My thoughts slowly started up again. At least, that's what it felt like. I'm just floating in space. And before me was a giant tree surrounded by galaxies. The tree seemed to sprout endless threads which seemed to be connected to my will. It was so beautiful. I don't know how long I look at that tree. I was basking in the colorful light emitted by the tree and those threads. There were some threads that turned dull gray, and even some of them that lost their luster entirely before turning black.
The one thread that stood out was the brightest of them all, but it was so thin that I felt it could snap at any moment. It was the most beautiful thread I'd ever seen. In that situation where it was barely holding onto its structure. I anxiously watched the thread.
My feeling was soon proven right. That thread finally snapped in no time. In that very moment, all my being was pulled toward the direction of the disconnected thread. Then, a light enveloped me completely.
Not sure how long it has been since. Time seems weird. I wake up with people speaking beside me. I was feeling alive. I feel healthy. Like I had never had cancer.
When I finally decided to open my eyes. I was able to see an old man beside me. Wearing a clean and well fitted suit. Although he looked like a strict person, he had a dignified look that was often seen on a big CEO of a major company.
"Eli, you're finally awake!" He said.
That's weird, I don't know that old man. I look around me to find myself in a big room. The kind of private room only the rich can have. Certainly not me. So, I decided to play safe.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" I said with a British accent.
Since when did I had an accent ?
The old man looked shocked. He gets up from his chair in panic.
"Wait a minute please, I will go get the doctor." He said.
What's going on ! Where I'm and how I can be alive. I feel like I'm in a novel. Am I being reincarnated? During my small panic attack, a doctor came with the old man.
"Miss, How are you feeling ?" She said,
"I'm feeling fine. Just lost. Where and who I'm ?" I said. Starting to panic a little.
"it's all right miss, Your name is Elizabeth Kent, 19 years old, you were in an accident with your father. You've been in a coma for two weeks. You hit your head hard. You're at Cromwell hospital, in London. Can you tell me what you remember ?" she said.
"I don't seem to remember anything personal. I know where London is. I know the queen's name. But when I try to remember who I'm. I feel like I have just been obliviate. There is nothing there." I said.
"Well I know who Harry Potter is," I said sadly.
"According to the test results, there seems to be no problem on the exterior but her brain cells may have been damaged. Of course, this is a rare situation but not entirely impossible to happen. And in your case, where most of your memory has been lost but your language processing skills and her problem solving skills haven't deteriorated, is even rarer. Right now in this situation the only thing you can do is wait. I need you to stay on observation for a few days and you will be able to go home." She said,
"Thanks. I hope I will be able to remember something" I said.
"I will help you my lady, My name is Alfred, my family has always been working for you. I'm now your butler." He said.
What?! I had a butler ! I'm not an expert on England, but is the Kent family a duke ?
"Thanks Alfred, is my father here ? you said that I was with him in the car." I said.
Alfred and the doctor share a look before he says.
"My lady, I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your father, the head of the family, dies in the car. The doctor was not able to save him. It's a miracle that you were able to survive."
"ho" I said sadly. I had hoped I could have a new father.
"We'll leave it at that for today. It seems to me that you are very overwhelmed from learning all this so it's fine for you to take your time to let it all sink in. Meaning henceforth you shall inherit the title of duchess in two years time. As you are the only successor of the Duke Kent family" He said.
I couldn't say anything at all. See that I was a little overwhelmed.
"We will let you rest, I will come back later to take some tests." The doctor said,
" I will also go my lady, I have a lot of things to manage in absence of your father. Until you're ready to start managing your heritage. I will do it for you and start teaching you as soon as you are ready." He said.
When I was finally alone, I decided to sleep. My head still hurts a little. I feel a little disconnected since I woke up. Amnesia, Although it was a very common story in all novels, the MC is reincarnated. I'm not sure if I reincarnated in a new world or if it's the same one. I think it's the same. This was the only way for me to handle this current situation more easily than explaining everything. In any case, who would be able to deduce that my soul swapped with the girl in the first place ? If I had told them the truth, I would end up spending my days in a mental hospital instead.