21 October 2012
Chapter 1
I was rushed to the hospital that night , after the horrifying accident had occurred. I opened my eyes , my vision was fading. Blurry faces was all I could see. I could hear a conversation between the nurse , the doctor and a man.
"What happened?" asked the doctor.
"She's been in a terrible accident. Luckily , I was driving on a narrow path And I saw her car in the middle of the road , flipped. Could you help her?" said the man in a worried tone.
"We'll try to do everything we can" replied the doctor.
" Doctor, I took an X-ray . Her right hand is fractured and Her left shoulder has been shot" said the nurse.
"Shot?!" the man said and looked at me.
The nurse hadn't replied , she was still talking with the doctor. I blinked hard. I strained my ears to hear more. But , my vision faded.I became unconscious. I woke up and looked around , I was alone. I saw the bandages on my left shoulder and a cloth , wrapped around my right arm. I bared the pain in my hands and I sat up straight , leaning against the wall. It was morning and the sun shone bright. I tried to recall what happened last night. But my mind was blank.
Just then , the nurse came into the room , carrying food in her hand. She kept the food on a small table , next to the bed.
"Thank you" I said to her , giving her a weak smile.
She said nothing. I watched her as she left the room.
I took a deep sigh and picked up the soup bowl which the nurse had left on the table. I took a sip. It tasted bland. I looked up and gazed at the wall , still trying to recall what had happened. Yet again ,my mind was blank. I gave up and started drinking my bland , cold soup.
Suddenly , some other doctor had come inside the room.His mouth was covered by a doctors mask.
"Excuse me , But where is Dr.Ferrier?" I asked.
" Dr.Ferrier has some other important job to do" He replied.
I nodded.
"Your pulse rate is normal. Good" he said.
"So I can go home?"
"You don't remember me."
I stared at him in confusion. He removed his mask and revealed his face.I could remember everything.
"You"
He laughed and said , " Surprised to see me?".
I was staring at a face of a criminal , a murderer. I was staring at him , face to face , with an old enemy , James Mortimer
An Old Enemy. • Opuss № I