Tilly watched as Jen sat up in the hospital bed sighing through the pain and turned her body slightly to face Tilly. Jen reached out to grab Tillys hand but she moved it before Jen could grab it. Jen frowned before asking Tilly "Whats wrong?"
Tilly sighed "Jen there is something you should know"
"What is it?" Jen asked
"We aren't together anymore"
"What do you mean? Are you breaking up with me? What did I do wrong?" Jen started to hyperventilate, she felt her chest close in on her and she felt like she couldn't breathe. Jen felt the panic rush through her and her eyes began to water while Tillys word rang through her ears.
"We broke up a few months ago but you don't remember because of your accident, the doctor said you have some memory loss"
Jen shook her head "No that cant be true, my memory is fine, I got you back"
Tilly dropped her head and sighed "You have memory loss Jen, you don't remember the past few months"
"What happened then?" Jen asked
"It's a long story Jen"
Jen gave Tilly a stern look "Ive got time"
Tilly glanced back at the door to see if the doctor was outside as she was only meant to have 5 or 10 minutes. There wasn't anyone at the door so Tilly took the chance and hoped that the doctors had just forgot that she was in here.
Tilly turned back to look at Jen "Okay do you remember what happened with esther?" Tilly asked
"The night at the folly?"
"Yeah that night"
"Yeah I do, it was just the other day, I'm not going to forget that quickly" Jen smiled which wasn't returned by Tilly.
Tilly sighed "No it wasn't Jen, it was a while ago, esther tried to kill herself that night and when I found out you told me that she was fine when she wasn't. I blamed you for not helping her when I was just as much to blame. We broke up and things got ugly, really ugly. You got me expelled and I left for a while and when I came back I heard you being horrible to esther so I stuck up for her against you. It got really messy after that, we both said some horrible things to each other and I put a picture of us in your presentation on open day at college. Everyone found out about us and you lost your job and even though you knew we had been found out you still insisted that I was lying. Then the police came for you and the last thing you said to me was im sorry. We haven't spoken since and that was months ago but then I got this call from the hospital saying you were in an accident and I had to come check you was okay"
Jen just sat there listening to what Tilly was saying and she just let the words sink in, she couldn't believe it. She sat there shaking her head hoping that it wasn't true, that it was some big joke or even a nightmare but she could tell by the look in Tillys eyes that it was true.
"That's not something I would do, that's not me, I wouldn't hurt you like that Tilly"
"You changed Jen, something just snapped, there was a side to you that I had never seen before. It wasn't the Jen I fell in love with but I cant say anything im no angel, I must of changed too"
"I don't remember any of that, I remember me and you being together, we had just sorted out our problems and we were happy"
"That was a long time ago Jen, we are way past that now, we messed each other way to much"
Jen shook her head "No there is always a second chance"
"We had plenty of chances Jen but it always ended the same"
"I don't believe that, we are meant to be together, the past is the past and we should learn from our mistakes and try again. We should wait until you leave college and give us another go" Jen reached for Tillys hand but again she moved it away before Jen could grab it
"I have left college already and I leave for university in a few weeks"
"How did you do in your exams?" Jen asked
Tilly smiled "A's in everything"
Jen smiled and nodded her head "Well done, congratulations Tilly"
"Thanks"
"Once I get out of here, we can try again, we can forget the past and everything that has happened and we can try again. It will be better now that there is no more pressure on us and that we don't have to hide our relationship from anyone"
Tilly shook her head "Im sorry Jen its too late"
Jen shook her head and had tears in her eyes "No Tilly don't say that, look into my eyes and tell me that there is nothing between us"
Tilly stood up "Don't make this harder than it already is Jen" she looked at Jen one last time and then left the room leaving Jen on her own to think about everything that Tilly had just said.
