I fluttered my eyes open to a little crowd gathered above me. Squinting as I took the faces from human to human in, I tried to rack my head to remember where I was.
The receptionist was the first person I recognized. She assisted me with sitting up, holding my back in place as my fingertips massaged my forehead.
"Thank goodness." I heard the manager sigh. I looked up to meet the face of my mother and remembered how I had passed out.
I stood to my feet sharply and held her shoulders in place, "mom? How can you still be alive? You died with dad on that trip!" I didn't know if I was supposed to cry but my face and body did a lot of trembling.
She backed away from me with furrowed eyebrows. "Um… I don't understand what you're talking about."
That pulled the tears trigger for me. "Mom wha
