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Chapter 6: Waking up from a bad dream
My eyes seemed to open all of a sudden because everything seemed to ache all at once. I tried getting up but I was restrained by something. What seemed like millions of wires were connected to my body. I tried screaming but I had an oxygen mask over my mouth.
I closed my eyes and started crying slightly.
I looked out the window after moment and saw it was night. I wanted to whined until my heart gave in, I want to get rid of all these wires and the oxygen mask. I wanted to feel freedom again.
I consulted my mind for intelligent solutions out of the mess. I was about to look over to my neighbouring patient when I heard someone make a sound.
Ahkmenrah and Larry were looming over me now and I freaked out. I want to take my mask off and talk, I wanted to give them both a huge hug, I wanted to stabbed the guy who ran me over. But I couldn't, I was helpless like a little child.
"Andy? Oh thank Rah!"
"Ahk… wait, did you real-" I held my voice. I didn't need Larry to know about Ahk travelling from the spiritual world to the realms of the living. He would unnecessarily stress about him.
"Are you really here? What if someone finds out you are an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh from the dead whose tablet can bring things to life!" Ahk laughed.
"Careful now! You don't want anyone else stealing the tablet!" I laughed feebly and took a good look at Ahk.
He had dropped the robe and huge necklace and had instead put a loose white tee shirt and a pair of trackies.
"They are my jogging clothes. He had to wear his gold pants under because they did not have underwear in Ancient Egypt!" He glared at Ahkmenrah.
"Well Larry we did but I was not buried with it."
"Why not?" AHk shrugged and I laughed a litte. I ached after laughing and immediately regretted it. God, how was I going to talk to Marilyn- Oh shit.
"MARILYN! I HAVR TO-" I threw up.
"Woah… kiddo wait. Marilyn is fine. She threw you out the way and when the car hit her she just went up into the air and broke her knee. The car ran over your spine. If Marilyn hadn't been there, you'd… you'd be dead!"
I wanted to cry so much. I had just thrown up, my best friend broke her leg trying to save me but if she hadn't… I'd be dead.
I looked at Ahkmenrah who had been trying to look into my eyes the whole time. I stared at him and he nodded. He knew something no one else did.
"Where's mum?"
"Balling her eyes out in the vistor's room."
"How did Ahk get in? Isn't it only family in the first 24hrs or something?"
"We said he was your cousin." I wanted to laughed again. Instead it came out as a snort. There was silence.
"What's wrong with me?" It was a whisper that Ahkmenrah heard only.
"You have a condition called Whiplash."
"What type?" Ahk was taken back.
"W-What?"
"Grade, type, form. What level of damage has been caused!"
"You know what Whiplash is?"
"I did a whole report on it last year in Middle School."
"Middle School?"
"Never mind. It's my first year of junior high. What grade of Whiplash do I have?"
"4." I sighed.
"So you will need to find money for rehab Dad?"
"Both Erica and I will pitch in-"
"ANDY!" Erica dropped her bag at the foot of my bed.
"Mum…" She came and seized me really tightly.
"Mum, I puked on the bed, not wise to rub yourself against me."
"Oh sweetie I was so worried, Larry what's wrong and… who is this?"
"Oh this is A- Amun. He works at the museum as a trainee guard. He is in his second year of uni at Fordham. He knows Andy from her daytime visits."
"Nice to meet you Ms Daley." Erica smiled.
"Is that a British accent? From what part?"
"Uh… Cambridge?"
"Really!"
"Uh… yes ma'am."
"Oh how lovely. Anyway, Andy where does it hurt? What was damaged?"
"Uh, dad?"
"Dislocation of the neck and injury to the spine."
"How long have I been out?"
"Five days."
"Five days, have you got my homework?"
"Uh no-"
"Thank god! Wait, you didn't get my biology homework?"
"I asked Nicky to get it from your teacher today."
"K… thanks. Uh mum, dad can I just talk to Ah- Amun about whether my museum card can be cancelled."
"But sweetie-"
"I'd rather you guys didn't hear my passcode…"
"Oh.. ok." Erica and Larry walked out. I faced Ahk and smiled weakly.
"You finished Half Blood Prince yet?"
"Yeah. I was in denial for the last five nights." We laughed.
"It wasn't because of that though. It was strange, I felt weird knowing you were fine and then everyone else was worrying. It was weird, I felt like I knew something about you and I felt like I should have told someone but I felt a little proud. I don't know, it is super weird."
"Yeah, I still can't believe that it actually happened. How do you do that?"
"I don't actually know. I just do. I have met so many people who I didn't even know. We sometimes spend the whole time talking and I help them decided whether they want to die or not. I don't usually guide people to their bodies though."
"Did you guided me?"
"Yeah. You fell asleep almost as soon as we came back here."
I laughed.
"Thanks Ahkmenrah. You being there helped me a lot."
"Your welcome. You can call me Ahk though."
"K… Ahk." I tried it. It was shorter than I expect.
"Ahk… Ahk…"
"Yes?"
"I think you should get my parents to come back in."
"Sure!" He turned away from me. I didn't want him to. The fact he was there for me when I almost died… I felt like there was a connection between us. I needed to know him more. I wanted to say a million things but I came out with:
"Oh and Ahk?"
"Yes Andy?" This was my moment.
"Could you take care of Nick for me?" STUPID! URGH WHY DID I SAY THAT?
"Sure."
"And Ahk?"
"Yes?"
"Could you come here please?"
He did and kneeled so he was in level with the bed.
"These garments as weirdly comfortable… yes?"
"Thank you." He smiled.
"You are very welcome my dark angel." I wish I could have sat up and spluttered water out to add a dramatic flare!
"W-Why dark one?"
"The origins of your name. It literally means dark one." I wasn't sure how to react. I smiled and thought about that.
"Dark one. What does your name mean?"
"I have no idea."
"We shall find out." He smiled. He kissed my forehead.
"Sleep well dark one."