Story Title: Forget Me Not
Summary:
Elena G is a Hollywood actress. After an accident she lost the memory of last ten years of her life. She wakes up to find herself married to the man she despised the most in her teens Damon S. New City, New Life. However, something is seriously wrong! Her accident turns out to be pre-planned. Someone is obsessed with her, he wants to hurt her and kill her. But who? Her best friend, her estranged family or her husband?
The story would cover Delena's childhood animosity, to how they fell in love in their teens and onto the adult life when they get married and realize that Elena has a deadly enemy.
The Italics are flashbacks.
Chapter 1: A lover Forgotten
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Her eyes were still shut and no matter how hard she tried, she could not open them. The sound of machines beeping was all she could hear and whispers, unfamiliar voices, nurses maybe, doctors. One of the voice, most prominent.
"Her pulse seems normal, but why isn't she waking up?" A voice filled with concern.
"Doctor Salvatore, you do know this is unethical." A female voice said.
"Meredith, I don't trust anyone with her." The voice replied. "I'll deal with the disciplinary commission when the time comes, let me focus on her right now." The voice seemed familiar. So very familiar.
Strange flashes came to her mind.
Memories.
"That's my favorite ring, Damon, please give it back. That's the only thing of My Nana that I still have, please," A sixteen-year-old brunette said to a dark haired boy but he didn't listen and threw the ring as far as he could into the lake.
"I hate you! I hate you!" She screamed, crying.
"Give her the shot when I say so." She heard the familiar voice order someone, pulling her back to reality. "And someone please, cover that wound,"
"I have to go, Elena. I'm sorry. I can't stay." The dark haired boy said as he picked up his luggage. She felt so heartbroken when he finally told her his decision. Now she would be alone again.
"I think, she's waking up, doctor." Doctor Meredith said, gently cleaning a wound on her head.
"We're done with the stitches on her arm." A nurse informed the concerned doctor.
"Elena, baby. Baby, can you hear me?" The distress filled voice addressed her but she didn't seem to have the energy to answer. "Baby, please answer."
"I can't imagine living my life without you, marry me?" The dark haired stranger kneeled on his knees. The image changed.
He kisses her as he holds her once more, he brushes her hair away from her eyes, passionately kissing her not giving her a chance to breath. He picks her up bridal style and lays her down on the bed. He covers her body with her as he attacks her neck with hard kisses.
"Elena, please, baby, try to open your eyes." The voice pleaded.
"You bought what? A thousand-dollar dress. Baby, are you planning to give me my first heart attack?" He asked, looking at the credit card bill.
"I need it for the recording next week."
"Elena!" The voice said again. "Please, baby. I know you can hear me. Baby, open your eyes." He was anxious.
"So, do you like my show?"
"Yes, I love watching my wife kiss another man." He replied bitterly.
"It's just a show."
"You kissed another man."
"It's only acting."
"Sounded pretty real to me,"
"Give her another shot of that, Doctor S. It's bound to wake her up." Doctor Meredith said.
"No, no. It's a heavy dose." The man, Doctor S answered. "It might come as a shock for her nervous system."
"There were empty condom packets in the trash can. You have been fucking him behind my back."
"I have no idea what you're talking about-,"
"You still secretly meet him. You haven't forgotten him." He shouted, his face red with crazy anger. He looked like he could murder someone.
"Stop being so fucking insecure all the time." She shouted back, pushing him.
"Fuck you," He turned around to leave but she tried to hold his arm. He pulled his arm out of her grasp but in doing so accidently pushed her toward the table.
She felt a current run through her body. Finally, her body allowed her to make movements.
"I can't live without you, Elena. I'm so sorry. I'll make everything perfect again. I won't be a jealous prick anymore."
"Damon and I are planning a child," She heard her own voice.
She heard different voices in her head. Voices that didn't make sense at all.
"I loved your show. You're so good. I'm so proud of you." He leaned over to kiss her.
Nothing made sense to her.
"We can't go home, Elena. You know we left that place for good."
Why? Why couldn't they go home?
"You and Damon left that place for a reason Elena." She heard Stefan, her best friend's voice.
Stefan?
"Congratulations on your shoot, Elena. You're going to be a superstar after this," Caroline's voice was full of excitement.
All these voices. Oh God. Her head hurt now.
"Stop," She whispered.
And then suddenly everything stopped. She couldn't hear any voice anymore. No more strange flashbacks. It was like someone erased it from her mind.
Her eyes snapped open.
"Baby," She found very beautiful blue orbs staring back into hers. He seemed so relieved and happy. And somehow his happiness made her happy… but who was he?
..
..
"Where am I?"
"Hospital, baby." The man replied, singalling the nurse to help her.
"Easy."
A nurse helped her sit. A female, doctor did her checkup and asked her regular questions.
"Surprisingly she seems fine." Doctor Meredith deemed her healthy to talk.
She looked at the handsome man on her left, who'd been holding her hand. It took her only five minutes to remember who he was.
"Damon?" She questioned, surprised.
He sighed of relief.
"There. I told you that even though there are signs of Hippocampal damage but it isn't severe enough to cause amnesia," Doctor Meredith said.
"She was always very sensitive. That's why I was scared." He replied.
Elena's eyes scanned him from top to bottom. He was wearing a white doctor overall over his black shirt, his sleeves folded up. Somehow he looked older. Much older than the last time she saw him, which was strange because she saw him just last night after their huge fight when she told him off for bullying his younger brother Stefan and he threatened to cut her hair if she ever talked to him in that tone again.
What was he doing here? And why was he holding her hand like that? And why was he wearing a doctor's coat?
"Baby, do you remember the accident?" He said, pulling a chair and sitting next to her.
"Yeah… I tripped."
"No, baby. You were in a car accident."
"I fell from the ladder because you and your friend pushed it." She accused.
His eyes narrowed. "What?" He seemed so confused.
Suddenly, he inched closer, and cupped her face. "Baby, I would never." His forehead resting against hers, his lips just a further away from hers, so close that he could easily capture her lips with his. She felt her breath quicken and her heart race beneath her heaving breasts. His closeness unnerving her. What was he doing?
"Damon," She whispered, feeling shy and awkward.
"What?" He was surprised at her reaction.
Slowly, she pulled her face out of his hands.
"Um.. Why are you wearing this thing?" She pointed at his doctor coat.
"I work here, love," He let out a low chuckle. What was with Elena, why was she acting so weird.
Love? Why was he calling her love? Why did he keep calling her baby?
Meredith had been observing her this whole time. She could feel there was something wrong with Elena.
"How many hours was I out?" She asked, looking around.
"Sixteen hours." He said, his voice pained. He stood up from his chair and sat on the side of her bed. He took a strand of her hair and tucked it behind her ear. "Every second was torture."
Say what?
He cupped her face again, oh so softly, "You know when I saw you at the accident spot, I almost died. Can you be less careless. I told you to not snapchat and drive at the same time. You could have uploaded your story later but no, you just have to be careless," He tutted her as if she was a child. "I know you have profile to keep, being an actress and all but-," He brushed her cheek lightly with his thumb, barely touching it at all, but every hair on her body rose at the sensation.
"Damon," She said, feeling awkward. Why was he touching her like that? Why did he care for her so much? He hated her and she hated him. What was going on?
"It's miracle you're still alive. I love you. I love you so much. I would die if anything happened to you. I would just die," He lowered his lips to hers, barely touching them, and felt her sharp intake of breath.
"No. Stop, Damon, what the hell is wrong with you? What are you doing?" She said her voice breaking, afraid of the overnight change in his behavior.
"Baby?"
"Is this one of your sick jokes. Just a day ago, you told me that I was that loser girl who would end up being a cat lady and now all this-," She tried to get up but he held her tightly so she wouldn't move. "Baby, you can't be serious. I never said that. What are you saying?"
"Don't touch me," She hissed, trying to push him off her.
"Damon! Damon! Let her go." Meredith intervened, distancing them.
"I don't understand… what on-,"
"Please call my parents, ma'am. And do tell them that what this jerk has been upto again."
"Parents?" Damon said, alert. What was she talking about? They had left that town and those people ages ago. "Baby, we-,"
"Ma'am, this man has been harassing me ever since I woke up and you stand there, taking no action." Elena complained to Meredith.
"Mrs. Salvatore we,"
"What? Mrs. Salvatore, I'm no… he's…,"
"You're my wife, Elena. Please tell me you remember that." Damon said, desperate and anxious now.
"No. No. That… that can't." she couldn't possibly marry Damon Salvatore. Sure, he was handsome as sin but he was evil and he was her sworn enemy. He hated her and she hated him. Actually she despised him.
"What's the last thing you remember Elena?" Doctor Meredith asked.
"He… he and his friend pulled the ladder and I… I fell." Elena replied after a while.
"Baby, that… that happened ten years ago." Damon replied, he seemed tired and lost.
"Elena, what year do you think is going on?"
"2007"
"It's 2017."
Elena looked up, shocked. How was that possible? She held her head in her hands, thinking of any memory between that timeline but she couldn't remember a single thing.
"Doctor Salvatore, I'm afraid, you were right about your assumptions. It seems as if Mrs. Salvatore has forgotten everything that happened in last ten years." Meredith said in a sad tone. She knew how much the man loved his wife. He was crazy about her. Her pain was his.
"That means… that means she has forgotten about me too?" He asked, his voice filled with pain, his eyes echoing his heartache.
"I am afraid so, yes."
So here is the first chapter. As usual, I'll see if it gets a good response before I post future chapters. Since it's suspense so every character would have a shady side, but that doesn't exactly mean that that character is the one who is Elena's enemy.
I hope you guys like it. It would be more intense than any other story I have written. It would have comedic flavor also but mostly it would be intense.
Do review, I'll be waiting for your thoughts on this.
Take Care and have a great week ahead!