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Short Story...: White room
WHITE ROOM



*Bubble. Bubble*

"Oh! Give me a break, Mom! I am 18 years-old now. I don't think I will get sick standing in the rain." I head through the front with the rain pouring.

Before I slammed the door I can hear my mother trying to catch up to me. "Wait!"

I turned around and she hands me an umbrella.

I told you I don't need them.

You do! And I am telling you to use it.

I grab the thing and slammed the door behind me.

Through the distance, I can make out my friends in the distance.

Dude! Wassup!

Yo!

So like, what's with the umbrella?

Oh! My mom told me to use it.

Ooopft! You're a momma's child aren't ya?

"No!" I shoved the thing in my bag and zipped it.

Yo! It's cold out here.

"Duh!" I say as I zip my coat.

Few minutes later...

Through the distance, I can see the bus coming.

"Finally!" said the quiet girl in the back.

As we get into the bus, I was the last to get in. The quiet girl was in front of me. Then we noticed there was only one seat left.

"You can take the seat," said the quiet girl.

"No, you can." I said as I stood beside the seat my friend was at.

She takes the seat and turned her head to the window.

--moments later

Dude! I can see the mountain!

Yup! Ready to hike?

"Sure am," yelled my friend. As the other people in the bus reply back, I notice everyone is going to hike. "I guess, we're all hiking!"

As my group of friends scream and talk about hiking the bus goes over a big bump on the road. At that moment, we flying through the air. Mostly me...

Crash! *Screaming*

I closed me eye as I flew towards the front of the bus. Apparently, a person driving a car accidentally to crash up front.

I feel my body crash through the front window of the bus then hitting the side walk. As I drag face first through the cement scraping my face and body on the cement. I stopped moving with a "Thunck!"

I looked up to a 'STOP' pole with a massive headache. I think I hit my head at....the ...end...of it......

*faints*

---Few moments later---

Mom: "Nobia!!! Wake up!" *hugs and cries*

I can only open my eyes for a bit, but there was something red dripping from my head. I can slowly feel it gushing from somewhere as it blocks my vision.

*faints*

---

I open my eyes now and all I see is white. Litterally white as the eye could reach. Looking down was white with no shadows. Looking up was white with no skies. Looking left or right was nothing to be found but the same pegment of white everywhere else.

I don't know how I am standing. There is no ground or surface to make out of.

---30 minutes later---

I feel like my head is going to explode and everytime I feel it, the room or place seem to go red for a bit then turn white again.

---Hours later---

Nobia: Ah! Ahh! Aaaaahhhh!

My head is hurting so much. I feel like something is inside it. Like thousands of needles. The more pain I felt, the more I close my eyes and invision being in a hospital.

---??? Hours later---

I feel hungry.

---Ungodly amount of hours later---

This is boring. I don't know where I am. Who I am. What I am. I just want to go to sleep. Forever.

As I try to sleep, my head started to hurt again

Nobia: AAaaaAaaaHhhhhHhhhh!

*roles around in pain*

---minutes later---

I guess sleeping is out of the option.

Bored out of my mind. Let's see if there is anything to do here. I stood up and walk infinitely.

Boredom defeated walking and standing, so I start to do pushups and other exercises so that I don't lose whatever mentality I have left.

---Minutes later---

I'm tired again. As I try to sleep again, my head started to hurt aggressively again, but this time it was longer.

*roles around and screams in pain*

How did I get here.
[Nobia experience memory lost. Tracking back to a mother screaming a name out after the accident, Nobia was puzzled.]

Nobia: Who is Nobia?...

[Nobia has lost track of time. Walking, running and exercise became boring. Then Nobia remember the name and the mother.]

Nobia: Nobia! Nobia. Nobia? Nobia. Who is Nobia. Who is that woman. Is her name Nobia? ... I don't know.

[At this point Nobia has lost all composure. Nobia is either or walking around saying and screaming random things].

---

Nobia: I feel sleepy again. I'll take a little nap.

As soon as Nobia tried to take a nap again no pain was felt. Now closing eyes, Nobia can slightly see the woman beside a bed weeping.

*Beep! Beep! Beep!*

Nobia: Who are you? ... *faints*

Nobia's mother: Nobia! Doctor! Nurse! My child spoke!

[Nobia is back to the white room. Nobia is confused as to what just happened. All that Nobia knows is that the voices outside could be heard.]

*Door slams open*

Nurse A: What's wrong Mrs. Om?

Mrs. Om (Nobia's mother): Nobia spoke to me!

Nurse A: That's impossible. Nobia is in a coma.

*Door slams open again*

Nurse B: Is something wrong, Sophia?

Sophia (Nurse A): Mrs. Om says N spoke to her.

Nurse B: Whoa! I'll call the doctor!

Sophia: Thanks, Red.

*Door slams close*

Mrs. Om: Nobia, you're going to make it, *sobs* and happy twenty-fifth birthday. *sobs*

*Beep! Beeeeeep! Beeeeeep!*

Mrs. Om: Oh my god! Doctor!

*clattering*

Sophia: Ma'am we need to take you out now.

Mrs. Om: No! Nobia! Wake Up! Pleasee! .... *cries aggressively*

*Door slams*

Red (Nurse B): Doctor! The patient is at a critical condition.

Doctor: We need to take N to another surgery again.

Red: Oh no! This might be the last time. Before...

Doctor: Yeah. I know.

[Nobia listens to everything and decides to talk to see if they respond back.]

Nobia: I am here! HelllloooooOo! *jumps* I'm here. Here!

He tries everything to move, but

*Door opens loudly with metal clicking with rollers*

[Before things silent again, Nobia's head started to hurt aggressively again. The pain this time was more hurtful. It was accompanied with thumping and the room was redder and redder.]

*Nobia roles and screams in pain.*

Aaaaahhhhh! My head hurts! It hurts! AAaaaaAAAAaaaHhhhhHhhhhHhh!

Doctor: Whatever you do, N. Don't fall asleep.

[Nobia didn't hear this advise due to the pain that seem to shut both ears.]

*Door slams open*

Sophia: I found it!

Doctor: Good! Now we have to put N on drips.

---Minutes of excruciating pain---

Doctor: Phew! We made it.

[Nobia could not hear anything for a while. As more time pass. The white room began to spawn bubbles. There is a bubble here. A bubble there. The bubbles began as dark spots all around. Then some started to have moving scenes in them.]

Nobia: This places is like a movie theater. *looks around*

[Then one bubble started to grow bigger and make noises.]

Bubble 1: Oh! Give me a break, Mom! I am 18 years-old now. ... in the rain.

Bubble 2: Momma!

Bubble 3:... You're a momma's child...

Bubble 4: ...umbrella...

Bubble 5: ...Nobia! Nobia!...

Bubble 6: (Mrs. Om:)Nobia, my child. Happy nineteenth birthday. Nobia's friends: Happy birthday to you. Happy birth....

Nobia: I'm, Nobia. Nobia is me. *jumps up* My name is Nobia! Hahaha!

[Jumps around happily.]

Nobia: How do I get out of here? *starts sprinting*

Mom! Mom! Jack! Betsy! Tailor! Sam! Where are you guys?!

[As Nobia touchs a bubble. Nobia seem to be in the place and time of an event in life.]

*Stops and backs up.*

It's like going through water. What are they?

[Nobia started to explore bubbles. Then notice that one bubble could take him back to the present.]

*sits down and observe the bubbles*

That one is when I was young. That one is when I almost drowned. That one.... That one...

They all have images in time.

[Walks around thinking.]

"I am probably asleep. So a bubble that is completely blank or black." As Nobia jumps through a clear bubble, it popped.

*walks around for a bit*

Mrs. Om: I believe in you.

[Nobia never had a memory that says that.]

*looks around aggressively*

[Nobia turns around and see a dark spot behind him that seem to be heading his direction.]

That's it! *sprints towards it*

It has to be this one! *laughs* I'm coming back!!!

[As Nobia gets closer to the bubble it became bigger and bigger. All other bubbles seem to get smaller and smaller. The more Nobia gets closer, the louder the heart monitor became.]

*Door slams open*

Sophia: This is the day Mrs. Om. We need to take N out of the machine.

Mrs. Om: Wait! Please! My child is going to wake up any moments now!

Sophia: Okay. I'll give N a few more and the doctor will do it.

*Door slams*

[Nobia is still running to what seem to be forever.]

---Few moments later---

This bubble is huge! When will I reach it?! I see the line, but when will I get there?

*Door slams open*

Doctor: How is N's condition?

Mrs. Om: Nobia is doing just... *nurse waves her hand at her*

Sophia: N is not waking up.

Doctor: Lets leave N for a few more days.

Sophia: You keep saying that!

Doctor: Don't rause your voice.

Sophia: N is not going to wake up!

Slap!
Mrs. Om: My child will make it! I believe!

Slap!
Sophia: Don't you dare do that again!

Doctor: Sophia, leave N be.

Sophia: No! ... You're only being nice because you're.........
.. the father.

...

Mrs. Om: Ted? ...

Doctor: Hi, Margaret.

...

[Nobia stops running for a bit to hear the conversation.]

Father?

...

[Nobia didn't want to run anymore. Nobia was more confused as how one should swallow this fact.]

Ted (Doctor and Nobia's father): I didn't know about Nobia, our child, until I read your name on the fifth year of treatment. I even checked the DNAs and the matches confirmed it.

Sophia: You only loved her! *sobs*

*Door slams*

...

[Nobia closes both eyes and started crying.]

You didn't even come to find us. You didn't even come find us! *sobs*

...

Mrs. Om: How have you been lately?

Ted: Good.

Mrs. Om: That's good.

...

Mrs. Om: Nobia! Tears! Are you there? You're listening aren't you?

[Nobia didn't hear Mrs. Om, and chose to continue closing both eyes to cry.]

Ted: More tears! I think Nobia can hear us!

Margaret: *sobs* I believe in you! *sobs*

...

[Nobia heard Margaret and slowly open both eyes. It was hard to completely open both eyes.]

Margaret: Nobia?

[Everything looks very blurry.]

Nobia: ...Yes?

Margaret: ... honey?...

Nobia: ... Mom?

[Nobia is now able to fully open both eyes, but there was something different.]

Nobia: Mom?

Margaret: Yes? *sobs*

Why is everything everything only white and black?

Magaret: You're head hit the pole and cracked part of your skull. They said that you might not see at all.

Nobia: Yeah, but I can see I just don't see colors.

Magaret: Huh?!

Mom! Calm down. My ears hurt.

Oh! Yes. They said your ears are going to be sensitive for a while.

So mom, dad's not dead is he?

No.

...

[Nobia think back to being helpless.]

*sobs* I couldn't do anything. You kept calling me but I couldn't do anything. I kept running and running. There was *hic* there was... ?

[Nobia forgot being in the white room. The brain deleted it due to the fact that a person's brain can't take being half dead or being dead.]

*sobs* I was stuck. I felt sleepy and almost sleep myself to death.

Margaret: *sobs* I know. We almost lost you *hic*.

*hic* We?

[The doctor opens the curtain and Nobia can see the man. Nobia is also confused because everything that was said and done in the white room is deleted.]

Ted: Like you asked earlier, I'm not dead.

I asked if you were dead?

Margaret: Yes. As soon as you opened your eyes you asked about your father.

I did?

...

Dad's alive?!

Ted: Yes. Hi.

...

---

As I think about things. I forgot something very important. White pegment? *shivers*

Mom. How old am I?

Your twenty-six. You were in a coma ever since that bus accident that happened when you went to go hiking.

Yeah. I went to hike... Mom did you look this white? No. You don't even have colors. Why is everything so dull?

Mom and dad looks at each other.

Mom: Didn't you just asked that question?

I did?

Dad: I think your going through some amnesia as well. *writes something down on a clip board*

Mom: How are you feeling?

I'm fine. My head was hurting... and I heard you saying you believe me... Sophia?... Red?...Ted?...Margaret?

Dad: So you did hear us!

Dad. Ssssh.

Oh yeah. I almost forgot.

I think I heard mom getting slapped...but why would someone slap you? *stares at mother's red cheek*

That's something your father has to explain.

Dad: We were in a relationship like a month ago. I think she was trying to get back together.

...

Oh. So like why can't I move my neck again? *struggles*

Your last sugery was on alignment for your spinal cord.

Oh.

[Nobia looks around and only see white and black with different shades of gray.]

*whisper* I'm used to this. This white pegment... white...pegment... *shivers*.

[As Nobia looks closer on the white colors, there was a strange familiarity to them.]

Mom.

Yes?

When you go in a coma. Does person remember being in it?

No. Maybe?

I know I heard you say you believe me, but not the time.... the white pegement... *tearing up*

Honey! What's wrong, are you hurt?

Mom. Sssshhh.

[As Nobia closes both eyes, a white room was all one can see. As one travels in memory lane, one only hope to escape their imagination.]

*Beep! Beeep! Beeeeeeppppp!*

*Bubble. Bubble.*




THE END

Lesson: [The all white is inescapable.]





















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