White.

All white.

It took a second for her vision to focus,
on the white light above her.

She looked around, as much as her head could move.

I'm in a hospital.

She concluded.

Where's mama and papa?

A lady and a man came in the room,
but they were not her parents.

They were both wearing all-white—
the lady's hair pulled up into a bun, with a white shirt and pencil skirt,
the man wore a long, white coat and had a weird device around his neck.

A! He's a doctor and she's a nurse.
That thing around his neck is a stethoscope!
Or at least I think it is.

The two cautiously approached her,
and gave her reassuring smiles.

"Hello, Haruka."

They both greeted her.

"H-hel-l-lo.
T-that's a s-stethos-s-cope, r-r-right?"

Haruka said, struggling to finish her sentence.

The doctor and nurse looked at each other in shock.

"How old are you again, Haruka?"

The doctor asked with glee.

"F-fiv-ve."

She replied bashfully.

"Such a smart girl at that age, isn't she?"

The doctor praised her and looked to the nurse,
who in return agreed with him.

"She is, indeed."