I suddenly remembered what happened to me and I gasped. I looked down and my body was sitting up. I was wearing my usual clothing. How was I sitting up?
I lifted my shirt up and looked at my chest. Where my skin should be together, an ugly slice existed. The skin was red around the cut like it was irritated but there was no blood. The wound had a pink glow emmiting from inside my chest.
It made me sick looking at it. Especially considering I had no clue why it was glowing.
I backed away in shock and stood up. I had no clue why I was able to do anything I'm doing. I should be dead! or am I dead? Is this what heaven looks like?
all those questions circled in my head as I looked around. This place was huge.
I saw a shape in the distance. I thought it was a pink bush. Then, it moved. Is it alive?
"hello? is anyone here?", I yelled out to the creature.
It turned to me. I gasped once again in surprise.
It was Rose Quartz. My mom.
"Mom? Are you really here?", I asked this quietly but she seemed to have heard me.
She ran to me. I wasn't sure what to do. If I should run or if I should run to her. I decided to let her come to me. I didn't know what to expect.
When she was a foot in front of me she stopped. She had tears in her eyes and she was looking at me with a smile.
"Steven? I-is that really you?", she said as she reached her hand out to my cheek.
I was on the verge of tears and couldn't do anything more than slightly nod at her as her warm hand stroked my cheek. I hugged her. It was really her! I'm meeting my mom? this was crazy!
I tried to remember her. I felt her hug. It was soft and warm the way a hug should be. I felt a level of assurance and comfort that I always felt when I hugged dad. She smelled wonderful, like fresh flowers and warm bread. I cried tears of joy. I was so happy. I'd give anything to hug her for a minute longer.
"Steven, w-why are you here? what happened?", she too appeared to be crying.
even though I wanted the hug to last, I broke away in curiosity."I-I have no idea where I am. I-I was training with Connie and t-then I got hurt and I think I died. A-am I dead mom? I don't wanna die!", I cried to her.
"Oh, Steven your fine! Your not going to die.",she said as she hugged me again.
She hugged me until I stopped crying. When I was done she looked at me concerningly.
"Steven, you're inside your gem! you must've retreated into it when you got hurt. You will go back as soon as your healed, I promise... I can't believe how much you look like greg."
I looked up at her. She had a single tear running down her cheek. She looked just like the replica of her that I made in the room. It was almost creepy. But I thought of how long she must've been in here.
"You were in my gem this whole time? I thought that you gave up your form to make me."
She laughed a beautiful laugh and looked down at me. She grabbed my hand and walked me to a flat rock. She sat down and gestured me to do the same. I sat down and looked at her curiously.
"Yes, I have been in your gem. Well, sort of. Your completely right. It's not actually me here though. It's just my conscience. My form is what I gave up to make you. Now I'm here to help in case something happens to you. like right now...What happened Steven? where are you hurt?"
"well, I got stabbed by a Holo pearl when me and Connie were training. It was an accident. I should've checked behind me. I don't know what the gems are thinking right now. They might be worried if I'm in my gem but I'm sure they're fine. Anyway, I stabbed in my back and it kinda went through me to my chest.", I said to her.
I lifted up my shirt and showed her the glowing pink cut that ran down my chest. It was smaller, I could already tell.
"Ouch, that must've hurt. Are you okay?"
"Well, no that's why I'm in here." I laughed and she laughed with me. It felt nice. "It doesn't hurt anymore though.", I assured her.