Mia Gordon lies in a coma at the North Western Nursing Facility. It had been five years since Mia had opened her eyes after the car accident that had robbed her family, and friends of her presence.
Mia was a dark exotic beauty lying on starched white sheets. The bedspread was the one from her bed. Black silk. Mia's hair flowed over the pillow in dark brown waves. Her black eyelashes fanned out on her cheeks. If she would open her eyes, we would see that they were a warm deep brown. Her lips were bow shaped, deep pink, and made for kissing. Her body had not wasted away in her condition. She was exercised daily, her body toned, and seemingly strong.
She was dressed in her own pajamas. On this fateful day, she was wearing a black silk pair of boxers and a white tee shirt. She looked stunning. Any one strolling the halls that didn't know the story, would swear that she was just taking a nap.
Jarred was an RN, assigned to the wing that contained Mia's room. He had heard the stories. He had listened to the other employees talk about the strange things that happened in that wing. The voices. It felt as if someone was watching you. He shrugged it off. He had pulled the B shift this week. It was his first night on this duty. He sat at the nurse's station, going over the charts, making notes.
He looked up, startled, hearing singing. A soft voice, singing a popular song. He raised an eyebrow, wondering if someone had set an alarm clock to make him get the willies. He shrugged it off, and kept reading the charts. It wasn't long until he heard a soft voice call to him. "Jarred, I need your help, please." He almost fell over in the chair he was sitting in. He didn't know who had spoken to him.
He took a deep breath, blew it out, and began walking down the hallway. He stopped in front of Mia's room. The moon was shining through the window, the moonlight playing on the black silk of the comforter. Making it seem to ripple. He began to turn away when he heard a voice, "Jarred, stay, please." He gasped loudly. In the dim light, he could see her eyes shining with a silver light. She smiled at him, and he felt weak. "Come to me." She raised an arm, and beckoned to him. He held his breath, wondering at his loss of control over his actions. The door somehow closed softly behind him. The click of the lock was audible. His feet moved across the carpet of their own volition. Suddenly, he was standing at the edge of the bed. Her eyes glowing silver light, mesmerizing him. She took his hand, and suddenly he was transported to another place.