Remember Me

Beep, beep. Beep.

Her heart rate monitor beeps loudly, irregularly, filling the room, yet all I can seem to hear is her shallow breaths. The room is a noticeable bleached white with stark blue, with odd machines all around, but the only thing I can see is her mangled legs and head set up in casts. She's injured; bruised, broken, strangled and torn.

And it's all my fault.

Memories race through my head before I can stop them-- I can vividly see her lying there, face contorted in unconscious pain.

I shudder and stare at my hooves as I remember what happened. I could start crying and say 'maybe this, maybe that' but maybe can't change the fact that I nearly killed my best friend. Why did I have to beat that speed record?!

But suddenly I hear a slight movement, and I look up at her. Her eyes are slits, barely open,  but they're open. And looking at me.

"Hey." I manage to say. This is the first time she's been awake since the accident. "Hi." She rasps out. She sounds odd but to me it sounds angelic.

I get up from the chair and walk over to her. "How do you feel?" I'm trying to be quiet. It's hard. I want to shout at the world, scream at the top of my lungs, hug her, something. She's awake. And not dead. And talking. And not dead.

"My head hurts." She says. "Could you get me some water, please?" I nod and go get a cup of water from a nurse. Returning, I hold it up to her lips as she drinks. She can't use her hooves, as three of her legs are broken and covered in casts.

I set the cup down. "Do you need anything else, Autumn?" I ask. "I do have one question..." She says. "Yes?" Maybe she's hungry. I could ask a nurse for a hay-and-daisy sandwich-- those are her favorite.

"Who are you?"