To Be Whole Again

The halls all look exactly the same…every corner turned another identical one emerges. How many days have gone by now? Two? Three? Maybe more? Everything is hard to process after hearing his name, watching Saya and Haji stare at me with betrayal written in their eyes, everything I've known is coming undone and I'm losing my mind.

"Are you experiencing another migraine?" The French man, which I was later introduced to as Van Argiano, spoke over the speaker as he was watching me from the cameras. "If you return to your room I can administer another dose to help ease the pain."

"Or you could let me out of this maze and allow me to roam freely."
The silence the answer given, there really was nothing more to do other than entering four different rooms that were present in this place. One was a bedroom with simple antiquities. The second was another room but decorated more humbly to that of a civil servant living. The third was adequate, but it lacked modestly and seeing it once was enough for me to not enter that room again. As for the fourth one, the room I chose to be in, was simple and elegant. Light French décor made the room comely to the eye. Simple hues of blue and lavender touched the walls and trim, giving off a homely living that made me feel rather calm. Though I'd wish it wasn't a room to be held captive in, Van hasn't done anything to harm me or make me feel threatened in any way since waking up.

"Your symptoms of amnesia are quite peculiar mademoiselle. Giving you mere image samples to help trigger your memory was the right thing for us to do."

"And yet I can't recall much of anything anymore…where is that man named Solomon? Why haven't I seen him?"

"Monsieur Goldsmith is a busy man and must attend to his duties. He placed you here for safety under my careful supervision."

"…how long have I been in here?" Hearing no answer, there really was something off about him not answering a simple question but remaining calm had to be my priority. "Ok, fine, then please send some food for me to eat…I'm really hungry."

"You feel hunger? Anything in particular you wish to dine on?" His fascination to my weakness something I can't avoid, I shook my head and hoped he'd just give me something to consume. "Anything else I need to be aware of? Something that you require during your stay here to be more comfortable?"

"…would be nice to talk to a person rather than a speaker from the walls…" mumbling it out so perhaps he couldn't hear me, I returned to my room and found the migraine pills waiting on the small round table with a glass of water.
Leaning in the chair with my head craned back to stare at the blank ceiling, my mind was filled with so many images running amuck that it was hard to concentrate what had transpired and what was a dream.
I couldn't keep up with it all.
Shutting my eyes and seeing Haji and Saya distraught of me abandoning them to the images of my dreams dancing with Solomon in the snow and playing somewhere on a beach or out in a field of grapevines everything was such a mess and I couldn't stabilize what my reality really was.

Hearing a click of a door opening and peeking through closed lids, a young man I've yet to meet was bringing a tray of food in. Sitting upright and staring at him quietly he didn't seem to be alarmed of me and I didn't feel threatened by him either. But the awkward silence was quite palpable.

"Thank you…" seeing the plate of food being fruits and small meats spread with different varieties of cheese, it was amusing to see such a fancy little dish brought out. The spread was all my favorites to? Was Van able to decipher me so easily to know what kind of food I would like or is this merely coincidence? Peeking back up to the young man and needing to say something to break the ice in the room, I went for a light joke. "And here I was expecting gruel, hehe." Couldn't help but laugh to my own joke the young man smiled endearingly and took a seat at the opposite end of the room. "You're not leaving?"

"No…I wish to speak with you for a while." His voice was smooth and rich as silk. From this small distance I noticed his hazel colored eyes shine in contrast to his blonde-brown hair. The length being perhaps just past his shoulder, he tied it loosely and had a blue ribbon tying his hair in place. The clothes he wore were modern, yet his entire aura almost felt like a renaissance painting resonating from him. A slim build but could tell he was not weak by the way the clothes fitted.

"I don't mind the company…as long as you don't mind answering perhaps a few of my questions." Playing some cards to see what I could get away with, he seemed amused enough.

"If I'm able I will be more than happy to oblige." His mannerisms were charming to say the least. There was nothing to question if he was going to harm me or not, but if he could answer even just one question I would be a bit more relieved.

"Do you know how many days it's been since I've come here?"
He didn't answer me right away so I figured that he too wasn't going to tell me. But surprised that he showed such an elegant smile as he folded his hand onto his lap and begin to answer.

"Fifteen days…you woke up thirteen days ago after Solomon brought you here to be cared for."

"Two weeks…" not having it felt that it was this long it made a little more sense as to why I felt hungry. My eating cycle of a month has kicked in and soon I will be needing to sleep for perhaps a month to adequately regain my strength after all that's happened. But still everything is really foggy to me since that day with Saya and Haji. The revelation of my past was given to me and I blacked out. Why?

"You seem flustered?" He was leaning forward now, his expression worried of my state that it caught me off guard to jump out of my seat. "Does something trouble you?"

"…is it possible to speak with Solomon anytime soon?"

"He is currently away for business, but I can be of adequate assistance to you as well."

"…ok then," there really was no other way around it. "After answering my question, please provide more for me. Where exactly am I? Was I brought here for any reason? Do you know of Saya and Haji's whereabouts?" Thinking if there was anything else I was missing I heard the man start to laugh.
Seeing his face so lively with laughter made my chest flutter in an odd fashion. He looked strangely like Solomon and had similar features of him. He ran his hand through his hair with such a child-like manner that when he stopped laughing to stare at me he was beside himself.

"An onslaught of questions sure seems to run in the family." Standing up and coming towards me, there was something about him that I should know of but couldn't quite place it. "To think our meeting would be this much fun and full of wonder. But I will try to answer all you've asked." He stopped before reaching where I was and began to answer. "You are in Paris in a facility for research and recreational support. When you lost consciousness, we brought you here so you can be monitored if suffering any damage to your head. Saya and Haji's location are unknown to us as of right now due to the Red Shield's evasive standards."
Impressed and bewildered to have those answered, there was one more.

"…my last question then…" staring at his eyes as they never wavered away from mine, I reached out to touch his arm and something warm flowed through my mind. A strange yet familiar feeling crept into my chest that made my lips curl into a smile as though reminiscent of something. It felt like a lifetime while feeling his touch and seeing a small memory run through my head. A joyous occasion…a small life held in my arms as each day presented to be a new adventure. A baby's laughter rung in my ears and I snapped back to reality and felt tears running down my cheeks.

"Is it painful?" He asked kindly.

"…who…?" My lips quivered when his hand moved to wipe the tears off my face and have me look at him. His brows knitted together, there was something more to him than I was imagining and I touched his face to understand what it was I felt exactly.

"Mère…" he whispered softly while caressing my hand against his cheek.
Something snapped in my head as hundreds, perhaps thousands of images flooded my mind and I couldn't handle the sudden rush of memories coming together that the last thing I saw was the man panicked as I felt the ground and everything else go dark.