He had no idea who he was.
He had no idea where he was.
He had no idea what was going on.
His world was a mess of confusion, darkness and pain. He felt helpless as doctors and nurses stuck him in a hospital bed and started to poke and prod at him. But he sat there and took it because something told him he should.
He had no idea who she was.
This blonde woman calling him by name, 'David'.
He didn't remember his name.
But something told him it wasn't David.
She claimed to be his wife.
He didn't remember having a wife.
He didn't remember anything.
She looked happy as she held his hand and smiled at him.
He forced a smile in return though he wasn't sure why. It seemed like the thing to do. Give this woman some hope.
Though he wanted hope of his own.
Something more than just a name that didn't sound like his name and a wife who he couldn't remember.
She squeezed his hand and told him that everything would be alright. That they were together again and they'd find a way to make it through.
He nodded dumbly.
He wished he could remember.
And then she was hugging him.
His body tensed. An unusual reaction that he contributed to his memory loss. Though he couldn't help but feel like he should be feeling something if this was his wife. His arms surrounded her lightly, growing more uncomfortable by the minute.
And then...
He lifted his gaze and spotted her.
Standing just outside his room, she stood, staring back at him with an expression that set his heart racing.
The woman who had saved his life.
He didn't remember anything...but he remembered her.
The touch of her hand, so much different than the touch of the blonde in his arms;
The sound of her voice, soothing, musical, like a lullabye he'd heard long ago;
"You saved me." "It seemed like the honorable thing to do."
The smile on her face, her eyes sparkling in delight as she hovered over him.
The feel of her lips against his, familiar and comforting.
He kept a steady gaze on her, unwilling to part from the woman who'd made him feel at peace since he first woke up.
He didn't know who he was.
He didn't know who she was.
But he remembered her.
And something told him he should probably find out why.