A/N: This a shorter chapter, but I'm already working the next. I hope you enjoy it. Try to review if you have time. It was just a quick interface to the next part of the story.
We all stood facing the doctor with anxious postures. We all leaned in as he began telling us what had happen. "Mr. Oliver has damaged a very miniscule part of his brain. The consequence is that he doesn't remember anything in the last about… hmm let's say 14 months."
"Oh, my god." Cat mumbled. My heart sank. I met Beck about 12 months ago. So he doesn't remember me at all.
"So, can it be fixed?" Andre asked. Everyone was tuned in again.
"I'm afraid that all we can do is make him comfortable in the life he is 'in' now and wait for the possibility that his memory may be jogged, or start him over back where he last remembers, which unfortunately will have to be determined by you and his family.
"So… I'm his girlfriend again." Jade said to herself. She'd been trying to get Beck back for weeks. And now she'd gotten what she wanted.
"He'll remember everyone but Tori." Robbie restabbed my heart with the obvious news.
"Thanks, Captain Obvious." Andre said straight to him. Andre turned to me and put his arm around my shoulders.
Just as we turned our back the doctor replied, "Wait. It is very important that you don't push anything on him that is uncomfortable or forgotten. It could make him anxious and cause a lot of stress that is not good for him in the current condition. He will be able to go home today or tomorrow if all goes as planned. You kids take it easy on him. And DON'T let him drive for a while."
Andre led me away from the group all talking about how excited they were that Beck could come home. "It's gonna be okay, Tor. We're gonna figure this out. You heard the doctor; his memory can be jogged. We'll figure out how." Andre smiled at me. It was tiny and fake, but it was enough to tell me that Andre was my best friend, and he cared.
Andre's right. We'll figure out to jog his memory, and everything will be fine.
Everyone was hanging out in the living room at my house. We were waiting for Jade to get there… with Beck. That's right. They thought it was a good idea to bring him to my house even though he doesn't know me.
It was cold, so I went upstairs to get a sweater. I came down and there he stood, a beaming Beck.
"Oh, hey," he exclaimed. My heart stopped for a second. He knows me? "Your friends were just telling me that you were coming down. I'm Beck." He reached out to shake my hand. I responded, but slowly.
"Tori." I caught myself staring at him blankly, so I tried to put on a better face.
He gave my hand a tiny shake and let go. "Nice to meet you."
We all stood in a circle with an awkward silence between us for a moment. "Oh kaaaay." Andre piped up. "Let's play some Phase 10!" Andre brought some cards off of nearby shelf and took a seat at the table behind the couch.
We all gathered around the table to sit down. Andre sat next to me, Cat next to Andre, and Jade, holding Beck by the arm, drug him to the opposite side of the table, putting Robbie next to me. We sat in awkward silence as Andre dealt the cards. We began playing the game and making small talk with each other. I really wanted to leave. I felt weird being at the table with Beck and him not knowing me, but I decided I could stay.
"Why are you staring at her?!" Jade was yelling at Beck.
"I wasn't staring.. I was just—"
"Oh? Then what do you call it?!"
"Looking?"
Beck and Jade's argument wasn't the first we'd seen. Nor was it the first just like this. It was making everything uncomfortable for everyone.
Jade violently got up from the table. "I'm leaving."
"Well, I don't wanna leave!" Beck's voice was louder that time.
"Fine." Jade's expression was harsh. "Don't." Jade walked out the front door and slammed it. Beck got up and walked for the door but stopped halfway there.
"Déjà vu." Beck mumbled.
"What did you say?" Andre said to Beck.
"I just said… I don't know. I had a déjà vu moment, but it was way realistic. It was weird." Beck looked at the floor.
Andre looked at me and smiled. I let my tiny spark of hope show in a tiny smile. Andre winked.
Beck turned around and looked up. His gaze met mine, and for a split second I felt his gaze touch my heart. It skipped. He stared at me like he wanted to say something, but he didn't.
Beck trudged back to his seat and flounced into the chair. "Let's play," he grinned.
"Aren't you gonna go after Jade?" Robbie said, and I elbowed him hard in the side.
Beck made a face. "Nah, I'm tired." And the game continued as if nothing had happened.
Well, that didn't take long, Jade.
