My petite frame was pressed against the pillows of the hospital bed. I sat up straight as I stared ahead towards my mother and the doctor as they talked in hushed whispers with one another.

My hands were interlaced with each other and rested comfortably on my lap. I moved my gaze to the corner of the room and looked up at the television that I had in my hospital room. Playing on the television was some day time soap opera, and I had no idea what was going on. Someone cheated on some other person and got the woman pregnant. Turned out it was the girl's cousin...I don't know, it's all unrealistic and stupid in my opinion.

I lazily rested my head against the back of the pillow as I stared not amused at the television screen. Stupid cable channels.

I gasped in surprise when I saw a group of people enter the room. It was the twins and my step-father.

The three of them had big smiles on their face. The twins rushed towards me, smiling and giggling as they bombarded me with a hug.

"Rae, you better?"

"Did Santa Claus save you?"

Ethan sighed loudly in disapproval of the twins, which shocked me to the extreme, "Kids, be careful. Raven still has a boo boo." He took a step forward smiling down on me. "It's good to see you up and awake, kid." he kissed my forehead and I couldn't contain the amount of shock revealed on my face.

My step-father furrowed his eyebrows, "What's wrong? Does your head hurt?"

My mouth was gaped and I couldn't form any coherent words, "Y-you...you...kissed...you kissed me..."

He seemed taken back by my statement, "Rae, I've kissed you on the forehead or cheek everyday for the past ten years..." he spoke seeming extremely baffled by my new state.

I shook my head, "No. You never pay attention to me. I was just your wife's daughter. That was it."

A look of bewilderment crossed my step-father's features, "When have I ever treated you like that, Raven? I've always treated you the same way I treat Abby and Adam."

My eyes widened a fraction at what I heard, "Abby? You've never called Abigail that. You and Mom told me it was improper to make nicknames like that."

Ethan looked terrified. He turned around quickly and I saw him communicate with my mom. There were no words between the two. Just a silent head nod and frown from my mother and a saddened sigh from Ethan.

He turned back around to face me, he tried to smile, "How much do you remember, sweetheart?"

I sighed loudly, causing the three of them to look at me worried. The twin's panicked, "Ravey, you okay?" Abby asked me placing her hand on my shoulder for comfort.

"I'm not crazy!" I snapped in defense, already knowing what Ethan was thinking. Everyone has claimed for the past four hours that I have memory loss. That when I was asleep the last two days I dreamed, and my dreams are messing with my reality because of the lack of memory.

They're the crazy ones!

I know the difference between real life and dreams. I did not dream up my entire life! That's ridiculous! No one will hear me out. They keep saying how I'm just confused now, well guess what? I'm not. And I want to get the hell out of this hospital.

The twins flinched after my outburst and so did Ethan slightly.

He shook his head, "I don't think you're crazy, Rae. You've just been in a terrible accident. It's going to take some time getting used to. And hopefully you'll remember everything soon, like your school, and friends-"

I blocked out the rest of what he was saying. Was this real? This wasn't a prank? Something was seriously wrong, I know that, but I can't seem to find any reasonable explanations for this.

"What happened?" I had to asked. I needed to know their version of my car accident. I needed to sort every thing out in my head.

Ethan ran a hand down his forehead, and rubbed the bridge of his nose. His gaze was locked on my pink over throw blanket the nurse had given me, and his voice sounded far and detached. He cleared his throat before speaking, "Last Friday, you and Elena were out at a party with your friends. The two of you decided to leave together but you didn't have a car, so Elena called her parents to come pick the two of you up. You guys were driving on Wickerybridge and out of nowhere Greyson lost control of the car, causing you all to drive off the bridge into the lake. I guess the impact caused you to bang your head through your door window in the back seat, causing your concussion. The doctor's said there were traces of you passing out and your heart stopping from drowning. No one knows how you and Elena were saved...but I will be thankful for you being safe the rest of my life."

That was intense...I couldn't help but think. Was all this true? Was my entire life before a simple dream? No. It wasn't. That's impossible. Isn't it?

"Well, I'm sorry for Elena. I'm guessing her parents didn't make it." I said softly, remembering the crying girl in my hospital room yesterday and my mom giving her, her respects. "But, this is all just really crazy. I feel like I'm in a television show. It's too much to take in." I shook my head slowly, sighing in frustration.

Ethan nodded his head in understanding. The twins were to captivated into the t.v. that they changed into cartoons, sneaky kids.

Then a thought came to me after going over Ethan's story in my head. "Wickery Bridge? What the hell is that?"

I have lived in New York my entire life and have never heard of Wickerybridge.

A sad smile tugged at Ethan's lips, "I guess you don't remember that either. It's the bridge that connects on the river. We drive it all the time. It's common transportation route." he chuckled lightly.

"I'm so confused... Since when did Wickerybridge become a new transportation route in New York?"

"New York?" Ethan smiled and laughed, "I wish I lived in New York. But sweetie, we live in Virginia. Mystic Falls."

My faced scrunched up into a sour expression, "Mystic Falls? I have never heard of that. And Virginia? You and Mom wouldn't be caught dead living in a place that sounds like a terrible stripper name!"

"Honey, your mom and I grew up in Mystic Falls. Hell, you're a descendent from the founding families."

My eyes locked with his and all I saw was complete honesty in his features on voice. "What?"

I was shocked. That's not true! My mother is still a fashion designer right? She still has her rich family and I still have my rich family that I hate so much, right?

Before I can ask Ethan more questions, my mother and Dr. Rosen walked into the room.

Ethan stood up, asking the doctor instantly, "Is she going to be okay?"

Dr. Rosen nodded his head calmly, "Yes, I double checked Raven's tests and she is healing immensely well."

Doctor Rosen sighed reluctantly. A grim line formed in the shape of his mouth, "That's the tricky part. Raven has a particular amnesia, that I and no other doctor here in Mystic Falls Hospital, has ever experienced. She remembers her family, but in a different way, but she doesn't remember her friends at all. I think that she dreamed in her sleep. The memory's disappeared from the concussion and her dreams filled in the blanks. Making them seem real and this all an illusion. But I think with her amount of progress, her real memories will eventually come back. It's all just a matter of when."

I mentally shook my head. Those weren't dreams. I know they weren't. Am I in an alternate universe? Did I die then came here? That seems to be the only explanation...do I even believe in that? I have no idea anymore...

My Mom beamed and looked towards me with a hopeful expression on her face, "So, she okay? We can take her back home soon?"

Home? Where's home now?

Dr. Rosen opened his mouth to reply to my mother, but was interrupted by loud running down the hallway. The four of us looked out the door to see a tall blond and a dark skinned girl stop in front of my hospital room. Both of their eyes were wide and the blond screeched in a high pitch girlish way that made me cringe.

"Raven! Oh my god!" The both ran in to the room pushing past my mother and the doctor, then came around the bed, opposite side of where Ethan stood. They both pulled me into a group hug, causing me to be smashed into their bodies and my face into the brunette's shoulder.

"Ow." I groaned lightly as the pull towards them caused me to moved my head to fast in pain.

The brunette instantly let go of me first. The blond kept holding on, oblivious to my discomfort. The brunette shook her off, "Care, let go of her. She has a concussion, remember?"

Sighing to herself, the blond finally let go, mumbling, "Sorry. I just missed her to much."

After taking a step back, they both looked at each other, then looked towards me. The brunette spoke up first, "Elena told us about...your amnesia."

A sharp intake of breath came from Ethan who turned to look over at my Mom and the doctor. My mom and Ethan looked dispirited. The twins were still watching the television eating a snack out of a zip-lock plastic bag, paying no attention to any of us.

I ran an uneasy hand through my dark brown locks, then nodded my head. I didn't know who these girls were, and I'm guessing, since all this seems to be real, that I must know them pretty well with the way they held on to me before for dear life.

"Well, we thought we'd come by an introduce ourselves."

The blond suddenly smiled brightly,"Besides Elena, of course, we're your best friends. I'm Caroline."

"And I'm Bonnie."

My head instantly fell into my hands, a strangled sigh escaped me. "Ha." I let out a humorless laugh, "And let me guess, we have another bestie somewhere named Meredith, right?"

Why do all these people have the same names as the characters from the Vampire Diaries? They don't really fit the descriptions, but their names..is it a coincidence? At least I'm not in Fell's Church. Then that's when I would have known this all was just some crazy coma dream. Unless, it still is. Is this all a dream? I have no idea.

"Uh, sorry. I don't know any Meredith's." Caroline shrugged, her eyebrows creased together, "Why?"

I opened my mouth to explain how they all have crazy names that relate to books, but then I stopped myself. What if I sound so crazy they send me to the mental wards? I can't do that. I'd never last a week in a place like that.

"Nothing. Just the name sounds familiar, I guess." So there is no Meredith? I guess that's a relief.

I'm just going to pretend their names are all coincidences. This new world that I'm stuck in has nothing to do with The Vampire Diaries. There's no such thing as vampires and witches. Everything here is normal, like in my other world. Right?

Dr. Rosen cut in, "Sorry to interrupt, but I have good news." All our attention was on my doctor. Waiting for him to give his so called good news. "Raven will be discharged tomorrow morning, after we keep her under for one more night of observation. We want to check her sleeping and make sure her stitches are okay. We don't want her ripping them out any time soon."

Caroline and Bonnie smiled, my supposed best friends seemed genuinely happy for me. I've never had real best friends, just the ones my mother forced me to make, and they were simply acquaintances. I wondered if these girls were good friends. If I'm stuck here forever, will everything be different? Would I be happy here compared to my old tiresome depressing life?

My mother was grinning from ear to ear, "That's great! I'm going to go call your father!"

My body stiffened and I felt like I had frozen on my hospital bed. I wasn't sure if I had heard her correctly. Was she serious? Was it true? Could it possibly be... Was my Dad alive?