"The Silhouette"
Few weeks ago, the hospital
"The results seemed to be fine, so tomorrow you can go home".
The doctor was looking at me smiling while she told me the good news. My mom was sitting on the bed, smiling in relief. This whole time, my mom didn't stop to worry. I've never seen her so scared before.
"You see, mom, you had no reasons to be worried".
"How couldn't I?" she said and took my arm, "At least you're fine".
I smiled at my mom and I could to notice how thrilled she was by the good news.
"Well, Anna, I think you should get some rest before tomorrow" the doctor said and my mom nodded to her words agreeing.
"I'll see you in the morning, sweetie" my mom leaned to kiss me on the forehead and then stood up.
The doctor and my mom both went towards the door, but before they left, my mom looked at me one last time and waved with a smile. I waved back and right after they turned off the light, I turned on my side and closed my eyes.
I could hear them both still talking about something behind the door and I'm pretty sure that my mom was thanking the doctor for everything. Even that I was not in a life danger after the accident, I'm happy that my mother can finally sleep in peace without any worries.
Suddenly, the door opened again.
God, I knew she'll return to check on me.
I opened my eyes and looked at the door's direction.
"Mom, common, you should go home and take some rest, too, because the moment I'll return you won't have time for this" I said, trying to make a joke.
The room was still dark because no one turned on the lights, so all I could see was a silhouette.
I smiled at my mom's direction, trying to prove that I'm totally fine one more time, but suddenly I got a very weird feeling when I got no respond.
"Mom?" I asked keep staring at the silhouette in the room, "Is everything okay?"
Still. No respond.
I was about to take off the blanket and stoop up, when suddenly the door opened again and the light turned on.
My mom entered inside and as much as she tried to seem calm, I guess I made her worried when she heard me.
"Did you call me, sweetie?" she asked and I couldn't not to look confused.
"Hmm, no" I responded, "I-I… didn't".
She smiled at me once again and said "If you need something, I'm at the hall talking to your doctor".
I nodded and stopped her when she was about to turn off the lights again.
"Can you, please, keep the lights on?".
"No problem, honey" and after those words, she left again and then I put my head back on the pillow.
I am not sure that I'm alone in this room.