ned? What kind of other b

bottle of what she thought was her anxiety pills tumbling from her hands, revealing they were in fact her bo

aven for a second, until she turned and saw the woman asleep in the chair next to the bed, clearly alive and not som

oken up in now, and looks nothing like a hospital if she was in fact revived from her death

pink slippers on the side of the bed that fit her feet perfectly, as if custom made just for her. She shrugs and slips her feet in befo

en her eyes meet her reflection in the mirror, she lets out the scream she was holding back earlier and stumbles back so far, she trips herself and f

ars gathering in her eyes. As Chloe looks closely, she sees that the woman is dressed in a plain outfi

be out of bed." The woman helps her off the floor and carries her back to

tantly and disappears in the side door of the bedroom, which seems to open into an attached bathroom. She c

e mirror up, opening them once again to confirm that what s

s blonde locks that reach past her waist, and instead of her dark brown eyes she now has vibrant green eyes that sparkle like emeralds in the sun. Her skin

ed for however long, not wearing an inch of make-up or having bathed properly, yet everythi

tray with a bowl of soup and a cup of water on top, like she is serving a member of royalty. She sets the tray

ou doing?"

y phoned the doctor; he should be here in an hour to check your vital

n? My memory is foggy from

s to hesitate

happened, it would be easier for him than myself, I don't

ormer Athena Rose. But did no one notice that this woman had died at one point? Was there n

hroughout the most of it, even setting up camp uncomfortably next to her bed. Does she not have a family or friends? This is a woman who

ne else?" she as

mean your father and the m

f her mother passed away than it would be odd if she suddenly asked where she is or why she wasn't mentioned. Instead,

s usual, it is just us and the kitchen staff in the manor at the moment. I haven

d one, so bad in fact that she doesn't want her father to know she is still alive. This piques Chloe's curiosity even more

too good to be true, and the more she hears abo

lieve there is anythin

o might have worked there for a long time, and it would be another red flag if the master of the house was to

thena, until she at least figures out what is going on, and if this body switch is permanent. Once the bedroom door is closed, she turns to

ing where she could find something that could tell her a little more about her

oes over to the desk and rummages through the drawers, but to no avail. She checks the dresser drawers to see if the form

ext to the bed, just about to give up, when her foot kicks something light underneath. Getting down on her stomach, she reaches as far as she can

d and grabs the coat hanger, taking the flatter end of it to fit neatly under the bed and push the book out on the other s

o the bed to flip through the pages, her eyes quickly scanning th

up alone; she has had q

ost control of the car and swerved into the ditch. The car engine caught on fire, an

er brought in his new lover and their supposed

sister that's older than her, born before her moth

with this woman, Alexis I'm assuming, while he

and forgets all about his other daughter. What kind of father is this man? The suspicion t

her situation. She is 20 years old this year, has built a successful modelling career since she was a child, and s

eroux. Stella has had it out for Athena ever since they met in their first year of university, Stella already being in her

s of girls corner her at school, drenched her with dirty mop water, thrown food at her in the caf

young age, but she never explains why her father left his former lover, especially if they had a child together? Is the man really that gree

vast fortune? If any lawyer were to find out that he was having an affair during his marriage, the will woul

s her mother's will leave eve

deeper going on her

arly two of them she needs to keep her eye on. It's going to be difficult defending herself against these attacks, without knowing any context of the situa

ite the red flags of this life so far, it is still too good an opportunity for her to give up, and she is still unaware of how long she has in this body.

the bed and walking over to the door to crack it open a little and peek out. She can't se

fering brain damage?" the man asks the servant in a rushes voice, his footste

of pillows to hide it, just as the door opens again and the doctor walks in with a large smile on his face. It is the first ove

rse, you can barely tell you were

elt like jell-o when I tried to stand up, do

it would seem she didn't suffer her physica

d. He asks her questions like who she is and if she remembers what day it is, and thanks to the

dical care, it would seem she isn't that far off from her previous time. She has in fact only gone five years

d say you're just fine. If you feel any dizziness or sudden headaches, I would strongly recommend getting checked

ow did I end up like this?" Chloe finally asks, wanting to p

er a somber look a

hospital and stabilized you, but you were barely clinging on to life. It is such a sad way t

errupt the doctors words and

at are yo

r shakes

tried to take