I liked life as an ordinary girl. I had A's and B's in school, my boyfriend and I loved each other, and my family was kind to me, allowing me to grow up happy in a loving home. I didn't need or want anything extravagant. To me, my life was perfect. But somehow, anything that's perfect can never seem to last.

Then came The Accident. From that day on, my life would cease to be perfect. Instead of smiling and living, I would be strapped down to machines that helped me breathe and made sure my body kept working. Paralyzed from the waist down, my legs would never move on their own again. But the worst of it was, now I was in a coma, and no one knew if I'd ever wake up.

I'm not entirely sure how long I've been in this coma, but it's definitely a long time. Along with my consciousness, my sense of time is long gone. Maybe I've only been here for a few hours. Maybe days. Maybe months. Perhaps even years.

No matter how long I've been out, it's long enough for me to realize a few things, and to figure out one more.

//* The song at the top is this story's original inspiration, "Hello Again."