Lapis and Peridot came back. Now dressed more casual and comfortable, in Ruby's office, surrounding her.

"So you don't remember anything?" Lapis asked.

"Nothing! I thought I was just suppressing them, but I didn't remember her until I heard her name and what she's been through." Ruby slumped in her seat.

"What a weird brain you got," Peridot poked at the red girl's head.

"Gates is right, maybe you should go to a doctor," Jasper suggested.

Ruby sighed. She hated doctors, she didn't understand why, she just hated them with a deep passion.

"So Ruby, we'll take care of it here," Jasper persuaded, "You go to the doctor."
"Wha—

"No," Lapis then pulled Ruby and took her to the door, "Just go and see what's wrong. I'm sure you're fine, but just go check, okay?"
Ruby nodded and slowly left the office.

She was sitting in the car, wondering where to actually go.

She looked in the glove box, maybe something about a hospital just might be in there.

Nothing.

She then checked her phone. Maybe a number she never paid attention to?

Well, she could've found Sapphire's number, but it wasn't there. Of course, it wouldn't be that easy.

She remembered having 4 books, but didn't know they were actually at home.

She remembered her, but she didn't remember their relation.

She remembered everything else, but not specifically her.

What's going on?

She saw one name.

Dr. Maheswaran.

She gulped. Sure it said doctor, but just maybe?

She clicked the name. Hearing a ringing.

She sat in silence, until—

"Hello, Maheswaran Hospital, how may I help you?"

"Um, may I speak to Dr. Maheswaran, please?"
"One moment please."
Ruby listened to the smooth jazz it switched to when she was put on hold.

"Speaking with Dr. Maheswaran, how may I help you?"

It was a woman's voice.

Ruby licked her lips, "I'm Ruby Harris and I was wondering to come?"
"Oh! Yes, anytime if fine, Ms. Harris. It's been a long time."
Long time?

"Okay?"
Then it hung up.

Ruby had to look up wherever this place is. How did she know?

The building looked exactly how a hospital looked like. She owned this?

She got out her car and locked it.

Ruby awkwardly went inside through the sliding glass doors.

There was a woman secretary.

"Welcome to Maheswaran Hospital."
"Hi," Ruby went up to the counter, "Dr. Maheswaran said I can come see her anytime?"
"Oh I see, you can go to her office down that hall." She pointed behind her, to her right.

"Thank you."
Ruby walked down the hall. Staring at white walls; the other corridor are for patients.

She looked at the strange names on every plaque she walked by. She was at the end of the hall.

Dr. Maheswaran MD PHD.

She knocked on the door.

"Come in!" She heard through the door. She was shaking, her hand could barely stay still. It caused the knob to make rattling noises.

She poked her head in. A woman with dark brown skin, long brown hair, and was writing on some papers. She seems to look like she was in for mid-forties?

"Oh! Ruby Harris! It's been forever!" She got up and greeted with a smile.

Oh, well, for me, it has been never.

"I… Huh?" Ruby was just confused.

"Are you feeling okay?" Dr. Maheswaran then had a concerned look.

"Um, no," Ruby answered honestly, "I don't even remember, well, anything."
"How old are you now, Ruby?"
"Um, 25?"
She got up, fixed her long, white coat, and said, "May I run some tests?"
After a series of tests and a long talk, Ruby listened intently.

"Injury?" Ruby asked once more.

"Yes, traumatic and near-death hits to your skull." Dr. Maheswaran explained, while looking through a folder, "This is yours. It's been in here, in case you came back."
"So I don't remember much of my high school years and middle school… and a little bit of elementary. I don't actually remember anything."
"What do you remember?"
"What I studied in university. My parents. The people I live and work with. Sapphire…"
"Sapphire?" Dr. Maheswaran looked up from her papers.

"Um, Sapphire Johnson, someone who is missing."
"Oh, I remember." The doctor said with a slight smile, "She came here to see you, she was smiling so happily, but she left in tears."
In tears?

"When did this, you know, trauma happen?"
"Some time during 2008… November 14."
Ruby stayed quiet.
Dr. Maheswaran continued, "Around the time this Johnson girl came for some other treatments, but you came here sometimes to shadow surgeons or be there for her. She was coming here for 4 years prior. Then for another year, but then she kind of just stopped. She went missing?"
"Yeah, we're working on it. Did we ever do anything?"
"You and her?"
"If you remember."
"Well, you came here as her friend, but I saw the way you looked at her."

"Any particular reason why she came here?"
"Rape kits," She answered, getting another folder, "And just to make sure she's still in good and healthy condition. We don't blame her."
"But you," She kept going, "Bullying. You got nearly killed because of Ms. Johnson."
Ruby gulped, her throat was dry and she was trying not to shake in her seat.

"Luckily, your parents let me know the whole story. We're all family, Ms. Harris."
"So, will you tell me everything?"
"Of course," Dr. Maheswaran sat down again, "It's strange that everyone knows your life story, but you yourself don't."
The story was that her and Sapphire were friends right at the beginning of the 07-08 school year. It took three years for Sapphire to finally say something to little-nerd Ruby. How she would bring Sapphire home when Sapphire was too scared to walk home; which was all the time. How before her mom and dad went on about how cute it is to finally see Ruby hanging out with someone so often to Dr. Maheswaran herself. They hung out all the time and then it slowly became more and more. They didn't do it so physically, but it was mostly with longing looks and smiles at each other; thanks mom and dad, how observant of you.

Ruby sat there.

"That's about it, Ruby," Dr. Maheswaran said, "That's all I was told."

"Thank you, Dr. M," Ruby smiled, "Some weight has been lifted off."
"You're welcome. Maybe you should go see your parents and talk to them. Maybe your teachers as well, if you can figure them out."
Ruby stood up, said thank you again and left the office.

She went back to her car, where she sat in for a moment.

She felt her phone vibrate.
"Hello?" She answered it.

"Are you okay?" It was Lapis's voice.
"I think so," Ruby guessed, "I need to go see some people. It'll help with the case."
"Oh sure," Lapis said slightly cheerfully, "Anything will help at this point."
"Yeah, I'll see you in a bit."

Ruby started the car.

Brain trauma. Amnesia.

Sapphire must've thought and still thinks that this is all her fault. She probably thinks that she should've never spoken to her. Or when she came to the hospital, and she then left sadly. How did she react that caused Sapphire to leave? Did Ruby go to school and treated her like everyone else did?

Ruby needed answers. And it's hidden.

Even in her own mind.

I need to remind that everything I type is from the top of my head. I don't plan beforehand. But I can tell you that Ruby being forgetful was never a thing. Until now.

Review and shit.