Two words: school and writer's block. OK three words, but two excuses. Sorry for the wait. Enjoy!
"Do I have amnesia?" Kurt asked.
Looking sad but with no hesitation, the doctor nodded and opened his mouth to reply when he was interrupted by a short brunette charging into the room, followed closely by an awkward tall man, both looking extremely nervous.
"Kurt!" the girl cried. She came up to his bed and looked ready to hug him but seemed to think better of it. Kurt got a better look at her now. She was a pretty girl, she was short and tan with long dark hair. Her nose was a little big for her face but that didn't matter. Kurt saw that her eyes were red and puffy, she'd clearly just been crying.
My name is Kurt, he thought, Huh, I thought I was more of an Alexander or something.
"We thought you were dead," the girl said and, oh no, she was crying.
Kurt didn't know how to deal with crying people. Or maybe he used to but not anymore. The girl seemed to be trying not to cry but was failing miserably judging by her broken sobs.
"Um, it's OK. I'm, um, fine," Kurt said awkwardly, patting her arm in what he hoped was a comforting manner. He didn't know this girl, although he assumed he should. This girl could be his sister or something and he didn't remember her at all. The thought scared him greatly. He also had a feeling that she would try and make him remember. She seemed very intense.
"I called Burt and he said he'd be here as he could," the tall man said.
"Um, thanks," Kurt replied, although he didn't know who Burt was so he had no clue was he was supposed to be grateful for.
Kurt shot the doctor a look that he hoped could be read as: I-don't-know-these-people-and-they're-freaking-me-out-please-get-them-out-of-here-NOW.
The doctor apparently could read looks well because he nodded at Kurt before clearing his throat and saying to the two, "Could I speak with you two in hallway for a moment please?"
They looked nervouly at Kurt, clearly not wanting to leave him. "It's OK, go on. I'm not going anywhere," he said, holding up his broken arm.
They both smiled at him and nodded, followed the doctor out of the room. They stood just outside the door so Kurt could still every word they were saying.
"Kurt has amnesia," the doctor said gravely. Kurt could hear the two people gasp. "He seems to remember things about the world around him, like the date and who the president is, but he couldn't remember where his home town is or what his father's name is."
The two people gasped again and the man said, "I knew there was something weird about how he reacted when I said his dad was coming to see him. Normally he'd be going of about how I shouldn't worry Burt and that he can't travel with his heart and crap."
The man sounded angry but Kurt couldn't tell what at. Hopefully not at him, the man resembled a house in build.
The doctor continued speaking, "I understand it's hard but we can never be sure when or if his memories will come back. We can try to surround him with old memories and friends. I know it will be awkward but I need to treat him normally. Can you go back in there and keep Kurt company? I'll be back soon but I have other patients."
Kurt stared at the ceiling and thought about what he'd just learned. So this Burt guy was his dad. Really, Kurt and Burt? What kind of cheap, cliché, Brady Bunch crap was that? What was his mom's name?
He heard the two people enter the room again. He looked up to see them shuffle in nervously. He rolled his eyes at them. He was the one who didn't have any memories. Why did they have to act like the victims? It was irritating. They were also completely ignoring the doctor's orders. Somehow he didn't think that they would normally treat him like he was about to either explode or break.
"Hi Kurt," the girl said, "that's your name." She added, completely unnecessarily.
"Yes, I know," Kurt said, rolling his eyes, "I could tell from the way you yelled it at me when you two showed up here."
The girl blushed and the boy smiled and laughed just a little bit before the girl glared at him and he stopped.
"Well, anyway," the girl continued, "I suppose you'd like to know who the hell we are. I'm Rachel Berry. I'm your roommate and best friend. We're both going to NYADA, that's-"
"The largest and most prominent performing arts college in New York," Kurt interrupted. He looked up from his hands which he'd been staring at. "I got in there?"
He sounded amazed as he should. From what he somehow knew about NYADA, only a few people get in per year.
"Yeah," the gi- Rachel said, wearing a small bittersweet smile that could only mean she thinking of fond memories, "You didn't at first, but you stuck through and came to New York anyway. You worked as a intern until you got a real job there. You got into NYADA for the winter semester. We're both in our third year there and you're still working at Vogue part time. You're boss, Isabelle Wright, adores you and you're really close to her. She takes all of your ideas very seriously. We've both been in an off-Broadway show. We played small parts but we loved it. You loved it and you love the city. We'll take you to all your favorite places. Right Finn?"
She finished by glaring at the tall boy. He nodded quickly. "Oh yeah I'm Finn by the way. We're stepbrothers. My mom married your dad a while ago. We were both juniors in high school. You arranged the whole thing. We're not much alike but we're awesome brothers. I'm in New York and going to NYU for directing. I directed a production of Grease right after we graduated. Turns out I'm pretty good at it, directing I mean. I love acting and singing too so I do that too. Something else you should know, pretty much all our friends in high school were in our show choir New Directions. I've told all of them what happened and they're all coming as soon as they can."
Kurt nodded slowly. So these were the roommate and brother the doctor was talking about before. He was also apparently a singer and actor. Cool.
They talked for a while until visiting hours were over. Kurt went to sleep that night thinking. He was so confused and had no idea what he should be doing but he knew for sure that he would have two people that would help him every step of the way.
I just REALLY need Kurt to get into NYADA. He deserves it. He always deserved it more than Rachel, although I have nothing against her. I just don't know why she thinks she's earned everything when her daddies, Finn, and Mr. Schue give her EVERYTHING! Sorry to Rachel fans. But don't worry, I still think she's awesome. Reviews are Love. (^_^)
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