Elliot woke up to something wet and rough on his face. He stirred slightly.
"Lucy! Lucy, stop that!"
*Olivia?* Elliot thought. He could've sworn that was Olivia's voice. But where was he? The last thing he remembered was the...
Accident. Elliot forced his eyes open, expecting to either find himself on a sidewalk or in a hospital bed. To his astonishment, he was in neither place. He was lying on a floor.
"Elliot? Oh God, are you okay?"
"Liv... what happened? Where am I?" Elliot asked in shock. He began to sit up but winced at the pain shooting through the back of his head.
Olivia, who was kneeling beside him, sat back on her legs. "Wow, you must've fell harder than I thought," She said with a smile. "You're at home. Lucy tripped you and you fell."
"Who's Lucy?" Elliot asked, closing his eyes.
"Who's Lucy, that's funny. Lucy's our dog."
Elliot's eyes popped open. "Our dog? Since when do WE have a dog?"
He couldn't miss the look in Olivia's eyes. *She thinks I'm crazy,* He thought to himself. *Actually, I think I'm crazy. One minute, I was driving home from work and next thing I know I'm...*
"We got Lucy when we got married. Don't you remember? We found her in an alley on our honeymoon..."
"Say WHAT?" Elliot sat upright; his eyes were wide staring at Olivia. Olivia watched him puzzled. Elliot looked down, confusing, when he caught sight of Olivia's stomach. "Whoa. When did you go on an eating binge?" He asked, almost amused.
"What? Elliot, I'm pregnant! Do you honestly not know what I'm talking about?"
Elliot shook his head and began to laugh lightly. "Oh, I see. This is a joke. It's mess with Elliot day or something, isn't it?"
Olivia just stared at him. There was a hint of hurt in her eyes. "Elliot, I... what's up? Do you need to go to the hospital or something?"
Elliot stopped smiling and frowned. "Okay hold on. I was on my way home from work and there was an accident. I got knocked out, the next thing I know I'm sitting on a floor and you're telling me we're married and having kids together."
Olivia shrugged, looking puzzled. "So?"
"So, it's not funny anymore, Liv. Where's Kathy and the kids?"
"Who? Elliot, you're not making any sense..."
Elliot found himself jumping to his feet. He tried to ignore the wave of dizziness that surged through his head. "I'm not making sense? You're not making sense! We're not married, we don't have a dog named Lucy and we are not having a baby together! Where's my wife and kids, Olivia? I'm serious now."
Tears began to show in Olivia's eyes. She looked seriously hurt. "I'm your wife," She said in a voice so soft it sounded like a child's. Elliot watched as she hung her head and looked at her feet.
"No, this isn't possible. I'm serious Olivia, stop it!"
"Elliot, you're scaring me! Did you lose your memory or something when you fell? Tell me, what's wrong?" Olivia's brown eyes pleaded with him.
Elliot opened his mouth, but the words didn't come. His eyes wandered to her stomach and he felt his lunch beginning to come up. "This isn't possible," He murmured softly. "It's not."
Not wanting to here another word, Elliot turned. He spotted the front door and went to it. Without looking back, Elliot opened the door. "I'm going to find Kathy and my kids. You decide if this joke was worth it," He called back heatedly to her. As he left the apartment, Elliot could hear Olivia sobbing softly from behind the door. His felt his heart beginning to break.
*Maybe she was telling the truth,* He thought to himself. *Olivia has never been this emotional and especially not over a stupid joke.*
As Elliot exited the building and hurried down the sidewalk, he felt the contradiction beginning to slip away. What if this was no joke? Was it possible after all? Could he have woken up to a whole new life?
"I won't know until I find Kathy," Elliot said firmly to himself, leaving behind any feelings of pity or doubt, even as the truth ate away at his mind: He wasn't going to find Kathy and the kids: because Kathy and the kids no longer existed.
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"Lucy! Lucy, stop that!"
*Olivia?* Elliot thought. He could've sworn that was Olivia's voice. But where was he? The last thing he remembered was the...
Accident. Elliot forced his eyes open, expecting to either find himself on a sidewalk or in a hospital bed. To his astonishment, he was in neither place. He was lying on a floor.
"Elliot? Oh God, are you okay?"
"Liv... what happened? Where am I?" Elliot asked in shock. He began to sit up but winced at the pain shooting through the back of his head.
Olivia, who was kneeling beside him, sat back on her legs. "Wow, you must've fell harder than I thought," She said with a smile. "You're at home. Lucy tripped you and you fell."
"Who's Lucy?" Elliot asked, closing his eyes.
"Who's Lucy, that's funny. Lucy's our dog."
Elliot's eyes popped open. "Our dog? Since when do WE have a dog?"
He couldn't miss the look in Olivia's eyes. *She thinks I'm crazy,* He thought to himself. *Actually, I think I'm crazy. One minute, I was driving home from work and next thing I know I'm...*
"We got Lucy when we got married. Don't you remember? We found her in an alley on our honeymoon..."
"Say WHAT?" Elliot sat upright; his eyes were wide staring at Olivia. Olivia watched him puzzled. Elliot looked down, confusing, when he caught sight of Olivia's stomach. "Whoa. When did you go on an eating binge?" He asked, almost amused.
"What? Elliot, I'm pregnant! Do you honestly not know what I'm talking about?"
Elliot shook his head and began to laugh lightly. "Oh, I see. This is a joke. It's mess with Elliot day or something, isn't it?"
Olivia just stared at him. There was a hint of hurt in her eyes. "Elliot, I... what's up? Do you need to go to the hospital or something?"
Elliot stopped smiling and frowned. "Okay hold on. I was on my way home from work and there was an accident. I got knocked out, the next thing I know I'm sitting on a floor and you're telling me we're married and having kids together."
Olivia shrugged, looking puzzled. "So?"
"So, it's not funny anymore, Liv. Where's Kathy and the kids?"
"Who? Elliot, you're not making any sense..."
Elliot found himself jumping to his feet. He tried to ignore the wave of dizziness that surged through his head. "I'm not making sense? You're not making sense! We're not married, we don't have a dog named Lucy and we are not having a baby together! Where's my wife and kids, Olivia? I'm serious now."
Tears began to show in Olivia's eyes. She looked seriously hurt. "I'm your wife," She said in a voice so soft it sounded like a child's. Elliot watched as she hung her head and looked at her feet.
"No, this isn't possible. I'm serious Olivia, stop it!"
"Elliot, you're scaring me! Did you lose your memory or something when you fell? Tell me, what's wrong?" Olivia's brown eyes pleaded with him.
Elliot opened his mouth, but the words didn't come. His eyes wandered to her stomach and he felt his lunch beginning to come up. "This isn't possible," He murmured softly. "It's not."
Not wanting to here another word, Elliot turned. He spotted the front door and went to it. Without looking back, Elliot opened the door. "I'm going to find Kathy and my kids. You decide if this joke was worth it," He called back heatedly to her. As he left the apartment, Elliot could hear Olivia sobbing softly from behind the door. His felt his heart beginning to break.
*Maybe she was telling the truth,* He thought to himself. *Olivia has never been this emotional and especially not over a stupid joke.*
As Elliot exited the building and hurried down the sidewalk, he felt the contradiction beginning to slip away. What if this was no joke? Was it possible after all? Could he have woken up to a whole new life?
"I won't know until I find Kathy," Elliot said firmly to himself, leaving behind any feelings of pity or doubt, even as the truth ate away at his mind: He wasn't going to find Kathy and the kids: because Kathy and the kids no longer existed.
My goal was to freak you out in this chapter! Did I succeed? ;) Please review!