Chapter 2

The once silent room became more chaotic, footsteps rushing in from every direction. A miracle was occurring. Elera feels the air around her shifting, and more people begin to fill the room. 

Elera sees nothing but shadows of people hovering around her; it shields her from the harsh light of the room. There was noise and voices in the background. “Move, Move…. Clear the line. 

“We need to stabilize her and check vitals, they are spiking up,” Elera heard the voices of people who dressed in white address her. Eleara still feels disoriented about everything that is happening to her. 

Someone standing close to her was shouting at another person; Elera could hear faintly what was being said due to the voice being so loud.

“How is she conscious…. She shouldn’t be conscious. Who made this mistake?” 

Elera could feel more people gathering around her. They were all moving at once; some were checking her vitals, some adjusting the wires attached to her. She feels so overwhelmed with the sudden sensation. 

Elera’s breathing became more erratic; she didn’t like the way they were all touching her, and everything felt too much. The noise in the background didn't make Elera feel relaxed. 

Elera feels the sounds, the motion, and the noise in the background press against her senses. Everything felt so suffocating. Her breathing made her chest rise and fall sharply. Every breath Elera takes feels like a struggle to her. 

Elera tries to focus on something in the room. She tries to understand what is going on around her, but she can’t even ask anyone for answers. Nothing makes sense to her at all.  

Her eyes move weakly as she tries to follow the figures of the people in the room. She sees gloved hands, and their faces are blurred out of clarity for her. 

Their faces are filled with uneasiness. They didn't look relieved that she was awake at all. One expression was predominant fear. 

Elera can’t help but think to herself, “ Why are they afraid? What is wrong…. Did an error happen?.

A figure came close to her, trying to adjust something on her shoulders. Elera couldn't help but notice the handshake of the person. It was as if something would go wrong at any time. 

Elera tries to swallow, but her throat just hurts the most. She parted her lips to speak, but she couldn’t make a sound. She feels her throat hurt. Elera tries to open her mouth to speak, but no sound comes out. 

The only thing that escaped from her mouth was a broken exhale. And nobody could even hear her with all the chaos going on in the room. She feels like her voice is trapped inside her, like it is stuck in her throat. Her body was not even cooperating with her. 

Frustration begins to build up inside her. She tries once again, her mouth moves this time, but she still can’t form a word. Not even a sound came out this time. It's like her body doesn't even recognise her. 

Elera decides to try something else, so she moves her fingers weakly against the surface that was beneath her. This tiny movement caught the attention of the people around her. They were shocked. 

“Is she trying to communicate with us?” someone in the room asked…..… t she can’t regain function immediately," another replied.” 

“Her motor functions are showing unstable, we have to keep her still.”.... Another voice shouted in the room. 

“Still. What….. What …” Elera’s mind, though still processing slowly, caught on to the word. 

She didn’t expect that her little movement would cause so much panic in the room. Elera can’t help but notice slowly that the way they are treating her waking up is like she wasn’t supposed to be awake yet. 

It was like they didn’t plan for it at all.  Elera can’t help but panic inside. This time, she gazes around the room to try to read their facial expressions. 

“Where am I?...  What happened to me?.... why am I here?” These questions keep bugging Elera as she tries to process what is happening to her. 

A sharp beep sound brings Elera back. The sound was getting louder…. BEEP…… BEEEP..BEEP.BEEP….. It was faster with every passing minute. 

‘Stabilize her now…. Her heart rate is going up… we have to bring it down now…. Administer the stabilizer now…” Elera feels a cold pressure on her arm with a faint sting. She is being injected with something. She can feel it in her system. 

Her body reacts to it immediately. The tension in the room eased a little. Elera feels her breathing has slowed; it was better than before, though she still feels she has to fight for it. Her vision also got better, though still a little blurry, but it was better than before. 

Elera feels something pushing through her; she feels like she is losing consciousness again. “No…NO… I don’t want to go back to sleep”... Elera tries to fight what is trying to make her sleep. She struggles to open her eyes, but she just gets tired more. 

The people around her are still moving around, and their voices are lowered. Just as she was about to slip back into her unconscious state, she heard one of the people talking, though faintly. 

“This is not right, we checked the systems, nobody tampered with it… so how is she awake?" another asked. Elera struggles not to fall unconscious so she might at least have a bit of information.

“We need to cross-check the timeline again.” “What do they mean by Timeline?” Elera knows this is important information, but she can't hold on anymore; she feels darkness cover her eyes again. Elera tries to say something desperately, 

Elera forces out a word this time; she pushes against the darkness and weakness. “What…” That was the only thing she could say before her throat tightened; the sheer effort drained the little strength she had. 

Nobody answered her; it was like they didn’t even notice her, or like they were not listening to her. Everyone in the room was only focused on her, as if she were a problem that needed to be dealt with. 

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One of the scientists ran back into the room, panting. Heanced towards everybody in the room, “It was not on the timeline…. It was not scheduled at all….” He spoke with panic in his voice.