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"He says he can't remember the date...and he is around fifteen"

Puzzled expression graced on each adults in the room. The 'fifteen year old' watched them with his doe eyes while still holding on to Oliver. Cisco was first to recover "Did he say fifteen or my ears are ringing?"

Oliver repeated again to clear his doubt. Cisco raised his hand pointing at Barry "How can he be fifteen? He is twenty six right now". No one had the answer to his question.

"I really need to do some tests on him. Oliver can you convince him?" Caitlin lowered her voice not wanting to distress the boy. After lots of coaxing from the older man Barry finally agreed for the test. He signed some letters and then formed a sentence but it was Oliver's voice that they heard "Stephen...will you stay with me?"

Oliver jerked his head back at the wrong name "What did you call me?"

Barry signed again "Stephen...your name"

Again the room went silent. Something was definitely wrong with Barry. First he is not talking, all of the sudden he knows sign language, he doesn't recognise anyone of them and now he calls Oliver 'Stephen'

"Barry my name is not Stephen...I am Oli.."

"WAIT!" Joe stopped Oliver from saying anything further "I want all of you in the next room. Now!"

With confusion written on faces Cisco and Caitlin walked out of the med bay. Joe was waiting for Oliver but saw Barry was still holding his hand tightly. He slowly walked towards the pair "Barr... I need you to let Oli...Stephen go okay. I have to talk to him"

Barry made a protesting noise. He raised his index finger and clicked it with his thumb. It meant 'NO'

"Just for few minutes. I promise he will be back to you soon" Joe pleaded to his son

Barry looked at Oliver for confirmation "Yes kiddo! I will be back soon" Oliver reluctantly pulled his hand back. His heart broke when he saw the boy was still reaching out to him

Joe and Oliver entered in where Cisco and Caitlin were waiting for them. "Okay I got to ask you first Oliver. How do you know sign language?" Cisco asked the vigilante

"My grandmother's sister was deaf. She use to come to stay with us on vacations. Thea and myself learned it from her" explained Oliver. Cisco nodded "Joe what's going on? Why did you ask us to come here?"

Joe was pacing. He coudn't believe this was happening again. After all these years. He thought Barry had came out of his trauma but it seems he hasn't forgotten yet. The detective placed his hand on his forehead. Oliver frowned. It was obvious to him that Joe knew something that they didn't and from the looks of it...it wasn't good "Mr West. Is there something you know about the situation Barry is in?"

Joe stopped pacing and spoke with heavy voice "Barry was kidnapped when he fourteen years old" All eyes in the room went wide "Barry was kidnapped?" Oliver crossed his arms. He did not like the start of this story.

Joe nodded sadly and continued "Barry was taken after the school when he walking back home. Iris was with him but they only wanted Barry. She tried to stop them but she was no match against the two well build men who grabbed Barry. I searched for days...every day and nights but I coudn't find my son" Joe's voice grew heavier "I coudn't find him" he repeated

"How was he found?" Caitlin handed a glass of water to Joe

Joe drank the water "Barry was missing for a year. One whole year...I had lost all hope. One day some kids were rescued in children trafficking case and brought at the station...Barry was one of them..he..he was messed up badly. His clothes were torn and was physically assaulted...the people who took him used whip on him and his chest and torso held boot marks. He didn't recognise me or Iris"

"I can't believe Barry had gone through so much" Cisco eyed at the med bay

Joe sat down on a chair "I brought him home but he wasn't responding to me or Iris...always use to stay alone in his room..eat less...had many panic attacks. I even took him to different therapist but there was no progress in his recovery . It was end of the fifth month when Barry first time communicated with us with a sign language"

"The way he is doing now?" asked Oliver and Joe nodded "He could speak...his vocals were fine but the boy had.."

Caitlin interrupted Joe "He had shut himself down from the world in fear. Something happened to him in that year...something bad" she now had a brief idea on what was going on with her friend

Joe again nodded

"How did he come back to you?"

Joe shook his head "No idea..it happened all of a sudden. One morning he just walked down the stairs and started talking like old Barry...you know full of life and energy. We asked him about last year but he denied us saying he doesn't remember anything. I didn't want to upset him more.. I was happy my son was back so we decided not to mention about his kidnapping ever again"

Caitlin hummed "It has happened in many cases were the patient puts a mental block in himself to shield their fears. Same happened in Barry's case. He blocked himself mentally from that one year he experienced in the hands of his kidnappers"

Cisco frowned "We can do that?"

"Not everybody can do it! It happens in severe trauma cases"

Oliver spoke from his place "I don't understand...why remember now?"

Caitlin nodded understanding his confusion "The blow to his head has broke the wall he had builded. He must have experienced the same kind of injury when he was kidnapped"

Oliver still wasn't convinced "What about the name Stephen? Who is that guy? And why call me with that name?"

"The only time Barry use to speak was in his sleep when he had nightmares with only one name on his lips..Stephen" said Joe

Cisco thought for a moment "Maybe this Stephen guy kidnapped him"

Caitlin shook her head "I don't think so. If Stephen was his kidnapper then Barry wouldn't be so clingy to Oliver. He feels safe around him"

Oliver had another question in mind "What about his powers?"

"I think he still has them. But like I said...his mind has gone back to that one year where he is still fifteen year old. He is really scared right now. His body and mind has shutdown his present. Maybe that is why he isn't healing fast" Caitlin tried to explain the group

"It's a lot to process. How do we get him back?" asked Oliver

"We will have to be patient Oliver. His mind is very fragile. Any wrong move or decision will cause more damage to his mind. We might...loose him forever"

"No!" yelled Joe "Nothing is going to happen to my son"

A scream tore from the med bay. All looked at each other with wide eyes knowing the scream belonged to Barry. They rushed towards the next room

"BARRY!"

Soooo...many questions were answered right? I will get to that one year on what Barry experienced and why he is calling Oliver 'Stephen'. I coudn't think better name for Oliver so used his real name..lol! Please guys leave a review so I know you want to read more :-)))