avail. She kept screaming as she saw how the car suddenly accelerated and then hit a tree as they were avoiding another car coming in their direction. Anastasia opened her eyes wide,panting profusely.
"I remember...Doctor...I remember now.."Looking at the psychologist with a horrid face. "Would you like to share with me what you remembered?"
"May I have the Police Officers present with us and listen as I tell you?This might be important." The psychologist smiled.
The Officers came and sat next to the psychologist. "Ready when you are Miss Donovan. No need to rush." Anastasia then went on to tell them what she had forgotten. "The day of the accident, I remember that the car day suddenly accelerated. It didn't feel like it was speeding but I definitely felt the car was moving faster. "
"And then Mr. Cloud suddenly panicked saying that the brakes were not working.My father did not believe his report. None of us did."
"The car drove faster and sped through the road as if we were running away from being chased. But.." Anastasia trembled. Gripping the sheets tightly as she suddenly hyperventilate. "Its alright. Take your time. Breathe in, exhale. Breathe in, exhale." She followed the the psychologist and gradually calms down.
"That's it. Slowly breathe in and exhale.You're doing a good job." It took a while for her to calm down and compose herself. When she settles down, the sun was setting. "I'm sorry..I've wasted your time." She apologised for her unladylike behaviour. "Please don't apologise. What you've been through is not something that can be taken lightly." Officer Truman gave much empathy to the young lady. Anastasia gave a bitter smile at the sentiment.
"Our car wasn't avoiding the collision with another car. The car was speeding so much that it was hard to discern whether we were avoiding bumping with the others on the road. But there was a car on the opposite direction that seemed to be coming towards us blocking our way."
"Do you remember what car it was?What model or colour? It would be great if you remembered the car number."
"I can only remember that its a black car. With a slightly blue or black logo at the front of the car."
"Thank you for sharing. Its been hard on you. Its not easy to recall such memories that is so traumatic. We'll inform you if we have any leads." Says officer Brandy.
"I will be best if she rests tomorrow and go to the physiotherapy clinic and try to strengthen her muscles." Doctor Drake suggested to Anastasia as he hinted the officers not to come. The officers nodded to the doctor and left.