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Chapter 8

Loss of Memory

Everyone stared at Luke. Céline couldn't believe her ears, did Luke really forget all of his memories... Their memories. Even Félippy and Pearl, were concerned and the Professor just stood there, looking at his adoptive son with teary eyes. Now Luke wouldn't even understand about what the Professor was sorry, if he told them that he was. It was to late for apologies. Luke was lost...

:"Man, Do you really remember nothing!? Nothing at all!... Luke. I'm one of your best friends. I saved your damn life... TWICE!", Félippy broke out, what was very untypical for him, he was actually the kindness in person but the fact that Luke didn't remember him broke his heart.

Luke looked at Félippy with empty eyes and said, with a very quite voice:

"No... I-I'm sorry"

Céline broke into tears and ran out of the room.

:"No WAIT!", Luke screamed but it was too late. She was gone so Félippy followed her. Luke didn't even understand why he wanted this girl, to be around him... But somehow he knew that Céline was very important to him what brought back to ...The Professor and Caty.

:"And who are you?", Luke said, more relaxed this time

:"I'm Catherine but everyone calls me Caty. I'm the good spirit of our family and you are a kind of my brother... Well, not my real brother but I do love you like one.", Caty said happily then she jumped to Luke's bed side and gave him a big hug, to show how happy she was that Luke was okay.

Luke was startled by this action at first but then he hugged her back and a small smile appeared on Luke's pale face.

:"Okay.. Okay I got it. You're glad that I'm okay. But could somebody please tell me what happened?", Luke asked, getting serious again.

Caty broke the hug and began to explain:

"Well, you see. You were on your way back here, to this hotel. You wanted to talk to the Professor and-", Luke interrupted her

:"Sorry, Who?"

:"This guy, over there" she said, while pointing at Layton with her finger. This gesture seemed so familiar to Luke. Then he took at look at the Professor and ...'Nothing'... All Luke knew was that this Professor meant a lot to him. But he couldn't remember him.

When the Professor saw Luke's empty eyes and found out that Luke had been on his way back to him, he was shocked and stood frozen next to luke's bed.

:"Okay... Go on, please?", Luke finally said, to break the silence.

:"Well, you were on your way back here to talk to this guy, because you wanted to apologize. You know you have been acting strangely in the past weeks and might have insult him a few times and didn't even asked if he was okay, when he had been attacked, by this gang so .. you just wanted to say sorry. And then you have been attacked by the same gang,a drug-gang, who call themselves "Ravens". And when we found you in the next morning, you lied next to a river.. wet. So we brought you here and the Professor took care of you. And well, then after a little time, you woke up... And here we are."

Luke slowly turned his head to the Professor and asked with a little laughter, to show that this sounded ridiculous:

"So .. You are what?... My teacher!?" He said with a sarcastically smiling face.

Layton didn't want to fight anymore, so he did the best he could do, unsure of what would be Luke's reaction. Slowly he stepped forward to Luke and sat on his bed:

"No.", He said politely and then gave the, now shocked and trembling boy a careful hug until he went on:

"I am your father."

Luke couldn't believe what the Professor had just said. This couldn't be... Why on earth would he do something like that to his own father. This just couldn't be. Shocked and not at all master of his action, Luke pushed away and stood up from his bed. He was shivering and pale... pale like a ghost. With a little voice again he said:

"No... What have I done"

Then he ran toward the doors and even before the Professor and Caty realized what was happening Luke had left. He was on his way to the old streets. Now Caytherine and Layton were scared. Luke could probably meet the 'Ravens' again. So the Professor took his coat and Caty, that they could make there way after Luke in the stormy night.

...

The teary boy stood in the dark, unsure of what to do. Luke was down, completely down. It was very hard to believe that he had treated his own father in such a terrible way. What was very confusing for was the fact, that even if this guy was his father, why didn't he looked like him, not a even a bit.

Luke was distressed. Without any memories from his former life he just ran. He wanted to remember so badly that he didn't even notice that it was raining... Everywhere was water and Luke could just realize this when it was already to late, when he fell down and unfortunately lost his consciousness.

When Luke woke up again, he tried to stand up... But it didn't work. Why didn't it work...

Terrified and unsure of what he was about to see he, his eyes turned slowly towards his leg. Shocked he looked at his bloody left leg, which didn't seem to be in the right position anymore. Before Luke could even think about a method to get up and ran away, there were some loud screams, calling his name:

"LUKE!"

"Where are you Lukey..!?"

...

Sure he could lay down and wait for them, but he didn't want to look into the Professor's eyes... He had treated him terrible without any scruples, besides he felt too wrong, not being able to remember someone that important...

Ignoring the pain, Luke tried to stand up, but still there was no chance, that he could get up so when the voices became louder and louder, he had only one opportunity left :

-Staying here and pretending to be out of consciousness-

With this way, he could wait until he'd be alone in a room and then he could get away... he would just take a little while. And how long could Luke pretend to be asleep...

Before he could finish his thoughts there were footsteps coming closer to his not moving body.

"LUKE!", came a scream of shock from Caty, who immediately hushed to Luke's side.

:"My boy, can you hear me!?... Is everything all right?", the Professor asked, by gently shaking Luke's shoulders, who was completely awake.

"Luke?"

...

"LUKE!"