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The first thing I noticed was the sound-sharp, relentless beeping. Then, the smell-disinfectant, sterile, like I was trapped in a box of chemicals. My eyes flew open, and all I saw was white-bright, blinding white-

a ceiling I didn't recognize. I tried to sit up, but my body wasn't cooperating. My arms felt like lead, weighed down by something. I was stuck, trapped.

What the hell?

Panic hit me like a freight train. My chest tightened, breaths coming in quick, shallow bursts. Why couldn't I move? What was wrong with me?

"Jessica, relax," a clear and clinical voice snapped into my foggy brain. I blinked, and there was a woman leaning over me in scrubs. She looked too calm, as if none of this was as messed up as it felt. "You're in the hospital. Just breathe, okay? Deep breaths." Hospital? Why was I in a hospital?

I tried to say something-anything-but my throat felt like it had been scraped raw with sandpaper. The sound that came out was a pitiful croak.

"Don't try to speak yet. You've been through a lot," she said, pushing me back down when I tried to sit up again. "You've been unconscious for a week."

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Unconscious? A week?

cheeks and a man who looked like he hadn't slept in days. They were right

her hands over her mouth like she

said, stepping closer, his voice tight and cracking. "It's Dad.

Dad?

I had no idea who these people were or why they were looking at me like they knew everything about me. I was completely blank. "Who-who are you?"

woman-Mom?-started sobbing, and the man looked like someone had punched

to just

even know where

on my forehead, my breathing getting faster and faster. I didn't know these people. I didn't know any of

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hand on my arm, trying to calm me down. "Jessica,

don't know any of you!" My voice cracked again, but I couldn't stop. My heart felt like it was going to explode out of my

his hand. "Don't touch me! Get away from me!" My entire body was shaking. Nothing made sense. This was all

the chaos. A

and looked a whole lot like the man who said he was his dad.

I wanted to stand up and

myself calm down. My

said softly, and I looked at her. Do you know your name?" she asked, and I opened my mouth to answer, but nothing came out. I assumed I was Jessica, but that's only because they called me Jessica. To

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