Hey guys! Okay, am I dreaming or does this story have over 100 reviews already?! Thank you guys so, so much! Now, there's another twist to this story at the end of this chapter. I based it off of the betrAyal in 3x12 but there's NO 'A' in the story. You'll see what kind of betrAyal it is at the end. Shout outs at the end of this chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Something's Up With This Amnesia Daddy
Amnesia. Seven letters, one meaning: a partial or total loss of memory or in other words: forgetting. Forgetting is not rsomething's certain things that happened to you. You can forget your keys in your car. You can forget that you have work today or you can forget people. Forgetting people is not a good feeling. It makes the person sad and confused wondering why you can't remember them no matter how hard you try to help them. Things can click in their head but forgetting fourteen years with your father and thinking he's been dead for that long period of time? That is a whole different matter.
Avalon forgot about Toby being her dad. She thinks Spencer was the one who took care of her for the past fourteen years and thinks her dad is dead. It's the other way around though.
Toby never thought his own daughter would forget who he was. She just didn't seem like that kind of person.
Now here he stood, right in front of his daughter who had a cast on her left arm and leg and can't remember him. He looked at Avalon and then he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Avalon's doctor, Dr. Claire, and she gestured him to step into the hallway with her. He did so and looked back at everyone who had a look of sympathy on their faces.
Dr. Claire was in her early twenties. She had brown hair and green eyes and spectacles. She was tall and skinny and pale. She closed the door and told him to take a seat in one of the chairs that was in the waiting room. She sat down next to him and smiled sadly.
"Um, Mr. Cavanaugh, I have good news and some bad news," she said.
"What's the good news?" Toby asked.
"The good news is that this amnesia isn't going to last forever," she said.
"And what's the bad news?" he asked.
"The bad news is that...it'll take a few weeks, months even for Avalon to remember everything that happened. The impact made her memory twist things around and since she met Spencer, it seems that she's been thinking a lot about her lately and it's probably why she thinks Spencer was the one that was there for her for the past fourteen years. And this is where you and your friends step in," she explained.
"So why do you need me and my friends?"
"Because you're all going to come in and help her remember, but you can't say you're her father yet or she'll become confused and with her condition it's not healthy for her," she said.
"How bad was the impact?"
"Well, when she got hit, she fractured her arm and leg. Her head smashed against the hood of the truck which caused her to get amnesia. It wasn't too severe though so you have nothing to worry about," she said.
Toby scoffed. "Nothing to worry about? Right."
She gave him a look. "Not funny."
Toby sighed. "So it's like therapy?"
"Yeah, if you put it that way."
"Okay, when do we start?"
"Um, next week. We need to keep her for a few days to see if she makes progress on her own. Now do you want to go back to her room or leave?"
"I'll just go back to her room," he said and waved goodbye before going into Avalon's hospital room.
Before he went in, he looked through the window and saw Spencer talking to Avalon, smiling. Toby saw Wren with a smirk on his face. Then he realized something: if Avalon didn't remember him being her dad, where would she go when she was released? She can't go back to the loft, unless Spencer stays there for awhile...
One minute later...
"Toby, are you crazy?"
"Spencer, Avalon's things are there and I'm not hiring people to move her things out of there and into your apartment. Besides, we have a spare guest bedroom."
"I don't know, you know how Wren will get. He'll be watching my every movement."
Toby rolled his eyes. "Pervert."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Toby, I just don't know if it's a good idea. After what happened between us? Don't you think it'll be a tad bit awkward?"
"If it is, then we'll have to suck it up and deal with it."
Spencer hesitated for a moment. "Fine, but only until she gets her memory back."
Toby nodded and smiled. "Okay, so...when do you want to temporarily move in?"
"When's a good time for you?"
"Um, Saturday? I'm busy with work."
"Okay, then Saturday it is."
"All right, should we go back in there?"
"Yeah, c'mon," she said and they went back into the room.
Once inside, Emily grabbed Toby's hand and led him over to Avalon.
"Ava, do you know who this is?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, that's Toby, why?" Avalon asked.
"What do you know about him?" she asked.
Avalon looked around and gestured for Emily to come closer. She whispered something into her ear and Emily widened her eyes in shock at the things Avalon was saying.
"Um...okay then," Emily said and looked at Toby.
"What'd she say?" he asked.
She took him to the corner of the room and gave him a sad look.
"She said...that you're a bad man and she heard that you video tape girls while they're changing and she doesn't like being around you. But she also said she knows...about you and um...Jenna when you were younger," she explained.
Toby swallowed the lump in his throat. "Um...okay well, it's no big deal."
"Toby, I know you're hurting inside," she said and pulled him into a hug.
Three weeks later...
It had been three weeks since Avalon woke up. Spencer had moved in and right now, she was at The Brew with Avalon. Avalon had been going to physical therapy since she was in a wheelchair and the gang had been helping her recover her memory, but it seemed like it wasn't working. Hanna decided to make an unexpected visit to the loft to comfort Toby. Right now he really needed someone.
Hanna flopped on the couch and looked at Toby sadly. She patted the seat next to her and he sat down next to her. He stayed silent before letting out a small sob. He quickly put his hand over his mouth to contain the rest.
"Toby...it's okay to cry," Hanna said in a gentle tone.
"I know but I feel like I'm not allowed to cry," Toby said.
"Look, Caleb cries every time I threaten to cut his hair. Just let it out," she said.
She saw Toby's bottom lip quiver before he broke down. She hugged him as he held onto her tightly. Hanna knew what he was feeling. His own daughter couldn't remember him and she knew one of the baddest thing he had done. But what she didn't get was how she found out about him and Jenna or who told her he used to video tape girls while they changed. Suddenly, she put the pieces together.
"Toby...I just figured something out."
"What?" he asked pulling away to look at her.
"You never told Avalon about you and that used-to-be-blind-bitch Jenna, right?"
"No, I never told her."
"And you never video taped girls when they changed, right?"
"No, I didn't."
"Then?"
"Then what?"
"Someone is telling her this stuff! Toby, if this person is telling her about you and Jenna, and that lie about you video taping girls, maybe Avalon never forgot you, but someone convinced her that you were dead and said that Spencer was there for her when she clearly wasn't."
Everything made sense to Toby now. The video taping girls lie was somehow explained to her. Someone clearly told her about him and Jenna. And she couldn't forget Toby being her dad for the past fourteen years. It was crazy to do all that so someone is clearly telling her a bunch of lies. Except for him and Jenna being together.
"Han, you're a genius! I love you! I love you! I love you! I. Love. You!" Toby said hugging Hanna.
"No problem Tobes, now let me call the girls and tell them," Hanna said and texted Aria and Emily.
After about ten minutes, Aria and Emily barged into the loft with determined looks on their faces.
"Let's find this bitch," they said together.
"Bitch? Really? It could be a guy," Hanna said.
"We know, but it suits whoever is doing this well," Aria said.
"Wait...Toby, the doctor said that Avalon's amnesia was caused by the accident, if it's not then how come they're so positive?" Emily asked.
"Yeah and who said doctors can't be tipped off by certain people?" Toby said.
The girls gave him a confused look.
"Because someone from our gang here has been betraying us by telling Avalon these lies and it could be someone close to Avalon's doctors. They could be telling one of the doctors lies and making them tell us she has amnesia when she clearly doesn't," Toby explained.
"Wren," Aria said.
"It could be, but it's too obvious...Spencer maybe?" Hanna suggested.
"But she knew how mad I would get if I found out, so they're out of the picture. But who?" Toby wondered.
"Well, of we stay long enough, then we'll never know! Come on I want to find this bastard or bitch," Aria said and walked out the door. Everyone followed closely behind.
Meanwhile at The Brew...
Avalon laughed as Spencer told her a funny story. It was about a time when she went swimming with her friends and her bathing suit top ended up flying off of her chest.
"Hey, I'll go order us some coffee, okay?" Spencer asked.
"Okay," Avalon said and Spencer got up and went to order their coffees.
Avalon looked around until she saw a tall man coming into The Brew. She looked to see if Spencer was looking and waved to him. He smiled and walked towards her.
"Here's some more information about everyone," he said handing her and envelope.
"Thanks," Avalon said and put it in her bag. "Is there more creepy stuff about Toby in here?"
"Yeah, some you will never believe," he said.
"All right, so I'll call you when I'm alone?" she asked.
"Yeah, make sure no one hears you," he warned.
"I'll make sure of that," she said.
"Okay, I have to go before your mom sees me, be careful Ava around that Toby guy, okay?" he said starting to walk away.
"Okay, thanks Uncle Caleb, bye," she said.
"Bye Ava," he said and walked out of The Brew.
Whoa! That was unexpected. I sort of got this idea since in the show Toby is 'A' and it's a big betrAyal so I thought I'd incorporate that into my story somehow. You'll soon find out why Caleb is doing this, so stay tuned my friends! And I have good reasons for all the time jumps so just bare with me! If you have any questions, ask in the reviews or PM me, k? Now for the shout outs:
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