HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY TO SemperSurum! This Chapter is dedicated to SemperSurum, my new friend! Happy birthday to you :P
Past
-Nick-
I woke up to the sun shining down on me. I'm still on the beach, but I still can't tell where the beach is exactly. I remember walking last night and wishing on a falling star, but everything else from the day before isn't coming back to me.
I get up and look around for people. The forest was behind me, and so I entered it, hoping to find people and food. I found some fruits like bananas and mangos. I ate them while I walked deeper into the forest. Soon I began to hear someone crying. Once I heard it, I remembered that I heard Macy crying yesterday, but couldn't find her. I began to race towards the noise. I approached a clearing to see not Macy, but a little girl. She was about 6 and was all alone. She looked up when I sat down, but didn't say anything. I didn't know what to do. She was still crying. The only thing I could do was to ask her a question.
"Hey, why are you crying?" I asked her gently so I wouldn't scare her.
She sniffled before replying in a whisper, "I lost my best friend when we were playing hide-and-seek. I can't find him anywhere and I'm lost."
"It's okay. How about I help you find him? Would you like that?" I wrapped my arm around her and hugged her.
She grabbed my hand and stood up. "Well, umm we should get going then." We began walking in around the forest until we took a break to get to know each other better.
"What's your name?" She caught me off guard that I paused a second to let the question sink in.
"Oh well, I'm Nick Lucas. What's your name?"
"My name is Macy Misa. How long have you been here?"
"To tell you the truth, Macy…I don't really know. I can't remember anything past yesterday when I suddenly woke up on the beach. Where are your parents?"
"They went to visit my grandpa and grandma, but my dad died in the plane crash. My mommy survived though she is in the hospital now and so I am staying at my best friend's house." She looked down at her hands when she talked about her dad. It reminded me of my Macy because she would look down if she was sad too.
"I'm sorry about your dad, Macy. Maybe we should go look for your friend now." We both stood up and began our search once more.
Soon it was getting late and the sun was beginning to set. We kept searching, but it was starting to get useless. I almost gave up when I suddenly heard someone strumming a guitar.
"Oh, that must be him! He always brings his guitar everywhere. Come on, Nick! We have to hurry or we won't find him." Macy grabbed my hand and began running towards the music. When we pulled out of the forest I noticed we were on another beach and the sun was setting. It was a beautiful view. I was so memorized that I didn't even notice Macy was hugging another little kid. I walked over to them.
"Oh, Guitar Boy! I thought I lost you. Nick here helped me find you. Why did you leave me?" Macy pouted, but didn't let go of the boy's hand.
"Calm down, Cutie. I am right here. I went back home and grabbed my guitar. Then, I came to the beach to play it so you would be able to find me since I couldn't find you. I've missed you so much" He smiled and hugged Macy hard.
To me they seemed like an old couple. They were only six! Wow, this is weird…I have no idea what to do now. I guess they noticed me debating with myself because they stopped talking and questioned me.
"Are you looking for someone? Like your best friend?" The boy asked me.
"Actually, I am. She is my age. Her name is Macy Misa too." I told him.
The little boy sat down and thought. He looked so serious from when he was playing with little Macy. He stared about me. His stare was seeing me. Really seeing me, not just my appearance, but my heart and soul as well.
"You love her." He said this as a statement and not a question.
"Yeah, I-I guess I do." I was confused at how he knew. I looked over at little Macy to see her writing something in the sand. I then looked back down to see the boy had moved to stand beside Macy.
"Okay. Well, we gotta go. It was nice meeting you, Nick. Oh, and my name is Nick too." The boy said that and then held Macy's hand as they began to walk off. Before they disappeared from my sight completely, Macy turned around and waved at me. When she waved at me a memory flashed in my head.
It was summer and Macy and I were walking on the beach. The sun was setting and we were holding hands. It was the summer we became best friends and I fell in love with her.
I had that memory because the little Macy and that boy were walking away into the sunset…just like Macy and I did that summer. I then walked over to what Macy was writing in the sand. She wrote with a stick in the sand, "Listen to your heart."
I didn't know what she meant. How was I supposed to listen to my heart? I decided to try though, and so I sat down against the same rock from last night and closed my eyes. I relaxed and began ignore the sounds of the waves, the salty smell in the air, and sat in peaceful silence. I cut off all of my senses. Suddenly, I got flashes of Macy in my mind. There were the times when we would play sports, hang out, laugh, and study together. All of those memories with just her and me played in my mind. The last memory was of when I heard Macy crying when I was on the beach. I then began to concentrate on reaching here. My heart was calling for her. I needed her. I didn't even notice my surrounding slipping away from around me. I called out, "MACY!" Then I opened my eyes wide to find myself lying in a bed in the hospital.
Present
-Macy-
I looked at Nick wide awake and I couldn't believe it. I raced over to his side. He reached out for my hand and began to whisper something. I leaned down to hear better.
"I love you Macy. I need you. I've missed you. Macy, tell me that you love me." Nick sounded so desperate and vulnerable. He was crying too. Nick Lucas doesn't show his feelings often, and so it came as a shock to me. I leaned in close to where our foreheads were touching.
I whispered what he wanted to hear, but more importantly what I have always wanted to tell him. "I love you, too." With that being said, he leaned up and kissed me tenderly. Butterflies erupted from my stomach and I was floating on cloud nine. He pulled me closer to where I was practically on top of him. We continued to kiss and laugh and cry because it was the moment we had been waiting for. I forgot Stella, Joe, and Kevin who had immediately ran to get the doctor and nurse. I was lost in Nick. We didn't stop until I pulled back to relieve my lungs. I looked down and smiled at him. He tried to reach up and touch my cheek with his left arm until he realized that he couldn't move it. He frowned and concentrated on moving it, but it wouldn't move. I climbed off of him and waited for him to ask me why.
Right when I sat down in the chair beside his bed and was running my fingers through his hair, he asked me the question I had been dreading. "Cutie, why can't I move my arm? What happened? Why can't I remember anything? All I can remember are the times you and I were together."
I bit my lip and thought of a way to respond when suddenly, Doctor Smitherson busted in and walked towards Nick. I moved back and allowed him room to check on Nick. I saw Kevin, Joe, and Stella outside, and so I joined them. They all ran over and hugged me. All of us were laughing and crying. Kevin had already called their parents to let them know Nick had awakened and all was okay for now.
We waited for half and hour before we were able to see Nick again. Stella and his brothers were excited because once they saw he was awake earlier they had all raced out to find a doctor. They hadn't spoken to him yet. As we entered the room, they all raced over to hug Nick. Nick looked over Stella's shoulders at me with a frightened look. I was confused about why he was acting strange; I stepped outside of the room and walked towards Doctor Smitherson, who was having a conversation with a nurse. When he saw me coming, he told the nurse he would be right back, and then met me half way.
"Hello, Mrs. Misa. I am guessing you found out Nick has amnesia. The only odd thing is, he does remember some events, but that isn't the odd thing. This is the first time I have ever seen this, but apparently all of the memories Nick remembers contain you and him only. He doesn't remember everyone else. Just you. This is a very rare case of amnesia, but give him sometime; he will remember everything on his own eventually. Since he does remember some things and passed the check up, he can sign out when he is ready. I would actually recommend that Nick stays with you for now until he remembers everyone because you are the only person he remembers and he seems to have deep feelings for you." Doctor Smitherson spoke quietly and quickly that all I had time to do was nod my head and blush at the end of his talk.
"Good." The doctor just walked away. I didn't even get to say one word. Well, at least he answered all of my questions.
I walked back in the room to find Joe comforting an upset Stella, while, Kevin was watching Nick sleep. I coughed to get everyone's attention. Then I began to explain what the doctor said. Everyone agreed that Nick should stay with me, while my mom was gone on a business trip for another two weeks. I then turned towards Stella to ask her why she was crying.
"I was crying because when I hugged Nick. He looked scared and said he didn't know me and it made me sad." I felt bad for Stella because she was like his older sister, and so it cut her deep that he didn't remember her.
"Macy…" I heard someone whisper my name and turned around to see a tired looking Nick.
"Hey, Nick. If you're tired maybe you should go to sleep. I'll sign your papers, so we can leave when you wake up. Okay?" I spoke to him softly.
"Sure, but who are they?" Nick pointed towards the guys.
"Well, the one with glasses is your second older brother named Joe. The protective looking one who is taller than the other two is your oldest brother Kevin. You and your two older brothers make up the band JONAS, but you also have a little brother named Frankie. Now the blonde over there is Stella. She is like your big sister. Stella and Joe are dating." I explained each person to him as he eyed them carefully. Probably trying to remember them. It looked like he finally gave up before he looked me in the eyes and smiled. Then, he frowned and looked as if he just remembered something.
"I'm paralyzed on my left side. That's what the doctor told me. Is it true Macy?" He looked like a lost boy. I pulled him into a hug an whispered that I was sorry. He knew my answer then. He sighed and lay back down on his pillow. I felt bad for Nick. Everything was crumbling down for him. I had tears running down my face when he reached his right hand up and brushed them away.
"Cutie, I don't care if I don't remember my band or anyone else…as long as I have you, I've got everything." He said it with so much love that I kissed him right in front of everybody. He smiled and held me closer. All of a sudden, his heart monitor started beeping really loud. I pulled back; concerned that I had hurt Nick, but he only smiled and said, "You drive me crazy. My heart beats faster when you're around. Nothing is wrong."
"Oh…okay. I was worried there for a second." I leaned down and pecked him. I barely brushed my lips over his when suddenly the monitor started beeping again. Everyone started laughing. Nick blushed. Suddenly a nurse came in and asked was the patient okay. Nick nodded his head, and then signed the papers the nurse brought in. Doctor Smitherson had been kind to already fill out Nick's papers.
"Well, now that the papers are already signed, would you like to leave now?" I asked Nick.
"Sure." He tried to stand, but he forgot he couldn't use his left leg, and so he almost fell before Kevin and Joe rushed over and grabbed one arm on each side. "Thanks, Joe. Thanks, Kevin." They would have been happy that he remembered their names, but Nick called the two brothers the wrong names. They covered their hurt and placed Nick in a wheel chair Stella had gotten from a nurse. I grabbed all of Nick's stuff and then we headed out to Kevin's car.
-Unknown-
They were all going to pay. I was going to hurt them. Especially that stupid Nick who took HER away from me. I watched them as they walked pass my car to the oldest brother's car. I flipped my pocket knife out and back in as I laughed at what I did earlier. I had slashed their car's tires. They won't escape this time.
Wow, this took me two hours to write and all I came up with was this. Oh well…Please review! The poll on my profile page is still open. If I don't post another chapter, I just wanna say HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
