No Substitute Love

The light of the room became so bright that Natolia could barely open her eyelids. Her eyes became dry and hot. A feeling of dizziness flooded her body. Her consciousness gradually returned, and she smelled the antiseptic. Natolia knew she was in the hospital, so she was very surprised.

She fell into the abyss but she didn't die. Maybe God wanted to give her a chance to stay in this world. In any case, even though she was still alive, she didn't know if she had amputated limbs or not. She couldn't feel her limbs move. For a moment, Natolia was so scared that she broke into a sweat.

"Natolia? Natalia? Are you awake? Oh my God!" Suddenly, the voice of a middle-aged woman entered her ears, dreary and sad, accompanied by sobs.

Natolia tried to turn her head to look. This was a woman in her fifties, very thin. Even though the woman was calling her name, she didn't recognize who this was.

"Natolia..." The woman wanted to cry but held back. She quickly ran to the door, grabbed a nurse, and shouted excitedly, "Help me! Help me! My daughter is awake! My daughter is awake! Dr. Robinson, Dr. Robinson, please help me."

Daughter? Who was her daughter? Natolia opened her mouth to say something, but her throat was dry and painful as if on fire. She tried but still couldn't make a sound. She could only cry the small sounds in her throat.

A few seconds later, a group of doctors and nurses came running, and hurriedly surrounded her, the nurses clicked her tongue and exclaimed,

"What a miracle. She's been in a coma for five years."

"Well, congratulations auntie."

"What a blessing!"

That woman was so happy that she burst into tears.

A nurse poured water for Natolia, fed her little by little with a spoon, then set the water aside and softly said, "Don't rush."

Natolia asked hoarsely, "Ah... what's wrong with me?" Her voice was hoarse, not quite human.

"Natolia." The middle-aged woman rushed over, stroked her face, and cried, "You're finally awake."

Natolia looked at her in horror, did this woman really think she was her daughter? Natolia searched her memory, it was perfect with nothing missing, thirty-three years of her life were still clear in front of her eyes.

It was true that she couldn't remember all the people she had met, but this woman certainly didn't exist in her memory. Although Natolia didn't know her, seeing this woman cry made her very heartbroken, these were the tears of a mother.

Natolia reluctantly said a complete sentence, "Auntie, sorry, I don't know you."

The crying stopped, and that woman looked at her in surprise, the doctors and nurses were also dumbfounded. After a long recovery, the doctor patted the woman's shoulder, "Mrs. Green, Natolia's brain is severely damaged. After she regains consciousness, any situation can also happen. If only memory loss is possible, it's already extraordinary luck."

Angelina wiped her tears and shakily caressed Natolia's face, "Natolia, don't you miss me? I'm your mother."

Her name was Natolia, but her mother passed away when she was 8 years old. She also dreamt of having a mother but...that woman wasn't her mother.

"Mrs Green, don't put any pressure on her. Please go out and rest for a bit. Let us examine her, okay?" The doctor glanced at the nurse. That nurse hugged Angelina and softly advised, "Aunt, we should go out first, calm down a bit."

With that, the nurse led Angelina out the door.

After that, Natolia was pushed out of the room, had CT scans and other tests, her mind was foggy, and soon fell asleep again. As she slowly regained consciousness, she saw the computer screen reflect her face.

When she saw her face, she was shocked.

The screen was dark, and the reflection was not very clear, but it was enough to distinguish faces. Natolia looked at her bewildered face on the screen, who was this? That was not her... This woman... Who was she?

She couldn't help letting out a scream, "Ah..."

The doctor waved his hand in front of her eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Mirror. Give me the mirror!"

"What? What do you want?"

Natolia didn't keep calm and suddenly shouted, "Give me the mirror! Be quick! Please!"

The doctor panicked and finally gave her a mirror, "Your face is fine, calm down, being in a hurry will affect your body."

Natolia snatched the mirror. In the mirror was a young and beautiful face, her eyes were not big but very godly. But... this was not her!

No wonder this woman called her her daughter, she wasn't wrong, she just didn't know there was another soul in her daughter's body.

If so, Natolia was already dead, at least her body was dead, falling from such a high cliff, how could she not die? But now her soul was living in the body of another person, this woman also named Natolia.

The doctor looked at her confused, "How are you feeling right now? "

Natolia threw the mirror away, she was extremely embarrassed, covered her eyes with her hand, and muttered, "It's okay, I'm fine."

She was still scared, how would she accept this? Was it possible that because of the same name, God caught the wrong soul?

No problem, it was all just too weird, she had always been a believer in science, but this weird thing happening to her made it hard for her to accept. For a moment, beyond panic, she really didn't know how to react.

The old doctor signed, "Just close your eyes and rest for a while. You have been in a coma for five years, and when you wake up, the psychological burden will be huge. Don't pressure yourself, go to sleep. "

The doctor's simple voice was like hypnosis, Natolia closed her eyes, a feeling of fatigue gradually building up around her body.

That's fine, she survived and existed with a whole new identity. This was a God-given chance for her to let go of the past and live a good life.

Natolia decided to throw away the past with so many regrets, the past that she never wanted to remember.