Lost Memory by Jacqueline Cortez

Chapter Eleven: Alejandro

"Why are you telling me that? I say to Ross.

"Because she is my friend and I care for my friends" Ross retorts.

"Are you sure, she is not more than a friend to you?" He looks unsure about how to answer. He just looks at me and I look at him. I hate that he did that to Gwen. This whole time, she was his first love and maybe he was to her too. He never said anything and moved on with her best friend.

"What do you mean?" 

"She is your first love" I whisper in a sharp tone so no one hears our conversation.

"..."

"I am right"

"Do not tell anyone" I grab him by the shoulder.

"Do not do that to her again, you have to be good to Rosaline, your fiancee I remind you, and leave Gwen live her own life. She barely wants to talk about you by how much you hurt her so do not even try bothering her with anything, you have Rosa you hear?"

"OK ok," He pulls away.

"Now, let's peacefully go to sleep it is late and we have a long day tomorrow with all of our different plans" Ross nods his head yes and lays on one side of the L-shaped couch and I lay on the other. We grab the blankets that Gwen left for us. Ross falls asleep instantly. I try to drift asleep but I can not seem to sleep. I have a lot of energy. I just lay down with my eyes closed. 2 hours pass and I still can not sleep. I hear footsteps on the stairs. A little light in the kitchen flicks on. When I turn my head to see who it is, it is Gwen.

"You scared me" Gwen puts her hand on her chest.

"Sorry" I get my hair out of my eyes, Gwen looks away.

"It is alright," I notice pills on the table so I get up and go to the Island to sit down.

"Why are you taking pills?" 

"How did you see it from the couch?" 

"I do not know, it is just the vision that I have. The doctors say it is a little higher than 20/20 vision" I shrug my shoulders.

"Oh wow, that is cool"

"Do not try to change the subject," I notice her face frown.

"I have pain like pain as in my body hurts and I feel like my energy is a drained type of pain"

"When did it start?"

"Last year, around the time I met you I think"

"Really? Does Rosa know, you take these?" Her facial expression seems worried.

"No, and you can not tell her about it because I do not want her to worry. When she worries, she gets annoying, controlling, too consistent with checking on me. That makes the pain worse with all that I am dealing with I do not need anymore to add on it" Gwen chuckles as she finishes taking her pills and puts the water bottle back in the fridge. I grab the pills to read them and I notice the date on the pill container with the year "2025." But before I could check and see if my eyes are playing with me or not, she snatches the container from my hands.

"Let me see it again,"  I reach for the pills.

"Nah" She pulls the hand with the pills down so I don't reach it. 

"Why?"

"Because they are mine and none of your business" 

"I saw the date..." Gwen's eyes open wide.

"Well you know it is pretty early so I'm going to head back upstairs to bed"

"Hey Gwen" I grab her by the hand before she starts to walk away.