Chapter 10! :D

I'm so happy. I went back to the place I moved from today. I missed it so much. I even got to go back to the mall with my best friend. But tomorrow I still have to go back to the new school.

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Chapter 10

Don't Forget About Me

Memory issues? I want to scream, but a lump in my throat stops me. Unable to say anything, more tears come to my eyes. I feel dizzy when Nico yells at the doctor, "What's wrong with her memory? What can't she remember?" "Nico, hold on. Calm down," Percy puts his arm on Nico's bruised shoulder. Nico pushes Percy's hand away. "Don't you tell me to calm down," he says through grit teeth. Percy holds up his hands in surrender.

We stand in front of the doctor in the waiting room. Nico's face is flushed with anger and sadness while everyone else's expression is grave. Percy's arms are wrapped around me. Nico turns back to the doctor, expecting an answer. "Answer me!" Nico shouts. The doctor shakes his head, as if he were saying 'I don't want to be the one to tell you.'

I'm still not able to speak when Nico grabs the doctor's shoulder and pushes past him. His hand is on the door leading into the hospital rooms. "Nico!" The doctor says in a loud voice. He adjusts his white coat and continues. "Don't go in there! Nobody is allowed to go in there yet!" "Stop it Nico!" I somehow manage to get out. But it's too late. He pushes the wooden swinging door, and disappears. The doctor runs after him, gesturing for me and Percy to follow.

We enter the white hospital room. Nico's eyes are red from tears. He leans on the foot of the bed next to a nurse. With short brown hair, I can tell she's young. And even though she knows Nico isn't supposed to be in the room, she doesn't tell him to leave.

The doctor, Percy and me wait in the doorway, watching. Thalia has bandages wrapped around her head, and an IV in her arm. She moans as she starts to wake up.

Confused, she looks around the room. Nico stops his tears when she looks at him. "Thalia, are you okay?" He asks. "Yeah…" She knits her eyebrows, "But my head hurts." The nurse in the teal uniform nods and heads off to get her medication.

"Nico," the doctor says, "this isn't a good idea… I think you should go wait outside for a minute-"

"Annabeth, what happened?" Thalia interrupts, looking at me. I leave Percy's side and go to the edge of the bed, next to Nico. I look at the doctor; he nods, motioning for me to tell her.

"Thalia…" I start, unsure of how to put this, "You're in the hospital now. We were driving home from the beach… Remember? I distracted Percy, and then a semi-truck hit us…" I trail off, as my eyes sting. Please remember. She shakes her head, her eyebrows still knit with confusion. Percy joins us at the foot of the bed.

"You don't remember the accident do you?" Nico's voice sounds hurt. "I- I don't-" Thalia stammers. "Do you remember the beach? Annabeth's party? Or the football game?" He asks, hoping to jog her memory. She shakes her head again. Looking at Nico, she asks "Wait… Do I know you?"

My heart starts pounding as Nico speaks up. "You… You don't know who I am?" His voice cracks; tears rolling down his cheeks. She shrugs her shoulders, trying to find the words to say. Thalia says nothing but "I'm sorry…"

"Nico," the doctor says in a harsh tone. He ignores it and moves to Thalia's left side. Kneeling down, he says, "You don't recognize me? Please Thalia," he begs, "please you have to know who I am. You really couldn't have forgotten, Thalia! I love you!" He tries taking her hand. Disturbed, she pulls her hand back towards her chest.

"Get someone to remove him from this room immediately!" The doctor tells a nearby nurse. Percy guides me toward the door, not wanting any trouble with these people. I take one last look over my shoulder. Nico cries next to her; she looks more annoyed than confused.

Percy and I sit in the uncomfortable plastic waiting room chairs once again. Nico comes through the doors with two big men by his side. They wear blue uniforms like they're security guards. The built men drop Nico in the room and return through the swinging door.

As Nico walks towards us, I can see the depression in his eyes. "She doesn't remember me!" he nearly shouts. "Nico, she does remember you," Percy says, "We just have to help her recall the things you and her went through." Nico sits to the right of him, head in hands. Percy tries to comfort him, but nothing will make him feel better.

An uneasy feeling comes over me; like it just hit me. She doesn't remember him. I start thinking about how I would feel if I were Nico… if the person I love forgets I even existed.

Minutes later, the doctor comes through the wooden doors. He makes his way over to us. The lean, older man in a white coat and glasses clears his throat, as if to make an important announcement. "We think we figured out why she doesn't remember you, Nico." "Who's we?" I ask. "The doctors and nurses," he replies, "Anyways, Nico, you told us she hit her head on the back windshield, correct?" "Yeah…" Nico says through a shaky breath. "And were you on her mind a lot?" The doctor asks Nico, but I speak up instead. "Always. Nico was all she talked about. I know for a fact he was constantly in her head."

The man nods, looking impressed. "Good. Now we have a theory. Since this isn't the first case we've seen of amnesia, it's probably correct-" "Get on with it," Nico interrupts. I shift my position in the chair, eyes still focused on the doctor in front of me. "Okay, plain and simple; in black and white; this is what we think happened. Right before her head hit the windshield, she had you on her mind," he points to Nico, "When she started falling into unconsciousness, you were still in her thoughts."

"So if she was thinking about me, then why didn't she remember me when she woke up?" Nico snaps at the doctor. The doctor fumbles with a piece of string hanging from his coat. "We aren't completely sure… the only things we know are that any events you and her were involved in together have been erased from her mind. And two, she has no idea who you are…"

Aggravated, Nico slams his fists on the armrests of the chair. I jump a little, but get over it fast. The doctor looks at Percy and me, as if he didn't just completely ruin Nico's life, and says "You two can go see Thalia. Nico isn't allowed in yet."

Percy sits in the chair in the corner of the room by the window, looking at Thalia's cut face. As I stand next to the left of her by the hospital bed, I realize how confused she must be. In a matter of about a half hour, she's woken up, not knowing where she is, had events be explained that she doesn't remember, and have some heartbroken, crazy boy say he loves her. If I was Thalia, I'd probably pass out to avoid more confusion.

"Why did that one boy say he loves me?" she asks, truly confused, "I have no idea who he is. How could he love me?" "I know this is confusing for you…" I tell her, and then try to find the right words to say. "You and Nico were a couple… Since my party. I don't expect you to remember it. And the truth is…" I pause and look at Percy. He nods his head for me to continue. "You love him-" Percy cuts me off, "And he really loves you…"

She shakes her head like we're crazy. "We aren't supposed to try to make you remember these things, but I know some memory of Nico has got to be in your head somewhere." I tell her.

"We were dating?" Thalia asks. "Yeah…" I trail off. I stare at the floor by her bed where I still stand when she speaks up again. "Then why don't I remember him now?" Do I look like a doctor? "I honestly have no idea… something about him being the last thing on your mind before you passed out."

I stare at Thalia's cuts and bruises that are similar to mine. Percy looks out the window at the cars in the parking lot. His eyes grow wide as he spots a few cars in particular. "Annabeth…" he says, nervousness overcoming him. "Yeah?" I turn my attention to the window and gaze out.

Four cars enter the parking lot at practically the same time.

I see Thalia's dad, Nico's parents, and Percy's parents too.

The last car to come into the parking lot had two girls in the backseat, and my mom and dad in the front.

The only thing on my mind now: I'm in SO much trouble…

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