Aleyna awoke in a bunk, disorientated and dizzy. She was surrounded by people—children, her age. [i]What’s happening?[/i] the girl thought, rubbing an eye as she looked around in confusion. The last thing she remembered was the hospital. The nice-looking doctor had asked her some weird questions, most of which she didn’t know the answer to.

——Earlier Yesterday—— 

[i]“Can you tell me what you were doing in the bathroom?” the man in the white coat asked. The girl sitting on the hospital bed gave him a puzzled look.

“The bathroom?”

“Yes, the bathroom at the end of the hall on the second floor,” the man said, pursing his lips. “We found you lying in a pile of broken glass. It was the mirror.”

“I… I don’t know.”

The bespectacled man scribbled some notes on his clipboard before looking back up, brows furrowed. “Okay, how about what you did after you received the letter? Your results should have been delivered earlier today.”

“My results?” the girl asked. “For what?” 

The man in the coat paused for a moment before setting down his clipboard and taking his glasses off. He had beautiful, kind blue eyes. “Aleyna. Do you know where you are right now?”

“A hospital?” the girl tried, trying to remember something—anything. “And… You’re the doctor.”

“That’s right, Aleyna,” the doctor said, giving the girl a gentle smile. “Can you tell me the name of your school, Aleyna?”

“School?” the girl asked, scrunching her brows together in concentration. “I go to school. I’m a student. A student at… At…”

“That’s alright, Aleyna. Can you tell me your full name?”

“I’m Aleyna,” Aleyna said, grinning. “Aleyna… Aleyna…” The smile faded and the confused frown returned. A few more moments passed before tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. “I’m Aleyna. Aleyna… Why can’t I remember?”

“It’s okay, Aleyna. You’re going to be alright,” the kind doctor said, placing a comforting hand on Aleyna’s shoulder. “Your name is Aleyna Weiss, and you’re okay now. You’re safe.”

“Does that mean I won’t be alone anymore?” Aleyna asked, eyes wide. 

“I don’t—” the doctor started, but when he looked at the girl, his frown fell away and the gentle smile appeared again. “That’s right, Aleyna. You won’t be alone anymore.”[/i]

——Present day——

Aleyna frowned as the memories rushed back. She didn’t remember much after that. The doctor had told her that she could go to sleep, but she didn’t want to. And then some men in black entered the room and… 

Shaking her head, Aleyna decided to worry about it later. First she had to find out where she was. Her eyes caught on a petite girl with short grey hair. “Marlowe,” the girl said suddenly. “My name is Marlowe, what’s yours?”

Aleyna bit her lip, sitting up. A look down at the white sheets bunched around her legs shocked her out of the bunk, and she hurried over to the ongoing conversation. She didn’t want to be alone with the white.