Chapter 8 - Awakening
Before the tides turned, Barbara had hoped this was real. To walk again was more than just a wish for her. When she looked down at the transponder and saw it was off, she, for a second, felt happy. I'm walking. But at what cost was this?
As she stared at the mirror image of herself, Barbara felt torn. The murders, the pain, all felt so real, she was living it all, but this woman infront of her, the identical twin was not real. But then again there was always the chance she was part of some freak prank. Some one could have copied her DNA and created a clone, with morphing abilities.
Selina watched as doubt filled her eyes, "Barbara! This is not real!" Selina said with urgency. "But it feels real!!!" Barbara shouted, forming fists with her hands and stamping the ground, "She could be part of some sick plan," she said pointing to her twin.
The twin smirked, "I am real. Do not listen to her. She's just your conscience, your mind, screwing around with you," she looked deeply into Barbara's eyes. Barbara shivered as she heard her own voice drip with evil.
"No! Barbara look at me! I here because I am dead but not dead in your mind! Look at them," she pointed to the odd shadow, the cat and the canary, "Because they not dead in the real world this is the only way for you to see them. This is just a dream!" Selina said taking a step forward.
"Ha! Since when has a dream felt so real?! Go on! Pinch yourself but don't be surprised if nothing happens," the twin said as she started circling Barbara. She took a step right up to her and looked deeply into Barbara's eyes, her eyes piercing and cold "Feel this?" she moved slowly till behind Barbara and blew softly onto Barbara's neck. Barbara shivered as goose bumps started to form. She took a step backwards. She wanted to believe Selina but if this was a dream, how could she have felt that?
"It's all in your mind." Selina began to say. "It's not, you felt it! It's real." her twin said speaking over Selina. Selina went on ignoring her, ". you felt it because it was in your mind! Everything you're feeling is just in your mind." "It's not in your mind, it's real, I AM REAL." "She's not; she is in you, your fear, your nightmare personified." "I AM REAL."
Barbara closed her eyes, covered her ears and shook her head, "STOP!" she yelled.
She didn't know what to think, who to believe. She looked up at the both of them. Her twin was right, all of this felt too real to be a dream, but then again, could it all just be in her mind? The mind was a pretty powerful thing, Dinah was one example. Was? Or is?
No, Dinah is one example. She looked back to Selina, their eyes locked and she said, "What do I do?" Suddenly everything went dark, her twin, the others and the room disappeared, only Selina stood in front of her. Selina smiled and walked up to Barbara.
Barbara blinked and then asked again, "What do I do?" Selina's face seemed angelic as it began to glow, "Wake up."
***
She felt as if she were falling backwards, down a cliff or something really high, down, just, down.
As the rush rose within her she opened her eyes. A bright white light shone sharply in her eyes. She blinked a few times, slowly things started to take shape. Then she heard the voices, "Should I?" it was Helena. "She's gonna be so pissed when she wakes up," Dinah answered back. Helena giggled. Where they talking about her? Barbara rolled her head in the direction of their voices. She saw Dinah and Helena next to a very asleep Cris, who was leaning dangerously backwards on the chair she was sitting in. Helena had a feather looking thing in her hand near Cris' nose and Dinah giggled as Cris' hand brushed it away.
They were alive. Barbara felt as the emotion welled up in her. They were alive. She took a deep breath in and rolled her head away as a tear formed.
Helena and Dinah heard her and looked up, "Barbara?" Dinah said as she stood up and walked over to the red heads hospital bed. Helena stood opposite Dinah and both looked down at their mentor.
Barbara bit her lip as she tried fighting the tears back, then her arms suddenly shot forward and she grabbed them both, bringing their heads down and held on to them tightly. The tears now streamed down her face as all the emotion rushed out. It was all a dream, just a bad dream.
"Hey," Helena said soothingly, "What's wrong?" she asked as she lifted her head. Barbara smiled as she wiped the tears away, "nothing, really." Helena brushed a piece of hair out of Barbara's face. "Wha. What happened?" Barbara asked. Dinah looked up at Helena then back at Barbara, "Training accident, you banged your head pretty bad. The doctor said you were suffering a really bad concussion," she said. "How long have I been out?" Barbara asked as she tried sitting up. Dinah helped her while Helena's answered, "3 days. Barbara stared at her, "Really?" Helena nodded.
Just then there's a loud crash. Cris' chair had fallen backwards and she had fallen with it. "Bugger," Cris swore as she tried picking herself up. Barbara couldn't help but burst out in laughter, an emotion that too seemed dead to her a few moments ago. Cris lifted her head and grinned as she watched Barbara laugh, "Hey she's awake! Good now we can eat some decent food and not this fast 'hospital' food crap."
Helena and Dinah started laughing; Helena walked over to Cris and helped her up. Then all three stood around Barbara's bed and laughed together.
THE END
Before the tides turned, Barbara had hoped this was real. To walk again was more than just a wish for her. When she looked down at the transponder and saw it was off, she, for a second, felt happy. I'm walking. But at what cost was this?
As she stared at the mirror image of herself, Barbara felt torn. The murders, the pain, all felt so real, she was living it all, but this woman infront of her, the identical twin was not real. But then again there was always the chance she was part of some freak prank. Some one could have copied her DNA and created a clone, with morphing abilities.
Selina watched as doubt filled her eyes, "Barbara! This is not real!" Selina said with urgency. "But it feels real!!!" Barbara shouted, forming fists with her hands and stamping the ground, "She could be part of some sick plan," she said pointing to her twin.
The twin smirked, "I am real. Do not listen to her. She's just your conscience, your mind, screwing around with you," she looked deeply into Barbara's eyes. Barbara shivered as she heard her own voice drip with evil.
"No! Barbara look at me! I here because I am dead but not dead in your mind! Look at them," she pointed to the odd shadow, the cat and the canary, "Because they not dead in the real world this is the only way for you to see them. This is just a dream!" Selina said taking a step forward.
"Ha! Since when has a dream felt so real?! Go on! Pinch yourself but don't be surprised if nothing happens," the twin said as she started circling Barbara. She took a step right up to her and looked deeply into Barbara's eyes, her eyes piercing and cold "Feel this?" she moved slowly till behind Barbara and blew softly onto Barbara's neck. Barbara shivered as goose bumps started to form. She took a step backwards. She wanted to believe Selina but if this was a dream, how could she have felt that?
"It's all in your mind." Selina began to say. "It's not, you felt it! It's real." her twin said speaking over Selina. Selina went on ignoring her, ". you felt it because it was in your mind! Everything you're feeling is just in your mind." "It's not in your mind, it's real, I AM REAL." "She's not; she is in you, your fear, your nightmare personified." "I AM REAL."
Barbara closed her eyes, covered her ears and shook her head, "STOP!" she yelled.
She didn't know what to think, who to believe. She looked up at the both of them. Her twin was right, all of this felt too real to be a dream, but then again, could it all just be in her mind? The mind was a pretty powerful thing, Dinah was one example. Was? Or is?
No, Dinah is one example. She looked back to Selina, their eyes locked and she said, "What do I do?" Suddenly everything went dark, her twin, the others and the room disappeared, only Selina stood in front of her. Selina smiled and walked up to Barbara.
Barbara blinked and then asked again, "What do I do?" Selina's face seemed angelic as it began to glow, "Wake up."
***
She felt as if she were falling backwards, down a cliff or something really high, down, just, down.
As the rush rose within her she opened her eyes. A bright white light shone sharply in her eyes. She blinked a few times, slowly things started to take shape. Then she heard the voices, "Should I?" it was Helena. "She's gonna be so pissed when she wakes up," Dinah answered back. Helena giggled. Where they talking about her? Barbara rolled her head in the direction of their voices. She saw Dinah and Helena next to a very asleep Cris, who was leaning dangerously backwards on the chair she was sitting in. Helena had a feather looking thing in her hand near Cris' nose and Dinah giggled as Cris' hand brushed it away.
They were alive. Barbara felt as the emotion welled up in her. They were alive. She took a deep breath in and rolled her head away as a tear formed.
Helena and Dinah heard her and looked up, "Barbara?" Dinah said as she stood up and walked over to the red heads hospital bed. Helena stood opposite Dinah and both looked down at their mentor.
Barbara bit her lip as she tried fighting the tears back, then her arms suddenly shot forward and she grabbed them both, bringing their heads down and held on to them tightly. The tears now streamed down her face as all the emotion rushed out. It was all a dream, just a bad dream.
"Hey," Helena said soothingly, "What's wrong?" she asked as she lifted her head. Barbara smiled as she wiped the tears away, "nothing, really." Helena brushed a piece of hair out of Barbara's face. "Wha. What happened?" Barbara asked. Dinah looked up at Helena then back at Barbara, "Training accident, you banged your head pretty bad. The doctor said you were suffering a really bad concussion," she said. "How long have I been out?" Barbara asked as she tried sitting up. Dinah helped her while Helena's answered, "3 days. Barbara stared at her, "Really?" Helena nodded.
Just then there's a loud crash. Cris' chair had fallen backwards and she had fallen with it. "Bugger," Cris swore as she tried picking herself up. Barbara couldn't help but burst out in laughter, an emotion that too seemed dead to her a few moments ago. Cris lifted her head and grinned as she watched Barbara laugh, "Hey she's awake! Good now we can eat some decent food and not this fast 'hospital' food crap."
Helena and Dinah started laughing; Helena walked over to Cris and helped her up. Then all three stood around Barbara's bed and laughed together.
THE END