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"Freddy," I said weakly, not managing to hide the disappointment in my
voice. "Hi. Where am I?"
He put my hand down gently, looking nervous.
"I...I'm sorry..." he stammered. "I shouldn't be here, I should have gone
home...I didn't mean to be rude...I'm very sorry...I'll go now..." He turned to leave,
and I felt a lump rising in my throat.
"No!" I called out, using all my energy. It came out as a shout, and half the
hospital turned to look.
"No." I said, in a quieter voice. "I'm sorry, I don't want you to leave. Please
stay. For me."
He smiled, and I could see that he was happier. He sat back down.
"Ok. I'll stay."
I managed a weak smile. Although I was genuinely pleased that Freddy was
here, I was upset that my mom wasn't. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised,
though, all you had to do was look at my school records, check the Parent's Evenings,
the P.C.A. to see how much she was there for me. Never, never in all my life. Once
I'd felt like she was there for me, she'd actually noticed me, but really all I was to her
was some moneymaking scheme. Now that I refused to do that, now that I'd grown up
and realized what I'd been, now that I was...myself, she had flung me aside like
a...a...bill. That's all I was. Something that now cost her money, instead of making it.
I shook my head, hard, to clear those thoughts out of my head, and turned to focus on
Freddy beside me.
"So," I said. "How come I'm here?"
A look of surprise came over his face, which he tried to hide. "You...you
don't remember anything?"
"No." I said, deadpan, kidding him. "Who am I?"
He looked shocked, the look on his face was priceless. I laughed, for a few
minutes managed to forget my past.
"Yeah, you dork, course I remember who I am! I just don't remember last
night, and how I got here!"
"Well..." said Freddy, blushing madly. "We...we were kissing."
I...I was speechless. Thoughtless. Then all my thoughts came flooding in at
once.
'HOW COULD I NOT REMEMBER THAT?!?!? All my life I've been
waiting for my first kiss, with Freddy, no other, and now that it's finally happened I
can't even remember it! How the HELL did that happen?'
"Hold it." I said, quietly. "If we were...you know...then how come I'm in
hospital?"
"Well..." Freddy continued. "All of a sudden you sank to the floor, and you
were bleeding. All down your arms."
'DAMN! I remember! I remember it all!' All my memories came flooding
back at once, and I remembered everything. Everything apart from the one thing I
wanted to remember more than anything. The kiss.
I put my head in my arms, and started sobbing, quietly. Freddy didn't seem to
know what to do, and patted me awkwardly on the back. I wiped my eyes and sat up.
"Um, Katie?"
"What, Freddy?"
"You know how you've been asking me all these questions?"
"Yeah."
"Well, can I ask you one? An important one?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"Promise to tell me the truth? I...I couldn't take it if you lied to me, Katie."
"Um, ok. I promise." I said, outwardly looking concerned, but inwardly
screaming, as I knew exactly what he was going to ask me.
Tentatively, Freddy moves one hand from the warm denim of his jeaned thigh.
His searching fingers stop at my wrist, slowly lifting the hospital gown away from my
skin.
"How did they really happen? And I don't want any of this crap about a
bike, Katie, I've known you forever, and I know you don't have a bike. A
skateboard, yes, but not a bike."
Isn't it funny that all this time it's only Freddy that's figured out that I was
lying? Summer and Zack thought something was up, but they couldn't tell. Maybe I
put that in my story on purpose, to see how well people knew me, to see who'd be the
first to figure out I was lying. Maybe I enjoy playing sick little games. Maybe not...
I decide to buy some time.
"I'll tell you Freddy, but in return you have to tell me what happened that day
that you broke both your legs. Ok?"
He laughed, amazed that I even remember that day.
"Ok. I'll tell you..."
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"Here's something to remember, Freddy..."
"I can't believe you didn't tell me!"
"We're going to the police."
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"Freddy," I said weakly, not managing to hide the disappointment in my
voice. "Hi. Where am I?"
He put my hand down gently, looking nervous.
"I...I'm sorry..." he stammered. "I shouldn't be here, I should have gone
home...I didn't mean to be rude...I'm very sorry...I'll go now..." He turned to leave,
and I felt a lump rising in my throat.
"No!" I called out, using all my energy. It came out as a shout, and half the
hospital turned to look.
"No." I said, in a quieter voice. "I'm sorry, I don't want you to leave. Please
stay. For me."
He smiled, and I could see that he was happier. He sat back down.
"Ok. I'll stay."
I managed a weak smile. Although I was genuinely pleased that Freddy was
here, I was upset that my mom wasn't. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised,
though, all you had to do was look at my school records, check the Parent's Evenings,
the P.C.A. to see how much she was there for me. Never, never in all my life. Once
I'd felt like she was there for me, she'd actually noticed me, but really all I was to her
was some moneymaking scheme. Now that I refused to do that, now that I'd grown up
and realized what I'd been, now that I was...myself, she had flung me aside like
a...a...bill. That's all I was. Something that now cost her money, instead of making it.
I shook my head, hard, to clear those thoughts out of my head, and turned to focus on
Freddy beside me.
"So," I said. "How come I'm here?"
A look of surprise came over his face, which he tried to hide. "You...you
don't remember anything?"
"No." I said, deadpan, kidding him. "Who am I?"
He looked shocked, the look on his face was priceless. I laughed, for a few
minutes managed to forget my past.
"Yeah, you dork, course I remember who I am! I just don't remember last
night, and how I got here!"
"Well..." said Freddy, blushing madly. "We...we were kissing."
I...I was speechless. Thoughtless. Then all my thoughts came flooding in at
once.
'HOW COULD I NOT REMEMBER THAT?!?!? All my life I've been
waiting for my first kiss, with Freddy, no other, and now that it's finally happened I
can't even remember it! How the HELL did that happen?'
"Hold it." I said, quietly. "If we were...you know...then how come I'm in
hospital?"
"Well..." Freddy continued. "All of a sudden you sank to the floor, and you
were bleeding. All down your arms."
'DAMN! I remember! I remember it all!' All my memories came flooding
back at once, and I remembered everything. Everything apart from the one thing I
wanted to remember more than anything. The kiss.
I put my head in my arms, and started sobbing, quietly. Freddy didn't seem to
know what to do, and patted me awkwardly on the back. I wiped my eyes and sat up.
"Um, Katie?"
"What, Freddy?"
"You know how you've been asking me all these questions?"
"Yeah."
"Well, can I ask you one? An important one?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"Promise to tell me the truth? I...I couldn't take it if you lied to me, Katie."
"Um, ok. I promise." I said, outwardly looking concerned, but inwardly
screaming, as I knew exactly what he was going to ask me.
Tentatively, Freddy moves one hand from the warm denim of his jeaned thigh.
His searching fingers stop at my wrist, slowly lifting the hospital gown away from my
skin.
"How did they really happen? And I don't want any of this crap about a
bike, Katie, I've known you forever, and I know you don't have a bike. A
skateboard, yes, but not a bike."
Isn't it funny that all this time it's only Freddy that's figured out that I was
lying? Summer and Zack thought something was up, but they couldn't tell. Maybe I
put that in my story on purpose, to see how well people knew me, to see who'd be the
first to figure out I was lying. Maybe I enjoy playing sick little games. Maybe not...
I decide to buy some time.
"I'll tell you Freddy, but in return you have to tell me what happened that day
that you broke both your legs. Ok?"
He laughed, amazed that I even remember that day.
"Ok. I'll tell you..."
R&R! And here's a sneaky peek at what's up next.
"Here's something to remember, Freddy..."
"I can't believe you didn't tell me!"
"We're going to the police."
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