Quick recap: Bay and Daphne were switched at birth Bay raised by John and Katherine Kennish and Daphne by Regina Vasquez. When the girls are in high school Bay takes a DNA test discovering the switch. Daphne and Bay get to know each other and after a number of differences (Daphne is deaf) they finally bond and become sisters or "switchsters". Bay and Emmett (Emmett is deaf) meet and fall in love but their differences cause stress in the beginning but in the last season Bay cheated on Emmett after a big fight, or at least that is what he believes. Emmett breaks up with Bay telling her that maybe in a few years they could try again but she tells him that if he does this then it if forever.
An Altered Life- Chapter 1
It was just after five thirty in the afternoon when Daphne swung around the doorframe in front of Bays Hot pink bedroom. Bay was curled up moping in the comfort of her floral print comforter. It had been two weeks since her off and on again boyfriend Emmett had broken up with her. Although they had broken up before this was the worst because this time she had not only lost a boyfriend she loved she had been crushed left to pick up the pieces herself. This time they couldn't be friends there would never be an Emmett and Bay again. Their timeline was over. This time it was forever. She thought he loved her and that they could survive anything but apparently that came with the exception of Tank.
Their epic love story of a deaf boy who fell in love with a hearing girl was finished. They were star crossed lovers. And the end was tragic.
Daphne, knocked on the wall getting Bays attention.
"Hey" she said as she signed.
"Hi," Bay waved as she did her best to fake a smile.
"How are you?" Daphne asked and walked towards Bay.
"Great." She lied.
"Let's go out." Daphne insisted.
"I really don't feel like it."
"But it's the last day I'm here... I leave for Gallaudet tomorrow!"
Please, please, please Daphne signed when Bay shook her head no.
"Fine!" Bay finally gave in.
Forty-five minutes later Bay stepped into Daphne's car.
Saying Bay was beautiful would have been an understatement. Her skin glowed golden in the sunset and her long wavy dark brown hair up shimmered in the last light of the day flowing from the front with a braid on each side to the naked back of her red dress.
Bay unclasped her clutch and pulled out her lipstick. She pulled down the mirror down, puckered her lips and stained them ruby red.
"So where are we going?" Bay asked turning away from the mirror so that Daphne could read her lips.
"You'll see." Daphne said moving her lips into an enthusiastic smile.
Just as the last streak of color in the sky had disappeared Daphne turned the car in front of one of the skyscrapers in down town Kansas City. Both Daphne and Bay exited the car. Daphne walked in front of bay her red hair danced against her peach dress. Daphne handed her keys to the valet and the walked past the warm artificial fireplaces and into the building.
On the inside the building was even fancier. They walked into a room with colorful fancy couches, flowers, water fountains and more. To the right of the room was a desk that read check in. Bay could hear the faint sounds of the upbeat club music coming from somewhere else in the building.
Daphne talked to a woman at the check in desk and then the two of them headed up the elevator to the 15th floor. The two of them walked into a fancy two-bedroom suite.
The two of them settled into the room and then Daphne led Bay back down the elevator to the basement of the hotel. The elevator doors slid open and immediately Bay noticed the sign that said Club 9. The mystery was finally solved.
"It's the best club that is 18+" Daphne signed.
"And we needed the hotel room why?" Bay asked.
Daphne said nothing responding with just a smirk and grabbed Bays hand and moved through the large crowd.
A short time later Daphne and Bay were dancing seductively to the beat of the music in the large crowd of people. A tall muscular Channing Tatum look alike came up behind Bay grabbing her hips and beginning to dance on her.
At first Bay just went with it and allowed her body to fall into his moving against his body to the music. His hands moved down her body and she placed her hands on his. His hands rubbed her thighs and suddenly she froze a familiar feeling ran through her body.
"No!" She tried to scream. "Get off of me" nothing came out the alcohol had her paralyzed.
"You're so beautiful." Her ex boyfriend Tank whispered in her ear as he moved on top of her.
Bay tried fruitlessly to tell him to stop but nothing came out. Bay felt like she was in a dream but she knew this was real.
"No" Bay tried yet again to scream, still nothing but a few drunken slurs came out.
"I can't believe this is happening!" Tank said and smiled as he ran his hands through her hair. And with that the drunken memory was gone.
When Bay finally snapped out of the flashback she realized that the guy she was dancing with was holding her tightly to him his hands practically all the way up her dress.
"What the hell?" Bay yelled pushing him off of her.
"Relax bitch" He looked appalled.
Bay felt a wave of nausea pass through her she had to find a bathroom.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Bay signed to Daphne. "I don't feel good."
Bay rushed towards the bathrooms and to her surprised Daphne followed.
"What's wrong?" Daphne asked Bay.
"I think I'm having an anxiety attack, I'm gonna…" Bay said before running into the stall and loosing what was left of the food she had barely been able to stomach all week.
Daphne stood behind her holding her hair. When Bay was finally done she helped her up and took sight of her suddenly pale complexion.
"You don't look so hot." She signed to Bay over the incredibly loud music. "Should we go back to the room?"
Bay looked down for a second contemplating. The strange flashback combined with what just happened made her feel disgusted. She wanted to go back up to the room, take a shower and go to bed but she didn't want to let Daphne down.
"Maybe a soda will help." Bay said and the two exited the bathroom.
Two hours later and a few bouts of nausea later Bay and Daphne headed back up to their room. As soon as they got into their room Bay went to her bathroom and got immediately got into a hot shower.
Bay let the hot water run over her body hoping it could wash away the sick feeling she had in her stomach. Bay felt dirty, as if she were a worthless piece of trash. After all Emmett had thrown her away as if she were. He didn't even look at her the same when she had visited him in LA. Tears began to flow down Bays sank to the bottom of the shower without the energy to get back up.
The next morning Bay woke up with a biting migraine and a wave of nausea. She felt as if she was hung over but she knew she had not had anything to drink. Bay got dressed into the clothes that Daphne had brought her and walked into the living room of their suite.
"Morning," Bay waved to Daphne trying not to startle her.
"Hey," Daphne smiled holding up a spatula. "I'm making breakfast before we head out to the airport.
"Thanks," Bay smiled and sat on a bar stool at the counter in front of the small kitchenette Daphne was cooking a storm in. Bay put her hands on the counter trying to cover her nose. The smell of eggs was making her sick.
Not very long later the two sat at the table together in front of a small vegetarian feast. Bay tried hard to eat so she would not let Daphne down but with every bite came another wave of nausea.
"Are you okay?" Daphne asked Bay.
"Yeah, just still a little nauseous." She admitted.
"You're not pregnant are you?" Daphne asked causing Bay to practically spit out her food.
"No way!" Bay responded. At least she didn't think so… and she hoped not!