Making a gesture with my hand, I looked at Tom standing beside me in the lifts. "I make a left then a right," I said making a different hand gesture. "The corridor is sort of curved and I follow it until I find my name on one of the doors on my left," I said with pride then grinned at the amused man. "I've only been to work for one day and I know my way around, meaning I don't need you to escort me anymore."

Truth is, I did not want Tom to stop escorting me but I still wanted to keep my independence act going. I did not want to act like a damsel in distress but then again, I wanted Tom to seek through my actions and words to see the need of depending on someone.

"Ah, learning quickly aren't we?" he let out a quick chuckle. "You're not getting rid of me that easily," he poked my arm.

I laughed sarcastically before the doors to the lift opened for us to exit.

Today was slightly different from yesterday. I think the main thing that made a difference was the fact that there was no star struck intern trying to get Tom's autograph. In fact, there were members of staff that were greeting him casually and having small talk with him. They even greeted me and made sure to introduce themselves. I was feeling shameful for not remembering any of them and part of me was saddened that none ever rang a bell.

We approached my office door and I took a second admiring my name on the door before opening it. Tom followed inside and hovered around me as I sat on my chair.

"I forgot to ask, how did work go yesterday?" Tom asked and sat on the edge of my desk with his arms crossed against his chest.

"It went great but I have so much to learn," I sighed and pulled out the notes I scribbled from yesterday from my handbag.

"Don't give up, love."

I smiled with my head lowered letting my hair fall over my cheeks.

It was 9am sharp when the door of my office knocked and Suzanne poked her head in announcing that she has Gina and Therese with her to start helping me with learning the duties of my position.

"You know Gina and Therese, don't you Tom?" Suzanne asked with her head still peaking through the half opened door.

"Of course Sue, how could I forget," Tom had gotten off the desk and was still beside me facing her. "Lara and the girls were like the three musketeers."

They both shared a chuckled before Sue opened the door wider and letting herself and two others in.

I greeted Sue and looked at the two women standing side by side together with big smile on their faces. I was ready to smile back but my face fell and I blindly grabbed Tom's forearm which caused him to jolt slightly.

"What's the matter, Lara?" Tom asked softly.

I could not answer him back because my mind had just thrown an abundance of snippets of memories that caused me to freeze and hold my breath as memories played like a second short video in my head. I forgot all about my surroundings and just focused because I was scared that they were not going to come back to me.

It was not particularly just one memory that was coming to my mind instead it was a whirlwind of memories that rushed to my mind in a split of a second. It was not like watching a movie like my last memory that I remembered about the events that led to my car accident, it was more like a USB had just inserted itself into my brain and I have suddenly downloaded all the memories I have ever had. It felt like an electric shock and I reacted to it by grabbing onto Tom's arm as I was so frightened at the occurrence that my brain was experiencing.

The whirlwind of memories coming back to me soon ended and my eyes focused back to reality in my office. The familiar sound of the traffic outside the building was heard through the open window on my left and the same old desktop screen stared blankly back at me. I slowly begun to realise that my office is no longer the place that I supposedly worked in, it was certainly the place that I worked in. Suddenly the stress of trying to learn the duties I had to re-learn lifted off my shoulders because I knew my duties as an assistant editor like I knew the back of my hands.

I let out the breath I was holding and stared at my table with joy. I remembered. I remembered everything! I remember going to an interview to get hired to this position and I remember learning how to use the program at work and I remember working on countless of monthly issues of the magazine. A grin formed on my face and I looked up at Sue, Gina and Therese looking back at me with worried expressions.

"Are you okay?" Therese asked hesitantly. Her tall frame overpowered the other women.

I nodded eagerly. "I'm great!" I let out a half sigh and gasp. Tears started to well up in my eyes and I pressed my lips together. I could not believe it. I finally remembered! I remember all my journeys to and from work and I remember the other staff, especially the ones that greeted me earlier. I looked down at my outfit - I was dressed in a royal blue blouse and a black pen skirt - it was not my usual choice of style but nevertheless I was grateful that I remembered my current self too. My mind and body did not feel like a mere twenty-three year old, I was twenty-six again! It felt like I just suddenly matured up. All that pain and torture of not remembering anything were all suddenly out the window and I felt both my body and mind relax and release a sigh of relief.

"What happened, darling?" Sue asked cautiously. She had taken a few steps towards me on the opposite side of my office desk. "You're crying."

I only then realised that the tears could not keep itself from running down my cheeks. I could only imagine how puffy my eyes and cheeks were at that moment. I did not mind crying – not like my twenty-three year old self that hated every ounce of vulnerability, especially tears – instead I smiled at her calmly. "They're happy tears," I told them. I looked down at lap where my left hand was placed. My nails were all natural and no sign of manicure. I smiled wider because I knew that I always liked having fresh manicured nails before looking back up at the three women standing curiously across from where I sat.

"What do you mean?" Sue asked. I knew that she knew what I meant but I guessed that she really wanted me to confirm her thoughts.

"I remember," I said softly and waited for their reaction.

"What? Oh!" Gina spoke out as she shook her hands about. Her face looked like she was trying to hold on to the tears that were ready to come out. "You remember? Do you remember me?"

I nodded eagerly. I have already started to shake from burst of all the wonderful emotions. "You live a few blocks from me with your husband Daniel."

"You do remember!" Gina exclaimed excitedly.

"And me?" Therese stepped forward. She was unlike the short and sandy blonde Gina and was calmer.

I gave her a nod because the excessive nodding was causing my tears to drop on my blouse and skirt.

"Then that must mean you remember me too, right?" Sue asked hesitantly.

"Yeah, I do. I remember everything," I paused to clumsily wipe my tears with the back of my hands which did little effort as the tears just would not stop. "I remember my first day here and meeting all of you. I remember learning this program and I remember contributing in preparing so many monthly issues. I remember how to get home from here – I remember where I live! I remember my phone number, the streets of London, my friends, my favourite shopping malls and I remember what my car looks like but I guess that no longer exists, right?"

Gina nodded but could not really say anything because she looked so overwhelmed. I knew I looked overwhelmed like her with tears continuously streaming down her cheeks and her lips pressing together tightly to stop any sobbing sounds to escape.

"So you finally remember? Oh, I can't believe it! I'm so sorry Lara for not being by your side from day one! We just thought you should not be overwhelmed by everyone!" Therese exclaimed.

"Do you know how you remember all of this all of a sudden?" Sue asked.

I shrugged. "I think it happened when I saw Gina and Therese. I guess the sight of them just caused something in my brain to unlock memories."

"Wow! This is incredible!" Therese started to jump up and down.

"That's fantastic, Lara. You also remember Tom, right?" Sue intertwined her fingers together looking pleased.

"Tom…" I said slowly. I had forgotten that he was standing still beside me and that I was still holding onto his forearm. The event that has just occurred had caused me to forget about him momentarily. I pressed my lips together feeling embarrassed and turned to look up at him.

He was looking at me with a faint smile on his face obviously very happy that I had finally retrieved my lost memories. His eyes however told a different story. His eyes held hope and felt almost as if he was pleading to the universe that I would finally remember him too.

"Tom!" I said in sudden realisation and tightened my grip on his arm - which caused him to look even more hopeful – as I tried to search through my newly retrieved memories, I could not find anything about him except from our encounters from after the accident. I could not remember dating him or even declaring my love for him. I could not even remember meeting him for the first time except for when I woke up in the hospital.

As I stared back at Tom who had crouched down to my level, I could not bear to hurt him by telling him that out of everything in my life that I could remember, he was not one of them. He looked so hopeful and eager to know if I remembered him. I could not just let him be in the dark again. He was already hurting by staying in the sidelines and acting as if he was my friend. He was deeply hurt to have his love torn from him because it could not be returned due to a measly accident.

Just for once I wanted to repay Tom for all the good deeds he has done for me, from helping me remember where I lived to telling me all about the current world that we lived in. He is always selfless and would do anything for me even if it was almost impossible. I did not want to hurt him anymore and if I did not want to hurt him, it would mean that I had to be selfless like he always has been. I had to have him feel happy too.

I sighed, still gripping onto his forearm. "I remember you too."

My response brought tears to his eyes from all the joy. He pulled me into a tight hug and I felt his hot breath on my neck. He kept whispering, "I can't believe it," over and over again which brought a new form of tears from my eyes. They were tears of guilt.

He let go and brought his two hands on either side of my wet cheeks. His eyes bored into mine from sheer joy and disbelief. "I can't believe it," he said to me again. He leaned in and kissed my forehead, "You are mine and I am yours again."

And I'm going to leave it there.

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