Chapter 10

I awoke from the rain hitting my face I was cold, but it didn't feel right, I wasn't used to this. My body ached, I had no idea where I was or who I was, but I knew I had to get myself up and moving staying here was not an option.

Walking just a few steps I felt light headed, something was wrong with me, but I had no idea what. I felt like I needed to be somewhere, like someone needed me, and it made my heartache not knowing where that place was, almost like someone was calling out to me, and I couldn't hear them.

I walked for miles, just as I was close enough to see the lights of a house my legs gave out, and I was on the ground again. I looked up at the sky, and I had this sudden urge to curse the heavens as if they had put me here. My body shivered, I wanted nothing more than to get up and walk again, but my body was not cooperating with me. My eyes closed on their own and the next thing I knew I was waking up expecting to be on the ground but I wasn't, I was laying on a bed a very nice bed.

I let myself get lost in the blankets, and then jumped up when I realized I had no idea where I was. When my feet hit the ground I looked down at myself and couldn't stop the grumble that came out. Whoever it was that dressed me sure did have high standards, and then another thought came to mind, what if I was in some crazy killers house?

I felt my heart pick up speed, and another thought came to mind. Beating in my chest doesn't feel right either; I dismissed that thought quickly and went back to the crazy killer. I looked around the room, there was nothing I could use as a weapon unless I wanted to use one of the many books that were in this room, I found one that would for sure hurt someone, and made my way out of the room.

I made sure to be a quiet as I could. I made it to a huge living area and my searching for the crazy killer stopped as I took a look around. This person was rich, was the first thought that came to mind.

"You're awake." I heard as I nearly jumped out of my skin.

I spun around ready to use the book, but immediately stopped when I saw a well-dressed woman, who looked nothing like a crazy killer, but my grip didn't falter, you never knew. That thought made me feel bad.

"I'm sorry if I frightened you." the lady spoke.

"Its fine ma'am, I just didn't expect anyone to be behind me."

"You're probably wondering how you get here. Am I right?" the woman asked.

"Yes I am." I said only to realize I hadn't really thought about that, but I didn't want to tell her exactly what I had been thinking about.

"My husband found you outside by the road last night, it's a wonder no one ran over you."

If they were nice enough to get me out of the road, they shouldn't be some crazy killer I thought to myself as I sat the book down on the table.

I watched as the woman's eyes took a look at the book.

"The sound of music, one of my daughter's favorites." This woman said almost like she wasn't speaking to me, the sound of her voice told me she had this regret, but of what? She looked back up at me.

"Can I ask your name? The woman asked.

I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I knew my name I did, it was right there, but I just couldn't get my mind to form it.

"I don't know." I said honestly.

"Do you know where you came from." she asked.

"The field a few miles away." I answered.

That probably wasn't the answer she was looking for but it's the place I remember waking up in, and the only thing I could remember, everything else was just a blur if I even tried to set my mind on it my head felt like it would explode any second.

"I don't know." those being the only words I could form.

This stranger thought it would be best to take me to see a doctor. She had me in the car and was driving into town before I was able to process it.

"Ma'am can I ask your name?"

"Of course, I should have told you sooner, Constance Isles."

when she said the last name, it was like my heart stopped for several seconds and then started again, her name was familiar I knew it, but I couldn't place it.

Maura's POV

I awoke the next morning alone, I had expected it. I got up showered and dressed. I left the bedroom expecting to see Jane, but only found the stranger Jane had been arguing with the last few days. He looked up as I walked in the room.

"Where's Jane?" I asked.

"She had some business to take care of, she won't be back anytime soon." The stranger said.

What did he mean she wouldn't be back anytime soon?

"She has to be back." I said feeling nervous about this whole situation.

"It's seems her business will take her longer than expected, and I need to get you somewhere safe."

My mind told me to not go anywhere with this stranger, but my heart was telling me it was fine.

"Where is it that we should go?" I asked.

"Do you have a place no one knows about?" he asked me.

I knew of several places we could go that I had told no one about, but if Jane came back I didn't want her to not be able to find us.

"What if Jane comes back and can't find us?"

He seemed a little frustrated that I asked.

"Maura, Jane's not going to be coming back anytime soon. What she did running away from her bosses and keeping you safe, she broke the rules. She went to talk to her bosses last night, they were non to happy to see her, and they banished her back on earth."

He turned to walk off then, but I knew he was keeping something from me.

"When you say banished, what do you mean?"

He stopped walking, but didn't turn to look at me as he spoke.

"They clipped her wings Maura, she is no longer an angel and she has no memory of you"

He then left my sight, but I didn't notice. My mind stopped forming thoughts right when he told me that Jane no longer remembered me. She was the only person that ever truly showed me love, and now she's gone, how do I just get over something like that?

Jane's point of view.

Constance drove me back to her house as soon as we finished with the doctor. He wasn't able to give us a reason for my memory loss, he said I was fine, and that maybe I was blocking it myself, maybe something real bad happened and to protect myself I was blocking the memory, maybe he was right.

On our way back to Constance's house I looked down at my hands and found two matching scars, and I didn't notice until I saw them that they hurt, but not like it just happened, just like it was going to rain.

I was right because it rained again that night.

Constance wouldn't let me leave until I actually had somewhere to go, she didn't want to just leave me in the rain.

I had yet to meet Mr. Isles, and was surprised to see him the next morning at the table.

"Look at you, your dry this morning." he said as I walked into the dining room.

"You must be Mr. Isles." I said.

"Your right, but please call me William, Mr. Isles just makes me feel old."

I had to laugh at that. He had kind eyes, so I assumed he was no crazy killer.

"Sit I would like to talk to you for a few, if that's alright?" William asked.

I sat across from him, and waited for him to start talking. "Constance and I had a conversation this morning. She told me about the memory loss, and she doesn't want to just let you go, she really does have a kind heart even if she doesn't show it much, but that's not the point I'm getting at here." he smiled. "I would like to offer you a job of sorts, i have a some animals that i need taken care of and I'm not always here, and Constance can't do it, she didn't even want animals, but I've always had a liking to them, but only if you want to do it or until someone comes and claims you, you'll have yourself a room, we will provide your food, and anything else you may need."

This was a very kind offer, but I wasn't even sure if I knew how to take care of animals. "I'm not sure I would even know how to take care of animals." I said a little unsure.

"I'll walk you through everything you need to know, if you take the job."

What the hell, I could do it. "Ok, show me what needs to be done."

William walked me out to the barn I hadn't seen the day before. I seen so many animals in so little time I almost changed my mind, until we came to the very last animal in the barn.

It was the most beautiful horse I had ever seen.

"This one here was my daughters." William said, with a hint of regret.

I wanted to ask so much, but stayed quiet. I walked to the corral with the horse, and it walked right up to me. This was such a sweet animal. William watched this scene.

"he usually don't like people, the only person he's ever really liked was my daughter, I once told her that animals could sense healing hands, I'm not sure if I was correct but later in life she became a doctor, a dead people doctor at that."

I watched the smile on his face, and could stop myself from asking.

"Where's your daughter now?"

"She's the chief medical examiner in Boston."

I felt like I should know her, but pushed that thought away. I didn't want to push him any further so I left it be and looked back at the horse that had been trying to get my attention again.

"What's his name?" I asked. "Un petit ange, which mean little angel in French." I couldn't help but smile at that.

Maura's point of view.

Doyle packed up my things; we came to my parent's beach house. Where we've been for a few weeks now, and every day I would wake up and asked if he knew anything about Jane, everyday it was the same answer.

He had no idea where she was, and because she was no longer an angel he could no longer sense her. Every day I would feel that let down, I didn't know why I put myself through that every day, but the letdown feeling was better than feeling my heart break little by little every day.

I took many walks by the beach wondering where Jane might be, wondering if she was alone, if it was hard on her to feel the changes of being a human, knowing what all these emotions were.

Wondering if any part of her remembered me. Doyle wasn't much of a talker, so my days were quiet, the only sound were the sounds of the waves.

Day by day the quiet got to me and I swear I started hearing things a few times I thought I heard Jane, and then when I would go into the room her voice came from she would be gone, I was slowly going in sane.

Jane's point of view.

Animals could be a great company, I took a great liking to un petit ange, he had such a calming effect on me.

At night when everyone was asleep I would go down to the barn and let un petit ange out of his pin, and I would take him walking which he seemed to enjoy. Sometimes we would just walk others I would sit on the ground, and look at the stars, he never left my side.

On those nights I felt like there was something out there waiting on me, like I needed to get back to something, but it frustrated me to no end not knowing what it was.

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