Unexpected
"Lyrica," he says. "Lyrica, it's me. Come to me, Princess." My eyes fly open, "Chase?" I look around. I am in a bright white room, strapped down in a hospital bed. Chase is nowhere to be seen. I start to panic, realizing that I must really be going crazy. I try to calm myself down by taking deep breaths, but it does nothing other than take my breath away. I try to hold my breath, but I almost end up suffocating myself. I breathe out. I look around. No torturous devices anywhere. Nothing that I should be scared of. It's just a bright white room. I start to relax.
All of a sudden, I feel a strong hand on my shoulder. I flinch, and the voice that I hear is all too familiar as it asks, "Are you okay, Lyrica?" My heart beats at a rapid pace. It's my father. The one who hurt Chase. The one who nearly killed the love of my life! Not to mention that he killed my mom, and that he almost killed me and the rest of my adoptive family. My hands clench into fists. "No," I scream. "I am NOT okay! Because of you! You ruined my life! You killed mom, and tried to kill the people that I love!" Ash's eyes widen. "I don't - I didn't...I don't even remember that. I never did that."
I glare at him. "You evil lunatic," I scream. "You can't even admit it! How did you even get out of jail anyway!?" He looks even more stunned. "I-I don't know what you're talking about, dear," he says. And that is when I finally realize that he really doesn't. "Wait," I say, cautiously. "What exactly do you remember?" He stares off into the distance and squints, as if he is thinking really hard about something. "I remember," he begins. "I remember that someone - I don't remember who - captured me and forced me to do their bidding. They also threatened me with my life if I didn't obey." I don't know what to think, mostly because Chase's voice is constantly in my head, but also because this is not just some person who is talking to me right now. This is my father. I actually want to trust him, but I don't want to admit it, so instead I say, "Let me go."
To my surprise, Ash unstraps me from the hospital bed. I get up slowly. "Ash," I say, staring at my birth father. "Yes, sweetie," he asks. I glare at him, "You will get me out of this place and you will help me find Chase or I will kill you. Understood?" Ash nods, "Yes Ma'am." "Good," I say, satisfied. I stand up tall in front of Ash, "Let's go. We have to get back to Mighty Med." He leads me outside of the building asking, "Mighty Med?" "It's a hospital for superheroes," I reply. "Cool," he says. I roll my eyes, "Let's go, Jeckle and Hyde." He follows me away from the building. "Who-" he begins. "Who's Jeckle and Hyde?"
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