I yawned and rubbed my eyes. Staying up till 4 am on a school day was definitely not the best idea but I had no choice. Today was the last day of applications and I needed to finish my composition. Six years. I've been working hard for this very day for six years straight. Getting into Juilliard in America was my dream and graduating to become a world famous musician was my life goal.

I loved music and anything to do with the arts. I started playing piano at age four and was hailed a prodigy. At age twelve, I composed my first mini-musical titled; The Silent Symphony. It was my best work yet and I got an offer for one of the best music schools in Japan. Now, three years later, I'm finally applying for Juilliard and my heart was beating with nervousness.

I paused at the crossing seeing the red light and waited. When it turned green, I walked across not bothering to look left or right. Big mistake. I failed to see the speeding truck and took a full hit.
My body screamed out in pain but I couldn't speak. I heard shouts and screams around me then shortly after, I heard sirens in a distance. My head was fuzzy and my consciousness slowly faded away into darkness.

...

"Mmm," I groaned as my eyes fluttered open to reveal a white ceiling. Where was I?
Just then, a flood of memories, that I knew wasn't mine, flooded my mind and I couldn't help but hyperventilate. This wasn't my body. What happened to me?

"Aki-chan?" a soft voice spoke from beside me and it was only then I noticed there was someone right next to me. It was a woman looking to be in her 30's and from these new memories, it seems she's my mother.

Her eyes widened and started tearing up when I looked at her and she clutched my hand.

"Oh gosh! My baby you're awake! - Doctor!? Doctor?!"

She pressed the button on a control and shortly after, a man dressed in a white coat arrived and hurried to my side.

"When did she wake up?" he asked while quickly assessing me.

"Just a moment ago."

I couldn't speak because the oxygen mask was covering my mouth so I could only lay helplessly as the nurses and doctor fussed over me. They checked my body and heart rate before deciding it was safe to remove the mask.

"I don't believe it. This must be a miracle," the doctor muttered. From what I understood, the original owner of this body was in a bad accident and had been in a coma for nearly six months. This situation I'm in is far too familiar to someone who was an avid light novel reader and frankly it was the only thing I could think of. I transmigrated.

That didn't matter much to me right now though. I wanted to cry. One step. I was one step away from getting into my dream school and this happens to me. Damn you universe!

"How is she doctor?" my mother asked. Her voice shook as she tried to hold back another lot of tears.

"If I'm honest, I really didn't think she would wake up. The injuries she sustained were life-threatening but with the quick assessment, it's almost like she wasn't even in an accident. Of course we'll need to do more tests but for now, I believe she's fine."

She breathed out a sigh of relief and placed a hand on my cheek.

"M-Mom?"

Tears fell down her face as she nodded happily. "I'm right here Aki-chan."

My eyelids felt heavy and I slowly drifted off to sleep.

...

It's been a week since then. When I woke up again, the doctor asked me several questions and I pretended I lost parts of my memory. It was easier that way so no one would question if I had a personality change.

It took me a while to accept my new reality. I was angry for some time but realised it could've been worse. The girl I possessed was a young 16 year old and a beautiful one I might add. I was stunned when I first saw myself in the mirror.

Dark brown hair, flawless skin and vivid blue eyes. The blue eyes kinda threw me off for a bit cause I'm positively sure that Japanese do not possess such a feature. Regardless, I was more than pleased with my new look but I still felt bad for taking over another body.

To keep myself from feeling guilty, I vowed that I would treat this body with utmost care and do my best. Not that I wasn't planning doing that anyway.

After a few more tests and stuff, I was set to be discharged.