My eyes fluttered open, but everything was a blur. There was at first only one fuzzy head bent over the bed looking at me. Then another two joined shortly after. I flinched at the sight of a bright light flashing in my face. A deep voice mumbled at me as the light moved back and forth, but I couldn't make out a single word.

Then a high peeping muffled sound. Whoever it belonged to, proceeded to hold my arm up and wrap something cold around it.

"BP normal," she stated.

My hearing had become clearer, but my eyes were not fully healed. I could still make out from the fuzziness that the woman who was now shoving a thermometer in my ear was blond and had a pale pink tone to her skin.

"97.8," she noted.

"Alright. All her vitals look good. Everything seems normal. It's only a matter of time now," he said. I couldn't see the owner of the voice, but I could tell it was the man with the deep voice from earlier.

The sound of rustling papers and scribbling could be heard from within the room, but I couldn't pinpoint where exactly.

While they discussed about my injuries and what medications I needed, my eyesight started to improve. In fact, it had become so good that the small dots on the tiles above, which had become a mass of smudge were now distinguishable.

I tried to sit myself up to see who was all in the room and figure out who the voices all belonged to, but the blond nurse pushed me gently back against the bed.

"You need to be careful. You were just in a bad accident. Luckily, someone saw the whole thing and saved you. It's a miracle that your even here or even awake already for that matter," she stated.

Her eyes were full of kindness and she seemed genuinely worried about my health. It took me aback because I haven't felt cared for like this in a long time.

"Wher... Wher em uh?" My voice was still husky and my words were slurred. The muscles in my jaw wouldn't move to form the words I wanted to say. I was embarrassed at myself and could feel my cheeks fill with heat at the sound of my own voice.

The doctor who had been watching carefully with another man at the foot of the bed chimed in, "You're at Maple Creek Hospital. You were brought here this morning after my colleague here brought you in. We're quiet astonished that you are even awake right now."

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He didn't look surprised at all. But doctors see this stuff everyday. He must be good at hiding his emotions.

I glanced over at the man standing next to the doctor. He was wearing casual attire, a sweater and some jeans. His thick brows and his green blue eyes drooped to the side, giving him a boyish charm. He had a long stubble that had the same reddish brown color as his hair . The beard gave him a masculinity that he lacked from his other soft features. He seemed too young to be a doctor, but the man in the white lab coat had mentioned he was a colleague.

"I'm Dr. James," said the man in the lab coat. He was a bit smaller than his co-worker and had black hair and chocolate brown eyes. His flawless skin was a beautiful shade of brown. It reminded me of a nice warm cup of coffee.

Dr. James pointed to to the woman standing next to me. "That's nurse Wren. The on-duty nurse for today. If you need anything she will be happy to help you."

Wren gave a playful smile back at Dr. James, who was grinning from ear to ear, before she rubbed my arm and repeated what Dr. James said about calling her if I needed anything.

Then he continued, "And this guy right here, your savior, he is Dr. Cala. You might see him around tomorrow if your not healed by then. I've never seen someone get up from an accident that fast in my life."

That line made me feel a bit embarrassed. I know it wasn't anything to be embarrassed about, but this was probably from all the attention I was getting. Something I wasn't use to at all.

Dr. Cala was watching me as I sat there trying to subtly fix my hair and wrinkled gown. He looked at me as if he were studying me, as if he couldn't believe that I was in front of him. Maybe, my accident was so bad that he was just amazed I'd made it through and that without a broken bone or anything. Just a few scratches.

"I actually have a few questions for you, when you are ready to talk. We don't have any information on you. None of your personal belongings were found on you," Dr. James said as he pulled out the chart from under his armpit. He had a pen all ready to go just in case I was ready to talk already.

Wren gave him a stern look and shook her head. "She just woke up from almost drowning. Can't you give her a couple hours before you start your interrogation?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, its my job. What can I do?"

He gave a sly smile, which wren returned with a laugh.

It was quite awkward to be between the two, who were clearly flirting right in front of me.

Thank goodness for Dr. Cala. He interrupted the two lovebirds immediately.

"I'm sorry for the unprofessionalism of Dr. James and Mrs. James here. They have yet to learn to leave their private life at home."

He gave the two a stern look, who in turn tried to hide their smiles by biting their lips.

"If you do need anything, press the call button and a nurse will be right with you. Please get some rest. We can get your personal data afterwards when you are ready, he added as his eyes were fixed on mine. It made me feel nervous and uncomfortable. So i was relieved when he excused himself right after and took Dr. James and Nurse Wren with him when he left.

I let out a sigh of relief.

I was alive. I was well. I was in Maple Creek.

But wait a minute... they never mentioned a little girl. What happened to her. Is she okay? I'll have to ask Dr. James when he returns. But for now, I'll just close my eyes for a few minutes.