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Chapter 3
The early hours of morning had passed, leaving the house full of sunlight and warmth. Inside his room, Jesse paced, and thought hard, nearly panicking. Not really, but close enough.
He was thinking so many things.
If it was only a dream, how could there be a picture of her?
Why had he had that dream?
Who was that girl?
What was she trying to tell him?
Where had he seen her before?
Was it the picture? Was that where he'd seen her before? Maybe. Probably. But something told him that wasn't it. And why did she say what she said? And for the love of God! Where were Mae and Tuck! They never slept late! It was ten o'clock for Christ's sake!
As soon as he though those very words, he heard the floor boards creak, Ever so slightly from the foot steps of his mother, signaling that she was awake.
Phew!
Jesse quickly threw on a shirt to cover his bare chest, placed the picture in his pocket and opened up the door. He quietly raced through the house until he ran into Mae.
"Jesse! You scared me half to death!" she gasped.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Ma. Is Tuck awake?"
"Oh, yes dear. Are you alright?"
"I need to talk to you," he half chocked out.
"About that help you needed?"
His eyes lingered for a moment down-wards on the pocket that held the picture. "Yea."
"Ok, I'll be right back. You wait here."
So he waited. For what seemed like hours. He thought his head would burst, it was so full of questions that layed unanswered. He wanted to scream. He wanted this all to end. He wanted this feeling gone. He wanted his life back the way it was, without a million memories he could no long remember.
"What is it, son?" The sound of Tuck's voice filled Jesse's ears. He turned around.
"Uh… yea," he pulled the photo out of his pocket. He slowly brought it into his view, then turned it to face Tuck. "Who is this?"
Mae's eyes widened. She looked at Jesse completely shocked.
"Who is this?" he demanded. "Do you know who this is? Whoever she is… she's driving me crazy. I need to know."
Tuck snatched the picture from Jesse's hand and turned it towards him. "Who is that? Who---? Who is that?"
Jesse couldn't speak. No one could. The room was silent. All three of them staring at each other. Finally, Mae spoke.
"What's happened to you Jesse? You up and leave us one day, we don't see or hear from you in eight years. And you come back and---" Her voice trailed off, shaking.
It was quiet again. Until Tuck spoke up. "Son, you mean to tell us that you don't remember her?"
Jesse wasn't sure whether to say yes or no.
Mae found her voice again. "Jesse… how could you forget he?"
He found himself breathing heavily. He was confused, Utterly confused. What were they talking about? He didn't know what to do. He did all he could think of, all he wanted to do. He screamed.
"Who is she?"
Oooo! A cliff hanger! Don, don, don! Not really, because we all know who she is, but it's cool all the same! Read and review! Thanks guys! I love you!