You wake up in a bed not your own, in a room not your own, but something feels off, and the person on the couch next to you isn't going to let you remember.

The first time it happened, I was twelve. I was on the island, at the lake house. I'd gone to bed by myself, kind of exhausted and lonely. My parents were in a bad spot at the time, had been divorcing for over a year. I was the oldest kid, so I had a younger brother and sister, and they'd split us among them. Diana went with Mother, and James went with Father. And I was left on my own for a while, and alone on the island. So I'd gone to bed by myself, and laid there for a while, thinking about it. Then I must have fallen asleep.<br><br>Because I woke up in a bed not my own, in a room not my own, in a house not my own. I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes. It was kind of like a hotel, I thought. The bed was one of those fancy hotel beds, and the room was really nice. I didn't recognize it though, and I had no idea how I got there. I didn't even remember leaving the island. I'd gone to bed...<br><br>I threw off the covers and kind of stumbled out of bed, onto the floor. It was soft and fuzzy.<br><br>That was when I saw him. He was sitting on a big, green couch, in one corner of the room. He was a man, but he was wearing a levitation pack. I'd only ever seen those in the vids. They allowed people to levitate themselves, and move around. The pack was made for disabled people, or warfare.<br><br>"Who are you?" I asked.<br><br>"I'm... uh, a nurse," he said, smiling at me. "What's your name, little girl?"<br><br>"Kat. Who are you?"<br><br>"I kind of told you already. How did you get here?"<br><br>"I don't know. I fell asleep, I think. Yeah." I nodded. "What's your name?"<br><br>"I'm Alex. What kind of place do you think this is?"<br><br>"A hotel."<br><br>"If you were in a hotel Kat, do you think you would kind of... forget how you got here?"<br><br>"No."<br><br>"Well, what if I were to tell you that you've never been to a hotel before?" he said, crossing his arms over his chest. "You've never been to a place like this before. So maybe it's not a hotel. Maybe you have no idea where you are."<br><br>"I don't know where I am," I said.<br><br>He nodded. "Exactly. I think you should get back to bed, Kat. You need to rest."<br><br>"I need to go home!"<br><br>He shook his head. "No, I don't think so."<br><br>"I want to go home!"<br><br>He smiled. "Sorry Kat. Not yet."<br><br>"I want to go home!"<br><br>He raised his voice. "No, Kat! Now go back to bed!"<br><br>"Fine!" I said, and I walked back to the bed, and laid down. I pulled the covers up over myself, and put my face in the pillow.<br><br>The room faded from my memory, and I forgot even having seen that man on the couch, until the next time.