CHAPTER 9

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

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I woke up to the sound of indistinct chattering.

What's that smell?

I feel like I'm about to throw up.

I slowly opened my eyes but blinked severally to adjust the rays of sun passing through them.

It took me a minute or two to realize that I was in a hospital.

my head was throbbing badly. it felt like someone was pulling a saw through it.

"Doctor she's awake" The nursed hollered at the doctor who walked up to my bed. He picked up his stethoscope and touched some of my body parts then scribbled something on the paper and handed it to the nurse.

"well Amber it's a miracle you're awake. The impact of the accident did a major damage to your system that I wasn't sure if you were gonna come back alive" He said in the most quiet voice he could muster.

That's when it all came rushing back to me.

I remembered that night, dad and I were in his car when suddenly he slumped