" Hnnnnmmm", you groan, opening your eyes. Bright lights stung them and made your head swim. "Oohh. What happened?"
"You were found out in the parking lot unconscious. We brought you in to keep an eye on you." You start to look around for the source of the voice when she came into view. She wore a thin white coat over slim shoulders and a casual blouse. Your eyes were drawn to hers, noticing how kind they looked and how at ease they made you."So, since we found you unconscious, we have to check for a concussion. Here, follow my finger," she said holding one up. She moved it up and down, left and right, and closer then further away.
"Good news, no concussion," she sat back in her rolling chair,"you have very pretty eyes. They almost seemed to change colors. Now, what is your name, honey?"
"I'm...I'm not sure." Your voice comes out in a nice medium tone. " Your parents having trouble, huh? That's alright, I just wanted your first name. "
"I don't know that either. I don't even know how many names I've had. I can't remember anything!"
"Now, now. There must be something? How did you get to the school?" You try to dig deep for anything about yourself, "I had something very important to do. But I..."
"It's okay, hun. Well, you had this pack with you when we found you and the notebook has Nyx on the front. Does that sound like your name?"
"No... maybe it's a nickname. Nyx...Nyx... Something like it though. Onyx? Alex? Yeah...that sounds right, Alex." You smile slightly, thankful that you have some piece of yourself back. You feel a warmth in your chest and hear a high pitched ringing in your ears. The nurse asked you to stay there while she went to ask the secretary about any new students named Alex.
When she was gone you went over to the small bathroom to look in the mirror. Looking back at you was a face that seemed wrong, it had no distinguishing features to tell if you were male or female. It was a perfect medium. All except for the eyes, they were soft and kind like the nurse's. You liked that you had the same kind eyes. Greenish blue with a hint of violet on the edges. Looking farther down, you saw a jet black gem, fastened in a wire clasp with a silver necklace running off each side and up around your neck. It felt like it was a part of you, like it meant something to you specifically. You reach up to touch it when you heard the nurse come back. As you turn, you catch something out of the corner of your eye. A shadow of something on your back. You look again but it's gone.
"So, it turns out that your name is Alex Angelou and you just transferred from a Church school to here. Your father is away most of the time and you live with your uncle. Is any of this ringing a bell?" You feel that you have got to move on, so you lie, "yeah, it is. I was...skipping the rest of the day when someone attacked ear I didn't see their face, but they hit me over the head." You reach up to touch one of your temples and winced when you brushed the skin. A large tender bump the size of a half dollar, sat just above your right ear. "Here, let me look at that." The woman with the kind eyes took your chin in her hand," It doesn't seem too bad. I think you'll be fine. Stop by the front desk and pick up up your new schedule."
You agreed and left with your backpack. Your schedule had 5 classes on it and today was half over. Your next class was________
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