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Chapter Eight – Unbearable, Intolerable

-Jared Howe-

I stepped out of the room mystified and baffled. My hands instantly shot up to my hair and grabbed it relentlessly. I heaved out a frustrated groan to find Jamie and Jeb sitting on the chairs by the hall simply waiting.

"Hey, what happened?" Jamie stood up while I sat down.

"I heard a scream. Is everything alright?" Jeb asked, concerned.

"No! I don't know what's happening, but this is scaring me." My voice was on the brink of cracking again, and I shook my head, hoping that this was all a dream. After weeks of waiting for her to wake up and now finding out she loves me, or maybe not anymore, I discover that she doesn't remember me? What is this, a brutal game?

"Why? What happened?" Jamie asked again.

"Go see for yourself!" I couldn't take it anymore and I yelled. Jeb nodded and they both headed towards Mel's room. I groaned again and punched the wall.

-Melanie Stryder-

Do Jeb and Jamie hate me? Why did they leave me with that—stranger?!

I was still crunched up against the side of the bed when Jeb came in, followed my Jamie.

"Jamie, Jeb! WHAT the hell were you guys trying to do?! Sending a man to my room? What's your point in there?! Is this a sick joke?!" The anger crept inside me, and they both looked confused.

"Mel, what are you talking about?" Jamie walked to my side and started stroking my back. "That was Jared; he's not just a man."

"Oh well so-rry! The stranger has a name." My resentment had taken a step and now I was being mocking too. This wasn't my usual self, but I couldn't control it.

Jeb now came closer too and he had a very puzzled expression on.

"Melanie, calm down. But, that wasn't a stranger, What.are.you.talking.about?" Jeb slowly asked. I glanced on both of their faces and they were dead serious. This wasn't a joke.

"I'm talking about that that man who just came in is a stranger to me. But I don't get it why he isn't to you." My rage had vanished, and I myself was confused now too.

"L-let me call the Doctor." Jamie hesitated, stepping back and heading towards the door. Jeb looked at me with his eyes tight and his lips firm, that kind of appearance told me that he was speculating.

"You really don't know Jared?" He then asked. I carefully shook my head and I wanted to know what was going on.

Jamie then came together with Wanda and she had seemed curious.

"Hey, Mel. Is everything alright?" She asked.

"Uhm, no, doc. Mel here seems to be forgetting some things." Jeb informed Wanda. She looked at me and opened the chart she was carrying.

"Oh…" Her voice was barely audible.

"What do you mean 'oh'?" Jamie roughly said.

"Well…there's this—problem. She did wake up early, which is great and all but it looks like there was a catch. Some memory loss, perhaps. There's damage on one part of Mel's brain causing her to forget some things."

"Memory loss?" I asked with disbelief.

"Well, is she going to remember?" Jeb again with worry asked.

"Wait, I don't get it. If she had forgotten things, how come she remembers us?" Jamie said to Wanda.

"Good point. Then probably things will be just fine, you'll remember in a couple of days, I guess. Maybe these charts were wrong again." She talked to herself more than to us, when I shook my head.

"No, no. I know you guys, yeah, but, this 'Jared' guy, I don't seem to know him." I shrugged when Wanda froze and her eyes grew wide.

"You, Jared…loss?" She stared at me and I did not understand what she just said.

"What do you mean? You know him?" I was feeling bad for the man now, only the tiniest bit. He sounded like a caring man, and a dear friend of mine. But still, how could I trust someone you have never met in your whole life before?

"Yes, and you do too. Well, you did. You really don't remember Mel? How could you forget someone you're in l—"

"In a lovely friendship with? Right Doc? Yup, he's your best friend, Mel." Jeb interrupted her. Wanda shot a worried glance to Jeb while he slightly shook his head. I don't get it.

"He's my best friend? A lovely friendship with him? What's that supposed to mean? That's stupid." I scoffed and crossed my arms in front of my chest. "What am I supposed to do now? If you guys claim that he's a friend of mine, how do I get my memories back?" I couldn't distinguish what this Jared did for me, or how we became friends, but the least I could do was try to remember him.

Jamie suddenly sat down by the foot of the bed and he had a glum look on his face.

"Well, some therapy would be wonderful. You should be exposed to places or pictures that would trigger your mind and perhaps some flashbacks." Wanda educated me while I merely nodded.

"I guess it's not that hard. When will I be able to get out of here so I would start? I feel like I've forgotten more than just Jared. My past seems to be a blur, I can't—I can't recognize anything aside from you people and some things about work."

"Probably after we get the tests and x-rays back, then you could leave now. But, I most likely recommend that when you go to therapy, Jared would bring you and not anyone else. This would tremendously be helpful and you'd get your memories back faster." Wanda suggested, or well, ordered.

"Really? Jared?" My head started to spin and my hand landed to my head, trying to ease it.

"Yes, but that's enough information for today. You should have some rest, Mel." Wanda said.

"Sure, thanks Wanda." I responded back.

"See you later, Mel." Jeb waved and I simply smiled. They all quickly left while I rested on my bed and turned my body towards the window to be able to see the view. I leaned on my left arm with my legs wrapped around another pillow and saw that the sun was setting.

There was a knock on the door and my whole body was alert and I sat up instantly. I wasn't too relieved since that was Jared by the door.

"Hey"

"Hey."

Here we go again.

-Jared Howe-

I didn't question to why Wanda stepped inside the room, of course they would need the consult and they would ask some questions. Even I wanted to know some things, no, I needed to know these things.

I impatiently waited to what was going to happen next when I decided to calm myself and I took several deep breaths. I guess they were making some solutions now or something.

Jamie suddenly stepped out of the room together with Jeb and Wanda. Wanda eyed me and quickly looked away, Jeb walked towards me and patted my back.

"You could go in, if you like. I think she's fine now."

"What does she know?" I curiously asked.

"All she knows that she's your best friend, and that you'll be taking her all the time in her therapy sessions." Jeb said.

"Therapy sessions? For what? Am I the only one she forgot?" Right then something internally stabbed me, just by my chest. It was painful, and I felt my heart aching. I took another deep breath and Jeb looked at me.

"Apparently so. I'm so sorry, Jared. But things would work out." Jeb tried to sooth me and Jamie didn't say a word, he sat down beside me.

"Yeah, and I thought things would turn out well now." Jamie whispered, but I heard it and so did Jeb. I shook my head and Jeb took a sit right next to Jamie.

"I thought so too, Kid. You're not the only one." I barely said it out loud, and we all sighed.

I stood up and made my way towards Mel's room. I saw her looking out the window, so she couldn't see me by the door. I tapped against the wood and she was alert again, sitting up directly but at least she didn't panic as much.

"Hey." I borrowed my same words the first time I came to her room when she woke up.

"Hey" She said the same thing, except now with more animation.

-Melanie Stryder-

"Can I come in now or are you still freaking out?" He had a sly smile on his face and was hesitating by the door step.

"Look, I really have no idea who you are and I'm sorry for scaring you a while ago. But I'm trying my best here of going back to the past and picking up as much details as I could get." He held his hands up in surrender and eyed his feet and then at me. I nodded and he carefully took three steps.

"I'm not blaming you, I thought that maybe we could just clear things out." He placed his hands to his side and took two steps, closer to me now.

"Okay…" I wasn't sure how to do this, but I wanted to remember. I wanted to have some clarity.

"I understand you don't remember me right now, so let's have some proper introduction." He proposed, standing beside me now and the smile gone from his face.

"I'm Jared Howe, I just broke up with my fiancé, and we were supposed to be in California by now, standing up another branch for my restaurant. Yes, I own a restaurant a few blocks from here. We've known each other since elementary but we've been wonderful friends for eight years now, going nine." His eyes bored into mine but I couldn't look away.

"And I know it doesn't show and I could be easily hiding my feelings, but it hurts and it stings to see that you have no idea who I am." He looked at my hand and I didn't know what got into me, but I grabbed his hand intertwined our fingers together. He was shocked but he didn't do anything.

"I'm Melanie Stryder, you would know…and I am terribly sorry for not knowing you."

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