Love Always
14
I
was in a room, a white room. Everything was white. I was not sure
whether I was dead or alive, but that didn't matter, all that
mattered was that I didn't know where he was. He wasn't there. And
suddenly, there were televisions on the walls, and they replayed
videos of us together, doing everything growing up. But the videos
had no sound. Only an occasional message would pop up, it said
"Love, Always" and that was all. The only other thing in
the room were the voices. They were everywhere. They were familiar
too. All saying the same thing over, and over. "Wake
Up!"
My eyelids were heavy though, and I didn't want to open them.
I wanted to let them know I was awake though, these voices
deserved that. I tried twitching my fingers, and I guess that
worked because soon the voices were right over me. "Come on,
wake up!" They were pleading with me. And so I forced my eyes
open.
The light was blinding. That was the first thing that
I noticed. The second thing was that I was surrounded by
people, people that I did not know at all. They were familiar but
I didn't know them. "Oh sweetie, finally, we thought we
had lost you!" said a sweet looking woman standing over me.
She clearly knew who I was. Why couldn't I recognize her? Who
was she? I felt like I should know!
My eyes watered, I was confused and upset and in a room full
of strangers. That was when they noticed that I wasn't
speaking to them. They panicked and pressed a red button above my
head. A man in a white coat appeared immediately. He asked them all
to leave, and then he began in a kind voice to ask me
questions.
"What's your name sweetheart? I am Dr.
Jennings."
"I- Uh, I I I I don't know!" Why don't I know my
name?
"When's your birthday dear?"
"I don't remember" Now I was afraid
"Who was in the room with you before?"
I began to cry. "I don't know who was here why don't I know?
Why don't I know my name? Dr. Jennings I am so scared. I don't
remember anything. Anything! Except... Except... OH OH G-D WHERE IS
HE? WHERE IS HE?" The doctor looked at me confused. I was
panicking. He stared at me for a long time trying to decide what
I was going on about. Then slowly, but obviously it dawned on
him. "Who dear, who are you looking for?"
"ACE! OH WHERE IS HE? WHERE IS HE? I NEED HIM! I NEED HIM!
PLEASE LET HIM BE OKAY!"
The doctor looked at me, clearly relieved that I remembered
something, anything. But then a look of sorrow crossed his friendly
face, "About your boy Ace
dear..."