A Confused Woman

There was a fire in front of the house. I was hearing the sounds of screams. A man was screaming at people to bring water and put it on the fire. There is a lot of chaos outside the house. I was lying on my back on the ground. I could not see where Innaya was. I thought she ran away and hid somewhere in the house.

I was feeling dizzy, so I looked at my left leg. It was covered with blood. I did not feel any pain, but I knew that it was not looking good. There was darkness in front of my eyes. I opened my eyes one more time. Then I looked at Innaya. She takes out the bag under the table. She was reloading the gun.

I fell unconscious. After some time, when I woke up, I found Inanya sitting beside me. She was applying ointment to my wound. Innaya's hands are covered with blood. Her hands were shaking.

I did not move. I was just gazing at her. I was terrified, but now all my fear was gone. I am calm. Maybe after listening to her, sympathy was born in my heart for her. Also, she did not look like a psychopath. She is looking terrified, too.

I just want to go home. I do not want to hurt him. I am not a killer," she was mumbling. I noticed that the noise coming from outside had stopped. It was completely silent outside. I sat up and touched Innaya’s shoulder. She got startled, grabbed the gun from the ground, and pointed the gun at me.

I raised my left hand. I cannot move my right hand because of my previous injury. Hey, I am not going to hurt you."

Umm... I have dressed your wound. You will be fine. Innaya said. She stood up and walked towards the window. As Innaya was reaching the window, I noticed the windows of this house were also sealed like mine. I got lost in the thought for a minute. But a minute later, I came to my senses and screamed.

"Innaya" "Innaya"

"Do not go near the widow."

Innaya looked back at me. She was fuming with anger. I told you my name is Valentina Calahan. She started walking towards me with a gun in her hand. This time, I was quite sure she would kill me. I suddenly started speaking.

I was just keeping you away from the window because I think they could hurt you through the window by shooting at you.

"What?" Innaya said.

I mean, they were already saying that you were mentally ill," I said. Innaya comes to me. And she pointed the gun at me and said, "What did you say that I am mentally ill?" She yelled. I closed my eyes for a second, opened them, and then nodded my head.

I said those people were calling you mentally ill. You are taking the wrong meaning from whatever I am saying to you. So, I am going to say to you in simple words, "I believed you. I looked at her in contempt.

Innaya stared at me for a minute, then walked up to the wall and sat against the wall. She sat there quietly. I crawled to her and sat next to Innaya. Her eyes were walled up with tears. She turned her face towards me.

Hmmm. You know how I wanted to hear these words. Innaya burst into tears. She puts both hands on her face. I was just staring at her. She was crying with hiccups. Now I also felt sorry for her. I moved my hand, put it on her shoulder, and then she suddenly wrapped her hands around me and hugged me.

She was constantly crying. Why don't I tell you something, and after hearing this, maybe you will feel better? Innaya said nothing. She kept crying. I talked about my accident, and recently I was told that I had a girlfriend. Things between us were serious.

I paused for a second. Innaya did not react. So, I started speaking again. Hmm... I have met my girlfriend. She tutors children. Her name is Emma. From her words, I find her a rule-breaker. She is full of life. She is smiling all the time. I do not remember her. But whenever I see Emma, my heart longs to keep watching her.

She stopped hugging me and again sat leaning against the wall. She looked at me with a sad face. "You lied to me," Innaya said.

I looked at her in astonishment. Hmmm...

Do not look at me like this. You said that you would tell me something that would make me feel better. But what you are telling me is making me jealous and sad because I do not have a boyfriend," Innaya said.

I nodded my head. I am going there. I will tell you the surprising part. You know I am taking too much time because I do not want to say anything from my mouth," I said while taking a deep breath.

Before we go forward, can you call me Valentina?"

I looked at her. "I just want you to call me by this name. Valentina said.

I pressed my lips together. Yes, why not?" I spoke.

"Valentina, be ready because I am going to tell you that my girlfriend is engaged to the guy who I despised," I said.

After this, I sat there quietly. Valentina leans her head on my shoulder. I am sorry I hurt you. I am not like that. I just want them to believe me. I wanted to tell them everything I felt, but every time I tried to talk to them, they shut me off like I was some kind of lunatic.

I can feel your pain. I am going through the same scenario. I spoke. Valentina looked at me with a surprised face.

After I woke up from my coma, I felt strange, and some strange incidents happened to me. I looked at her. I tried to talk to my folks, but every time they blamed me, saying that I was making all the stories up. I spoke. Valentina grabbed my hand.

What do you mean by that?"

Hmm.... My story is different than yours because you are remembering the reality that you think is real. In my case, I do not remember anything. I just have a feeling that I do not belong here. I spoke.

After this, there is silence in the room. May I ask what strange incidents happened to you? Innaya asked.

I was sitting with my eyes closed. I said nothing. Innaya coughs and tries to make me pay attention to her. I opened my eyes and locked my eyes on Valentina.

I take a deep breath. Where should I start? I do not know how to tell you." I spoke.

Hmm... I remembered one thing. After I woke up from my coma, I could not sleep for many nights. I woke up screaming. I do not remember what I saw, but I was horrified by those dreams. I looked at her.

Meanwhile, we heard screaming downstairs. It was like people broke down the main door and came inside to kill her. She panicked, ran, grabbed the gun from the ground, held it firmly in her hand, and started shooting. I heard people screaming downstairs. When I saw Innaya shooting, I was horrified.