Chapter 1: What's going on?
It's hot, everything hurts. "…!" I hear someone calling my name, but it's from far away. "…!" There it is again, but it's still only a mumble. "…!" I hear them, but it's still sounds so distant. Why is it so bright? "Ni-eckers!" Everything felt numb, it's strange. "N-Checkers!" Everything started fading now. Is this just a dream? Someone's calling my name, I think…
"Checkers!" My eyes snap open before I groan squinting now. My body felt numb a burning sensation going through my side though. I try to look around, where am I? My head hurts, what's going on?
"Checkers! Are you awake?" I look to my side seeing someone standing there. I finally process what I was asked and nodded slightly. The person seemed relieved, it confused me. I blinked a bit which I soon realized my right eye was covered and my right arm was bandaged. It also hurt a lot, where am I again? My head hurts and everything is fuzzy. I don't think that's normal. I turn my head towards the person beside me when they snapped their fingers effectively getting my attention.
"Checkers, listen to me, what do you remember?" The person asked me which confused me. I sighed and laid my head back on the pillow. Humming lightly I was soon trying to remember whatever I could, but I couldn't remember anything. The person looked at me and waited for an answer while I tried my best to actually form one. My mind was so foggy and it made it hard to think, let alone speak. I stayed silent for a while before I managed to form a somewhat coherent sentence in my mind. Now I just had to say it, and I could tell the person was getting impatient.
"I can't, can't I…" I managed to mumble out. My head hurt way to much, and trying to speak was only making it worse. I was quietly looking away from the other knowing they're getting frustrated. That didn't make any sense to me. They should already understand that I probably should still be resting. I turn my head towards them after hearing their fingers snap again, and like I thought, they were angry.
"Come on spit it out already. I can't understand your mumbling, do you or do you not remember anything?" They ask the tone of their voice being much ruder and unprofessional. It was annoying me a lot that this person was being so mean to me. I'm numb, in pain, just woke up, and I don't even know where I am, so this person shouldn't act like this. Mentally sighing I tried to speak again to the person.
"I ca-can't can't re-remem…I can't remember anything…" I finally managed to get past my lips the person only growling in response. I looked at them with a frown on my face. I was very close to yelling at them to the best of my ability since I knew they shouldn't be treating me like this.
"Of course you can't remember anything," they say while rolling their eyes and continued to speak, "you can't even remember your own name, so your being called Checkers for now, you got that," They say with a stern voice to which I only mumbled in response. I don't understand, this person was being so nice to me a few minutes before, and now they're being a complete jerk. I huffed a bit and looked in the direction of the person my eyes going wide. I went to bolt upright a bit groaning in pain though, but I was just staring my eyes still wide. I didn't understand it, but the person was gone. However standing where they just were was a mannequin, a blank expressionless face, and body with no deep meaning. I was startled now and shook my head before I turned to face the other direction. That was until I jumped being startled once again the person in front of me once more. They were smiling and it was creepy, I didn't like it. Quickly I turned my head back to the other side of the bed the mannequin being gone so I looked at the person. They were smiling and reaching their hand out soon rubbing my cheek a bit before speaking in a soft, kind voice.
"Checkers, darling, are you okay, you don't look so good. Would you like me to get you some water, Checkers?" They were asking me while slightly tilting their head. I was mentally freaking out and pulling away from them shaking my head.
"No n-no no, no, no, I-I'm good, thank you though," I say forcing a small smile at the other. They nodded and pulled their hand away from me which made me glad. They hummed lightly and patted my head a little.
"Alright, Checkers, just call if you need anything," they say sweetly to which I nod in understanding. I looked to the other side of the bed being curious and saw nothing so I turned back. My eyes went even wider now, a sharp gasp soon leaving my body shortly following me scrambling backwards. The gasp was a result of me falling off the bed and onto the floor pain flowing through my back, but that was the least of my worries. I carefully sat up staring across the bed from my place on the floor shaking my head in disbelief. I was currently staring at the mannequin from a few minutes ago, but this time it was in the position of crawling onto the bed. What the creepiest thing was though, was that it's head was tilted, and one of its hands were reached out, the other was on the bed. It was as if the thing was about to get on the bed and touch me. Though from where the hand was it would've been feeling my forehead. I shake my head more being freaked out a loud yelp leaving my body when I felt a hand touch my shoulder which made me whip around looking at, nothing. I shake my head more and more my breathing getting faster. I didn't understand what was happening and I don't think I could even if I tried. I was scared, this was all so scary. What was happening, and what was going on? Where am I, and when will I get some answers…