CHAPTER EIGHT
" You know us, we're friends." Angel said.
Abigail turned white then and clutched at Spike's arm, " I don't feel very well," she said before collapsing to the ground.
They tried to rouse her to no avail, so Angel picked her up and they went back to Wolfram & Hart. They went straight to the clinic where the new doctor examined her. During the examination, she woke up and looked confused about her surroundings. She saw the dark haired guy standing at the end of her bed.
" What…happened?" she asked him, " Where am I?"
The doctor leaned over her, concerned, " You don't know where you are?"
She shook her head, " I don't…remember anything."
" What about your name?"
" Abigail," she replied then she frowned, and glanced over at the silent, dark-haired guy, " Who are you?" she asked again.
" I'm Angel," he replied, " You're at the clinic of Wolfram and Hart. You don't remember what happened?"
" No…nothing."
After an hour, the doctor turned to Angel, " I'm afraid she might have situation-specific amnesia."
" What's that?" Abigail broke in.
" It's a type of dissociative amnesia that occurs after a patient suffers a very traumatic event. It's rare but it can be helped by therapy."
" How long does it last?" Angel asked.
" Either a few hours or days." The doctor replied, " I need to order some X-Rays and a Cat Scan."
" I need to speak to my people," Angel said, then turned to Abigail, " Will you be all right?"
" I'm not going anywhere." Abigail replied. Angel left and found Spike with Wesley, Fred and Gunn.
" Is it true?" Fred exclaimed once Angel arrived in his office, " Is Abigail back? The real Abigail I mean."
" It's true." Angel nodded.
" Where's Lorne? We need to tell him. He'd be so happy."
" Are we going to tell him this time?" Gunn asked Angel.
Angel paused then nodded, " Where is he?"
" I think he's in his office." Wesley replied. " How's Abigail when you found her? Is she all right?"
Angel told them about her amnesia, " She really can't remember anything. About where she's been, who we are."
" Can we see her?" Wesley asked.
" The doctor says only one person at a time." Angel said, " I'm going to tell Lorne."
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Lorne was catching up on a mountain of paperwork when Angel knocked on his door. He took a sip from his Sea Breeze before calling out, " Come in."
" Hey Lorne." Angel greeted him. The demon still looked tired and edgy. His clothes were still wrinkled and his hair unkempt.
" Hi," the demon replied.
" Lorne…there's something I need to tell you." Angel paused.
" What?"
" We found her. Abigail I mean."
" Good for you." Lorne replied without looking up. Angel was confused about his reaction for a minute then realised Lorne must be thinking it was evil Abigail Angel was talking about.
" No, I mean…I guess I'd better show you then you'd know."
" I'm kind of busy here," Lorne gestured.
" I know…but this is important. Trust me."
Lorne sighed loudly and followed his boss to the clinic. Through the window, Lorne could see Wesley talking to faux Abigail.
" So you found her…what's the big deal?" Lorne asked Angel irritably.
" Take a closer look Lorne." Angel urged him.
Lorne went inside and Wesley looked up, " Hey Lorne." He said getting up.
Lorne stared at Abigail and it hit him. She had a soul.
This is was his Abigail.
It can't be, he thought, staring at her. It's impossible! He continued to stare at her until he finally found his voice, " Abigail?" he whispered.
Abigail's eyes widened in alarm at the green thing standing in her room.
" Wesley…what is that?" she demanded.
" It's Lorne. Surely you remember him." Wesley said and she shook her head.
" No I don't…get it out of here." She shrunk back when the demon walked closer.
" I can't believe you're here…" he said, he seemed fascinated by her he reached out to touch her, to make sure she was really there when she shrieked.
" Wesley, get that thing out of here!" she said. Wesley hurried the demon out who refused to leave at first.
" Angel, I want to know how and why she's back," he said.
" We don't know, but-"
" And why the hell doesn't she remember me?"
" It's not just you. She doesn't remember any of us. Or what happened." Wesley explained.
" But you've known her the longest!" Lorne protested.
" The doctor says she will get her memories back. Her amnesia was caused by a traumatic event."
" Her coming back from wherever she was," Wesley surmised nodding, " It makes sense."
" She was really scared of me," Lorne said staring at Abigail through the window.
