The next day
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"Hey Mike" Brittany smiles waving to the young man
"Hey Britt! Welcome!" He widens arms
"This is Santana and Rachel" Brittany smiles as Mike walks over shaking their hands "Great to meet you ladies, Britt has said nothing but lovely things about you both"
"Tell me how this works Mike" Santana asks, beginning to look around
"Well we're still in the testing phases but I'm pretty confident, I've had a few successful studies and a few not so successful. The process is, I'll give you a mild sedative before hooking you up to my machine. You'll be in what we call a twilight phase, not completely awake but not completely asleep either. All you have to do is think of and hang on to the specific memory you want to forget. And as you relive it, it's simultaneously erased from your memories. The process should take anywhere between about an hour or maybe two"
"An hour or two to forget the love of your life huh" Rachel scoffs "I'm sorry. This just all seems so…far fetched"
Mike nods in understanding "I completely agree with you Rachel and if I didn't get to witness it everyday trust me
I wouldn't believe it either. There's no rush, Santana, do you maybe want to take some time to think about it and come back at a different time, or?"
Santana shakes her head "As long as you don't completely wipe my memory I'm in. More time is not needed, trust me it's all I have now. I'm ready" She begins to remove her jacket, handing her purse to Brittany "They can stay right?"
Mike nods "Of course, just please don't tell anyone because I normally allow an audience"
"I promise we won't. Thank you, I appreciate it" Santana nods as Mike approaches her
"I heard about Quinn, I'm so sorry but I hope this can help in some way "
"Thanks" Santana inhaled deeply before shaking her head "Let's go this"
Mike begins preparing the machine. Once settled, Santana lays down in the machine, exhaling deeply before closing her eyes
"Are you sure you want to do this? You can still say no" Mike asks as Santana nods "I'm sure, Let's go"
The young man nods before placing the head brace and injecting the sedative "You have your memory?"
Santana nods "Hang on tight to it this is hopefully the last time you'll have to remember it"
She looks back to the ceiling as her eyes slowly close
"If you two can step over here please, once I hit this button, you guys will be able to see her memory, it'll project right over here."
Both girls nod before heading towards the circle
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The circle begins to light up as the picture comes into view. It's a beautiful autumn day in Central Park. Santana sits on a bench reading.
Dressed in black jeans a white tee shirt and oversized brown coat, her crossed leg bounces as she admires her red bottom heels once more before turning her attention back to her book. A few minutes pass and as the leaves begin to blow she looks up from her book.
The heart rate monitor picks up as both girls turn back to Mike "She's okay" He assures putting his hand up "But this next part of her memory is something big, I have a feeling it's going to be the hardest part for her"
And that's when she sees her, walking across the park, hair blowing perfectly in the breeze. She's in a knee length white dress, covered by a baby blue cardigan that's paired with white flats, the blonde stops to tossel her hair, securing the bag over her shoulder before suddenly looking to her left.
The two hold eye contact a few minutes before the blonde smiles and Santana waves. The blonde nods, waving back before continuing her walk. Santana watches her walk away before turning back to her book
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The picture of Central Park begins to fade out, both girls turn back towards Santana.
Rachel wipes her eyes "I remember that day, Santana came home gushing about the and I quote" Putting her hands up she makes air quotes "Hot as fuck blonde in park" She went on about her for hours and we gave her so much grief for not even getting her name"
Brittany laughs softly before walking over to Santana,
Both girls smile softly, watching their sleeping friend for a few more minutes before she begins to stir.
"Don't tell her we saw that Mike, please" He nods beginning to remove the wires "I promise"
Santana's yes open as she slowly begins to sit up
"How are you feeling Santana?" Mike asks, monitoring her heart rate "A little tired but I feel okay, did it work?"
Both girls look at Mike "Don't move too quickly or you'll get motion sickness. I'm sure it worked, we don't know what memory you were trying to forget"
Santana looks at her friends before furrowing her eyebrows "I hope it did too but to be honest I don't remember what memory I came in with? So….Me…..either?"
She thanks the young man before heading back to the loft
"Are you feeling okay Santana? Do you want to lie down?"
The girl shakes her head "I feel fine Rach, I'm going to get ready for work. Britt, can you let Mike know I'll see him again next week?"
"Wait" Rachel interrupts "Wait, you're doing this again Santana?"
"You think it would only take one time to forget Quinn Fabray? Or did you think I only had one memory of her, Rachel? Either way, by the time I'm done, I'm going to make Mike a very rich man" Santana laughs before retreating to her room.
"We have to be with her everytime Brittany" Rachel whispers as Brittany nods "I agree Rach"
