I woke up confused, tired, turning my head at the touch of a hand on my cheek, daring me to open my eyes, having to blink to get accustomed to the light that invaded the room. At the moment she was much more confused than at first, for this light was not the same light I was accustomed to, it was different, but one I would recognize perfectly, Krypton.
I turned my head much more confused, bumping into my mother, whom I observed without being able to believe it, forcing me to close my eyes again to keep the tears from coming out.
"Mom?" I asked in a whisper, feeling a lump in my throat.
"Hey, Kaelah, are you feeling any better?" She asked, stroking my face, wiping away the tears that were beginning to trickle down my cheeks.
"This can not be true, it's not true" I still denied with my eyes closed, sobbing, getting up to sit on the bed, determined that when I opened my eyes again, she was not going to be here. "I'm dreaming, it's not true" I tried to convince myself.
"What are you talking about, sweetie?" She asked, brushing my hair away from my face, causing me to open my eyes to look at her, to look at the room. "Sweetheart, you had a fever, Mon-el called me ..." I looked at her again, not allowing her to continue speaking.
"Mon-el?" I questioned even more confused, like if that could not be happening, what was he doing here? "I'm married?"
"Yes," she said, looking worried. "You've been married for almost two years," she said, surprised that I was asking her that way. "He couldn't take care of you and the baby girl, he needed help," she explained.
"Do I have a daughter?" At that moment I started to get dizzy, I could not with so much information.
"Sweetie, are you okay?" She asked worriedly as she realized I was pulling me back on the bed.
"No, I'm not," I said, closing my eyes.
'This is not true' I tried to mentally remember, it was not, it could not be, however, what was supposed to be happening?
According to the information I has just received, I was married to Mon-el! It was a joke, besides we had a daughter in common.
I shook my head in tears, wishing I could wake up again in... What was it name? I did not remember, but it was not here, it was..., hmm, Earth? I wondered, Why did not I remember things?
My mother stroked my hair as if trying to calm me down.
"How is she?" The next voice was my father's voice, so I opened my eyes, trying to locate him. "Kaelah, are you feeling better?" He asked me directly.
I ducked my head even more confused, crying again, feeling like my mother surrounded me with her arms getting e to start crying, because at that moment I could not stop sobbing against her shoulder.
I turned to my father with tears in my eyes, our relationship might not be perfect, but I could not deny it, I missed him, so I allowed him to hug me, to try to reassure me.
"I know it's been a long time since we met," he whispered, stroking my hair.
"No ... this is not true" I denied separating from him. "You are dead ..., Krypton died years ago and ... you sent us to Earth ..."
"Hey, Kaelah, stop," my father interrupted. "Why would I send you to a planet that is less developed?" He asked.
"I ... I don't know," I shrugged. "The last time I saw you, we argued for ..., Zyan, I yelled at you that I didn't want to see you again and ... Krypton died, both Kal-el and Kara they arrive before me" I tried to explain.
"I thought that the subject of that boy stayed in that conversation" he looked at me quite seriously. "Sweetheart, you have had a high fever these last days, you may have dreamed it" he pointed out causing me to shake my head.
"No, it's true, none of this is real," I answered back, truly nervous.
"Kaelah, your father is right, it is normal that you dreamed something like this," my mother said causing me to begin to doubt all this, to rethink what was happening, because maybe it was true, maybe I had dreamed it.
"Besides, if we had done it, how could I tell you how proud I am of you?" He said, making me look at him without knowing what to say. "I know I don't tell you this all the time, Kaelah, but it's true, I'm so proud of you "He said, making me smile at the same time that the tears came back out of my eyes, hugging me, believing they were right, everything had been a dream.
The time was running out, there was no doubt about it, they needed to get her out of there, to bring her back with them, yet it was not so easy, for the process Winn had estimated for an hour, had gone half an hour longer.
She sobbed as she turned to her, watching as Mon-el stroked her hair as he whispered that she would be okay.
"He's right, sweetie, you're going to be fine," she whispered. "We're going to get you out of there, I promise," she assured her, kissing her forehead.
She sighed, she could not lose her, but what else could she do?
I went down the hallway, meeting someone I knew very well.
"Kaelah," she shouted, throwing me into a hug.
"I've missed you too, Kara," I whispered holding her tight, watching her smile." We haven't seen each other for a long time, "I said, stirring her hair.
My younger sister laughed at the same time she nodded, infecting me with her own laugh, getting us both to laugh without any sense.
"Mom and Dad say you had a high fever, are you better?" She asked, quite worried.
"Yes, I'm fine," I smiled. "You were worried, weren't you?" I arched an eyebrow at the same time she nodded and I hugged her back. "I'm fine, Kara, I promise you."
"They ... they said you could die." She hugged herself with more force toward me.
I stroked her hair, hugging her tightly, trying to calm her down, for the tears had just come to my senses, making me stop myself from crying with her.
"I've missed you so much at home," she whispered against my shoulder.
"Hey, Kara, we can see each other more often, call me when you need to see me and I'll be there." I stroked her cheek, watching her smile. "I love you." I kissed her forehead feeling like tears could not be contained any longer.
"It's done," said Winn entering the room. "Who's going to do it?" He asked, receiving Alex's response. "Okay, when you're ready, we'll do it."
She looked at her sister waiting for her to move, afraid to lose both of them, so that before she could be introduced into that dream she approached her, to embrace her.
"I'm going to get her out of there, I promise, Kara," she whispered, leaning her head on her shoulder. "I will not go back without her," she said.
"Thank you," she whispered back.
Her sister lay down on the stretcher, putting on the helmet Winn was offering her, looking at her one last time, smiling at her.
She sighed, waiting, hoping that everything would turn out well, that both would come alive from there.
I walked into the living room, stopping to watch the scene in it, smiling, softened by it.
Mon-el was holding Kaia of only three months old, who smiled at the words that her father dedicated her, stretching the arms as if she wanted to reach him.
"Hey, I didn't know you were there" he looked at me as I approached them. "I don't understand why she fall asleep with you and not with me, what do I do wrong?" he asked with indignation.
"That you don't speak it in a tone that relaxes her," I raised an eyebrow holding the laughter.
"Okay, let's see how you do it," he said, leaving the little girl in my arms.
"Your daddy is upset about this, Kaia," I said, getting her gray eyes to look at me closely before I started to cry. "Hey, no, shh," I cradled her trying to calm her down.
"Well, She doesn't seem to like you either," he said with a half smile.
"Oh, come on, shut up" I smiled at the same time the child's crying ceased. "Hey, little one, let's show him that you and I understand each other better than he thinks" I spoke watching as a small smile formed in her face.
It was only a couple of minutes before she fell asleep, so I left her in the crib before turning to him with a victorious smile.
"I told you," I smiled before caressing the little girl's cheek. "She's so perfect," I said, admiring her.
"She is," he corroborated, coming closer. "She will be as perfect as you, well ... if she have your character ..." he laughed as I narrowed my eyes.
"Hey! Can you tell me what you would do without me? "I asked, trying to be serious.
"I would be bored," he replied, embracing me. "I don't think I could live without you," he whispered in my ear before kissing my forehead.
We both turned in alarm when someone came in, getting Mon-el to stand in front of me in an attempt to keep me protected.
I looked at the woman, feeling that I knew her, that something attached me to her, but the truth was that I could not find out what it was, because I could not find answers.
"You may think I'm crazy and ask for my arrest, Kaelah, but I need you to listen to me," she said, surprising me even more. Why did she know my name?
"Mon-el, take Kaia," I asked, noting that he was going to deny it. "Please."
"I love you, Kaelah," he whispered, kissing me before picking up the baby girl and leaving the room.
"I don't know who you are, but you seem to know me, Do I know you?" I questioned directly, confused.
"Kaelah, Krypton died years ago, you were trapped in the fantom zone just like Kara, with the difference that it took more years for you to reach the Earth" she began to explain to me, creating confusion. "Your life is there, with your sister, with me, we need you and that's why I'm here, none of this is real, it's a dream, you have to give it up before it's too late, please, "she begged at the same time as I ducked my head.
"How do I know you're telling me the truth?" I asked.
"I need you to believe me, I don't have proof that I can show you," she replied. "Kara needs you alive, she needs you with her so she can keep going ..." she continued trying to convince me.
The door swung open to my surprise, watching Mon-el come in with the little girl in her arms and guards, a fact that made me alarm.
"It's her," Mon-el said.
"No ..." I denied braking the guards. "There are no reasons" I said.
"Yes there are, she has come into our house, she could have tried to kill you," he said, approaching me.
I went to answer him, however, a shake, an earthquake, made me have to hold him to avoid falling.
"Kaelah, please, you have to trust me ..." she begged me to look at her carefully, noting how the guards had grabbed her by the arms and pulled her back.
I looked at Mon-el and my daughter, watching as he shook his head, wanting to hold me, yet a part of me felt I should believe her, which was true. I looked at her again, trying to get rid of their grip, getting them to grab her harder and pull again, displacing her, when a name made its way through my head and with it memories, this was not real.
"Alex," I shouted just as another earthquake shook us, getting us both to the ground.
She reached out her hand to reach mine, getting it at the same time I smiled, just before a light dazzled the room.
Thank you for reading,
Ayrin