Chapter 50
[Cordelia]
I wake to the sound of birdsong and the warmth of the sun shining through the window near my bed. Blinking, I open my eyes to see a pleasant room painted in bright yellow with wooden furniture and large pillows in pastel colors. It all looks like something from a tropical dream of what Heaven might look like.
“Atlas,” I call out into the quiet. There is no response. The last thing I remember is the feeling of his arms around me as we…
The door creaks open. Suddenly alert, I sit up quickly. Too quickly. My head begins to pound and I suddenly feel like I might be sick with pain from the way my brain feels like jello inside of my skull.
“What is wrong with me?” I mumble more to myself than to anyone else. “Where am I?”
“You’re here, with me,” a cheery voice calls out. Moving my hands, my eyes take a moment to adjust.
“Angelica?” I cannot believe my eyes. “But you disappeared? You’ve been gone for 5 years and I…”
“What are you talking about,” she smiles over her shoulder. “I’ve been here with you this whole time. Remember?”
Nothing makes sense. “How can I remember something that isn’t real?”
“Here we go again,” she sighs.
Angelica spends the next several minutes “reminding” me of everything I have “forgotten.” We are on a private island near Catalina about 25 miles away from Los Angeles in the Pacific Ocean. We were sent here to recover after the terrible accident five years ago. She made a full recovery, but I have been suffering from severe amnesia, delusions, and anxiety. Because of this, I’ve needed intensive around–the-
clock care.
Being the self–sacrificing and ever–loyal sister, Angelica visits me every month to make sure I am doing well and to check in with my recovery. Today is one of those visits.
“I remember the accident. You wanted me to plan that accident so that you could run away with…” I blink. What was I saying? “I can’t remember,” I gasp. “What am I forgetting?”
“We were both trying to get away, remember? Our parents wanted us to marry that rich tycoon to save our family but we both decided to run away. We took Dad’s sports car and headed up the coast. You were going to meet your boyfriend and I was going to come with you.”
coma for…”
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