03 First Love: Lily and Lily

“Lily! Lily!” shouted someone.

‘Lily? Are they calling me?’

‘Where am I? Why is it noisy?'

'It's cold. I can feel my whole body's drenched.'

She groaned and moaned then opened her eyes. She looked around and surprised to see many people round her. She looked on her left, another person lay unconscious, drenched just like her. She sat up then coughed very hard.

"Where am I? What happened? Why am I soaked?" she thought.

She groaned again. Image of water, waves and sea flashed before her eyes.

"What are these memories?" she thought.

“Ah!” she shrieked. “My head! My head is aching! It hurts! It hurts so bad!” Then she fainted.

“Lily!” shouted one student.

“Everyone! Please make way!” said the rescuer.

Everyone moved and made way for the rescuers to move both patients into the ambulance. They were transported to the hospital. Inside the ambulance were one rescue team, a medical staff and their homeroom.

“Name of the patients?” asked the nurse.

“Liliona Forza,” replied Mr. Bill Benson, their homeroom teacher.

“The other patient?”

“Liliana Flax.” he replied again.

“Age?”

“Both 18 years old."

*Monde District Royal Hospital

After almost one hour of unconscious, and from what seems to be the longest slumber she’d ever had, Lily finally woke up.

"Oh! Great! You two are already awake," said the doctor as she slid the curtain open.

"How are you feeling, Ms. Forza?" she asked.

"How about you Ms. Flax?"

Both didn't answer. They looked at each then looked at the doctor.

"Where are we?" they asked quietly and in unison.

"My dear young ladies," said the doctor. "You're in the hospital, ER to be specific."

"Hospital?" mumbled both.

"What happened? Why am I here?" thought Lily.

"Alright, I won't bother you two. Rest and wait for your families to process the necessary formalities for your own private rooms."

The doctor left them and they once again looked at each other then lay down back to bed. Few minutes later a man in butler uniform entered. Both looked at him.

"Young miss, how are you feeling?" asked the man. "I have processed all the procedures. You will be transferred soon to your own ward. Mrs. Hans will be here soon to bring you your change of clothes, and porridge and some fruits."

No answer.

"Miss Lily!" called out the woman, coming towards them. "Are you alright, young miss?"

"Eherm!" coughed the nurse, who noticed Mr. and Mrs. Hans inside the ER ward. "Overcrowding is not good for the patients' recovery. They just woke up."

"I'm sorry," apologized Mr. Han. "We're here to bring Miss Lily her change of clothes and process the necessary procedures to transfer her to her own ward."

"May I know your relationship with the patient?" she asked.

"Ah, we are miss Lily's...."

"Lily! Honey!" shouted the woman, interrupting Mr. Hans from talking.

She ran towards the other patient. And frantically asked,

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Any pain? Any discomfort?"

"Eherm!" coughed the nurse again. "Ma'am, no shouting please! You'll disturb the other patients here. And please calm down."

"Oh, I'm sorry," apologized the woman.

"May I know who you are and your relationship with the patient?" asked the nurse.

"I'm Sandra, Lily's mother."

"Lily?" repeated the nurse.

"You and them," pointing Mr. and Mrs. Hans, "both called the patients Lily."

"Oh! Liliana! Liliana Flax! I'm Liliana's mother, Sandra Flax."

"And you two?" asked the nurse to Mr. and Mrs. Hans.

"I'm the butler of the Forza household, and this is my wife, the head maid," replied Mr. Hans.

"And as I have said earlier, we are here to bring miss Lily, I mean miss Liliona Forza, her change of clothes and take care of the necessary procedures to transfer her to her own ward."

"I see," replied the nurse. "Please let's not make any noise and hurry the procedure so they can be transferred soon and have them get better rest."

Sandra hugged her Liliana and asked,

"Sweety, how are you feeling? I was so worried when I heard about you drowning? What happened?"

Liliana looked at Sandra with a confused look on her face as her mother gently squeezed her as she hugged her.

"I'm fine. I'm not hurt nor feel any pain," replied Liliana as soon as her mother let go of her.

"But you who are you?"

Sandra's eyes widened and looked at the nurse.

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