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Chapter Fifteen: Something Different
"People change for a reason; the most important thing is that others can grow with them." -Anonymous
No one really bothered Patricia that day. Eddie was the only one who knew exactly what had happened, but the other Sibunas knew her memory was back. Even Willow, Jerome, and Joy sensed something different about Patricia. She was acting strangely though; she was very calm and had a very relaxed and even nice air around her. She wasn't acting like her normal Patricia self. Dinner went by fairly uneventfully and soon Patricia, Eddie, KT, Fabian, and Nina were downstairs in the bedroom talking about what happened.
"So," Nina said, "Patricia, what really happened?"
She sighed and wrapped her arms tightly around herself. "I don't know," she said. "The last thing I remember was being with joy and Willow in their room. There was a strange mist coming through the window so we closed it. We got really sleepy and I guess we fell asleep. The next thing I remember is opening my eyes and being on the floor. I guess I slipped on the wet floor." She gulped and the others were sharing nervous glances. "I don't know how I got there or where those three days went because I certainly don't remember anything."
She opened up the curtains and stared out the window. She seemed very distant; it was like while she had gotten her memory back, a part of her was still missing. It seems as if something was missing, like she had seemingly dropped it in the warehouse where Eddie and the others had found her and no one remembered to pick it up.
Eddie came up and put a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and smiled at him. He smiled back at her and she grabbed his hand. She walked out of the room with the simple explanation of, "I'm really tired and it's been a long day. I'm just going to turn in. Night, guys."
They all said, "Night," back and she closed the door on her way out.
"What was that about?" Fabian asked.
"Does something seem wrong with her?" Nina asked.
"I don't get this," KT said. "She remembers us, but she's not the same Patricia."
Eddie nodded. Patricia lacked the sparkle in her eyes and the spark in her step. She didn't have her usual spunk and this worried Eddie. It would have been normal for Patricia's energy to be slightly drained, but it was like someone had sucked the things that made Patricia right out. Eddie didn't want to alarm the others, but he was worried about Patricia.
I laid my head down on the pillow to go to sleep that night. It was only nine o'clock, but after everything, I was tired. I had no idea what had happened to me, but I felt different. I felt like I was exhausted, but I don't know why. Everyone's been looking at me weird and I have random bruises on my body. I don't understand why I don't remember anything, but I know that the others are keeping something from me. They know something and I want to know what it is.
I lay in bed for twenty more minutes and I heard Nina and KT walking upstairs. I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep. "I don't understand," KT was saying. "I thought that after Patricia's memory came back, we'd know what had happened. But it's back and there are only more questions."
"I know you're frustrated," Nina said, "but we have to stay calm. Maybe Patricia will be able to figure out why she was unconscious in that warehouse and how she got there."
"Maybe," KT responded.
The two got ready for bed, but I was more nervous than ever. I was found unconscious in a random warehouse and I don't remember anything. This was going to be fun trying to figure this out.
