Phoebe sighed. This definatly wasn't good.
'Monica, how are you feeling?' Another young blonde woman had walked in to the room. Monica looked up at Chandler for an explanation of who she was. She was beginning to trust Chandler. For some reason she trusted him more then her brother. Not that she knew if he was really her brother.
'Monica this is Rachel. Do you remember?' Chandler explained. Monica shook her head. Still nothing. Her mind was blank for anything other then the things that had been recently told her. Joey, who ever he was to her, was now in prison, she was the only witness who could save him. She had a brother, two of her best friends were already here and now another had arrived. There were hazy memories of a gunshot, some sort of shop and being hurt. That was all. That and her condition which the nurses had kindly informed her of after endless asking.
'What's wrong?' Rachel asked. She sat at the end of the bed and stared at the others in the room, but not at Monica.
'Amnesia.' Whispered Phoebe. 'She doesn't remember anything about the robbery, she cant save Joey.' And with that she burst in to tears. Ross went over and pulled her in a hug. Rachel looked up at Chandler, as if asking if this was true and then finally looked Monica. She was shocked at her friend's appearance. A huge bruise sat on her cheek and a cut ran along her forehead. She had been unconscious for a few days and now looked unnaturally pale. Her beautiful hair was scruffy and tangled.
'There must be a way to prove Joey innocent.' Chandler said after a while of uncomfortable silence. Ross shook his head.
'I asked the police. They said that the one and only way he would be let off was if Monica gave a witness statement.' Ross said, he looked down at his baby sister and took a shuddering breath. 'But I don't think that's going to be easy.' He added.
Monica had to stay in the hospital for a few more days. She had protested, saying that she felt perfectly fine but to no avail. The doctors insisted, explaining that it was for her own best to be in the hospital where doctors were close by and she could get help instantly if she needed it. While she was there she was never alone. One of her friends remained by her side keeping her company and explaining her life to her. Not in detail, they weren't allowed. A specialist had come in to help her regain her memory and had told them as soon as he stepped through the door that telling her pat to her would most likey cause false memories and it would be more difficult for her to regain her actual memories. The specialist was a kind woman but Monica didn't like her. She was too clinical. And something wasn't right. She wouldn't let any of Monica's friends in with her during her sessions.
Chandler come to see her one-day. The rest of her friends were already there. Instantly she could tell something was wrong. His face was flushed and his cheeks were red and tear stained.
'What happened?' Asked Rachel. As she asked this the rest of the people in the room looked up. Chandler took a shuddering breath and looked directly at Monica before speaking. She could quite read the look in his eyes. It was a mix between grief, slight anger, but not at her and pure exhaustion.
'I was allowed to see Joey today.' He said. His voice cracked as if he were about to cry again. He seemed to need to get himself together again so he stood up and looked out the window. Monica was the only one who could see that he was crying.
'What happened?' Rachel repeated. The whole gang were staring at Chandler now. He slowly turned to face them, then spoke.
'He looked terrible' he said in a barely audible whisper. He sat down on the foot of Monica's bed and looked at his hands, as if to concentrate on anything other then the situation he had just arrived from. 'He hadn't slept, eaten or been able to relax for ages. He's aged about 20 years it looks like.' He let out another shuddering breath before he continued. 'You should have seen the look on his face when I came in. I think he really thought I had good news. News that Monica had woken up and was able to get him out. I couldn't look at him when I told him Monica had amnesia. I didn't have to.' Tears started to make their way out of his stunning blue eyes. As Monica watched she felt a jolt in her heart. She let out a gasp as this triggered something in her head.
Chandler was standing on the balcony, the moonlight shining on his soft sandy hair. He was just staring out at the view. Monica could see him from her point of view. She stepped out on to the balcony as well and walked over to him. She gently tapped him on the shoulder and he turned round. His eyes were filled with tears and he looked at her for a few moments before she pulled him in to a hug.
The gang turned round at Monica when she gasped. She looked back at them. The sorrow mirrored in each of their faces turned to confusion. She flushed slightly at the sudden attention.
'I. I just had a, I don't know, flash of memory.' She stuttered. The gang flew in to a hyperactive frenzy. This had to be a good sign! If she was remembering things then maybe there was a chance to get Joey off of the hook.
'What was it Mon? Something about the robbery?' Phoebe asked, practically jumping down her throat. Monica shook her head.
'It was something about Chandler.' She said, a little deflated. She had thought this was a good thing, but now it seemed a little too small in comparison for what the gang were hoping.
'Well duh, you two spent ages together before.' Phoebe said, she slumped down in a chair and started to leaf through a magazine. She had too been disappointed. Joey meant a lot to her and even though Monica remembering something was a good sign it was not what Phoebe had wanted to hear.
'What was the memory?' Asked Rachel eagerly. She felt optimistic that Monica remembering anything was good news.
'Chandler was on the balcony, crying.' She said, then paused to remember more details. 'It was night and his hair was the same as it is now. Um.' She paused again as she remembered something more specific. 'He had just broken up with someone.' She looked round at their encouraging faces, urging her to continue. She sighed and rested back on her pillows. 'That's all I can remember.' She said.
'Well that's still good!' Ross said. Like Rachel he was optimistic about this being a good sign. Monica looked at Chandler. he seemed to be thinking about something.
'That must have been over two months ago.' He said finally. 'When I broke up with-' Chandler began before Monica cut him off.
'Janice.' Monica finished.
Is there hope for Joey? Will Monica remember in time? I know this may be a bit surreal for some of you but I don't really know the facts and this is a fan fiction, so in the words of my favourite supporter; 'When superman can fly, Joey can be on death row for a short time.' Thanx Tina, I love ya for all ya help babe (
'Monica, how are you feeling?' Another young blonde woman had walked in to the room. Monica looked up at Chandler for an explanation of who she was. She was beginning to trust Chandler. For some reason she trusted him more then her brother. Not that she knew if he was really her brother.
'Monica this is Rachel. Do you remember?' Chandler explained. Monica shook her head. Still nothing. Her mind was blank for anything other then the things that had been recently told her. Joey, who ever he was to her, was now in prison, she was the only witness who could save him. She had a brother, two of her best friends were already here and now another had arrived. There were hazy memories of a gunshot, some sort of shop and being hurt. That was all. That and her condition which the nurses had kindly informed her of after endless asking.
'What's wrong?' Rachel asked. She sat at the end of the bed and stared at the others in the room, but not at Monica.
'Amnesia.' Whispered Phoebe. 'She doesn't remember anything about the robbery, she cant save Joey.' And with that she burst in to tears. Ross went over and pulled her in a hug. Rachel looked up at Chandler, as if asking if this was true and then finally looked Monica. She was shocked at her friend's appearance. A huge bruise sat on her cheek and a cut ran along her forehead. She had been unconscious for a few days and now looked unnaturally pale. Her beautiful hair was scruffy and tangled.
'There must be a way to prove Joey innocent.' Chandler said after a while of uncomfortable silence. Ross shook his head.
'I asked the police. They said that the one and only way he would be let off was if Monica gave a witness statement.' Ross said, he looked down at his baby sister and took a shuddering breath. 'But I don't think that's going to be easy.' He added.
Monica had to stay in the hospital for a few more days. She had protested, saying that she felt perfectly fine but to no avail. The doctors insisted, explaining that it was for her own best to be in the hospital where doctors were close by and she could get help instantly if she needed it. While she was there she was never alone. One of her friends remained by her side keeping her company and explaining her life to her. Not in detail, they weren't allowed. A specialist had come in to help her regain her memory and had told them as soon as he stepped through the door that telling her pat to her would most likey cause false memories and it would be more difficult for her to regain her actual memories. The specialist was a kind woman but Monica didn't like her. She was too clinical. And something wasn't right. She wouldn't let any of Monica's friends in with her during her sessions.
Chandler come to see her one-day. The rest of her friends were already there. Instantly she could tell something was wrong. His face was flushed and his cheeks were red and tear stained.
'What happened?' Asked Rachel. As she asked this the rest of the people in the room looked up. Chandler took a shuddering breath and looked directly at Monica before speaking. She could quite read the look in his eyes. It was a mix between grief, slight anger, but not at her and pure exhaustion.
'I was allowed to see Joey today.' He said. His voice cracked as if he were about to cry again. He seemed to need to get himself together again so he stood up and looked out the window. Monica was the only one who could see that he was crying.
'What happened?' Rachel repeated. The whole gang were staring at Chandler now. He slowly turned to face them, then spoke.
'He looked terrible' he said in a barely audible whisper. He sat down on the foot of Monica's bed and looked at his hands, as if to concentrate on anything other then the situation he had just arrived from. 'He hadn't slept, eaten or been able to relax for ages. He's aged about 20 years it looks like.' He let out another shuddering breath before he continued. 'You should have seen the look on his face when I came in. I think he really thought I had good news. News that Monica had woken up and was able to get him out. I couldn't look at him when I told him Monica had amnesia. I didn't have to.' Tears started to make their way out of his stunning blue eyes. As Monica watched she felt a jolt in her heart. She let out a gasp as this triggered something in her head.
Chandler was standing on the balcony, the moonlight shining on his soft sandy hair. He was just staring out at the view. Monica could see him from her point of view. She stepped out on to the balcony as well and walked over to him. She gently tapped him on the shoulder and he turned round. His eyes were filled with tears and he looked at her for a few moments before she pulled him in to a hug.
The gang turned round at Monica when she gasped. She looked back at them. The sorrow mirrored in each of their faces turned to confusion. She flushed slightly at the sudden attention.
'I. I just had a, I don't know, flash of memory.' She stuttered. The gang flew in to a hyperactive frenzy. This had to be a good sign! If she was remembering things then maybe there was a chance to get Joey off of the hook.
'What was it Mon? Something about the robbery?' Phoebe asked, practically jumping down her throat. Monica shook her head.
'It was something about Chandler.' She said, a little deflated. She had thought this was a good thing, but now it seemed a little too small in comparison for what the gang were hoping.
'Well duh, you two spent ages together before.' Phoebe said, she slumped down in a chair and started to leaf through a magazine. She had too been disappointed. Joey meant a lot to her and even though Monica remembering something was a good sign it was not what Phoebe had wanted to hear.
'What was the memory?' Asked Rachel eagerly. She felt optimistic that Monica remembering anything was good news.
'Chandler was on the balcony, crying.' She said, then paused to remember more details. 'It was night and his hair was the same as it is now. Um.' She paused again as she remembered something more specific. 'He had just broken up with someone.' She looked round at their encouraging faces, urging her to continue. She sighed and rested back on her pillows. 'That's all I can remember.' She said.
'Well that's still good!' Ross said. Like Rachel he was optimistic about this being a good sign. Monica looked at Chandler. he seemed to be thinking about something.
'That must have been over two months ago.' He said finally. 'When I broke up with-' Chandler began before Monica cut him off.
'Janice.' Monica finished.
Is there hope for Joey? Will Monica remember in time? I know this may be a bit surreal for some of you but I don't really know the facts and this is a fan fiction, so in the words of my favourite supporter; 'When superman can fly, Joey can be on death row for a short time.' Thanx Tina, I love ya for all ya help babe (