A Forgotten Memory

Who are you?

Adam's POV

It has been 2 hours since they took Aiden back. Every so often a nurse will come and let us know what is going on. The last time she spoke, she said that Aiden was taken back into surgery to see how bad the internal bleeding may be and to look at her shattered ribs. I can't take this waiting for the unknown. I pull out my phone and tweet out a Q&A. Hopefully my recruits can possibly get my mind off of things. After a few minutes, I scroll through my feed and reply to some and ignore the others. Some were just plain stupid trying to get me to pay attention to them but I didn't have the right of mind to talk to them right now. I'm afraid I might blow up on them if they accidentally say something wrong. However, some questions were hilarious and cheered me up quite a bit.

"So Ty what did you do to her mom when I went after Aiden?" I ask, putting my phone in my lap. Ty looks over at me with a smirk. "She bad mouthed Aiden nonstop and I became sick of it so I knocked her out. Plus I got Aiden's phone back" he replies, handing me her phone. I smile lightly, taking it. I look down at her phone, clicking the home button. The picture of us was still her lock screen.

"Are you four here for Miss Aiden Black?" a nurse questions. My heads shoots up, looking at her. "She was just placed into a room and did perfectly in surgery. However she's... not exactly the same" she says, sadly. "I don't care I just need to see her please" I beg. The nurse thinks for a second then nods. "Only one person for now" she orders. I look at the guys as they shoo me off. I smile and stand, following after the nurse down the hallway. We suddenly stop in front of the door as the nurse turns, looking at me. "Now sir I need to warn you. Do not run up to her. Keep your distance for now" she says, making me nod in confusion.

She opens the door, letting me step inside with her following. Aiden was asleep with multiple machines hooked up to her. Her face was badly bruised along with marks all along her arms. Her left leg was wrapped in a cast and was splotched with various sizes of bruises. Aiden's left arm was wrapped in tight gauze with red marks showing through in lines. Just looking at her made me want to cry. I keep my tears on the inside, knowing that I have to be strong for her. "Why can't I touch her?" I question, noticing Aiden was beginning to stir. Aiden moves her head gently to where she is looking at us. "W-who are you? Where am I? What happened?" Aiden asks, starting to freak out. I walk over to her and gently sit down in the chair next to the bed, my eyes not leaving hers.

"Aiden it's alright. What is the last thing you remember sweetheart?" the nurse questions, looking at us. "I was laying in a dark room in pain. I felt heartbroken. Then everything went dark. I'm sorry but do I know you?" she questions, directing it at me. "You don't remember me?" I ask, my heart shattering. "I'm sorry but I have seen your face somewhere before" Aiden replies. "How long will this last?" I question, looking at the nurse. "Two weeks tops. It can last from a few minutes to weeks. Everyone is different. However until then, I will let you two talk" she says, walking out of the room.

My attention goes back to Aiden as I turn to face her. Hopefully by me explaining to her she'll get her memory back. I hold out my hand to her, making her look at me confused. She slowly lays her hand in mine gently. "Aiden I know you can't remember much right now but everything will play out. However until then I think you should at least know what happened" I start. She nods in agreement, making me smile.

"To start off, I'm Adam and.. your boyfriend. Well, your mother for years has been abusing you. She beat you everyday while she drowned herself in whiskey. One day it got to the point where she nearly killed you. You ran off to the park where I found you. We recognized each other but couldn't remember who each other were. After a few days of you staying with me, we remembered that we were best friends growing up. That is before you moved away and your mother started abusing you. Anyways, that is where you met my best friends Ty and Tyler. You and Ty became very close. As in Tyler, you guys bonded over music. You eventually got a job and met Josh, your boss, and Alex, your coworker. The night before your first day at work I took you to a place that was special to both of us. There I asked if you would give me the honor of calling you mine? You happily accepted. The next day at work I came to pick you up and your mother abducted you. With the help of my jealous ex girlfriend, they abused and tortured you. When I finally found you, I brought you here. Don't be afraid of me Aiden because I love you so much" I say with tears swelling in my eyes. She slowly reached her hand up and wiped away a tear that started to slide down my cheek.

"Also I figured you would want your phone back" I whisper, laying it in her lap. She picks it up, pressing the home button, staring at the screen. "What you're saying is true" she replies. I smile and nod. "You'll remember soon hun. For now get some rest" I say, standing then kissing her forehead. A blush spreads across her face as I proceed back to the door. "Adam?" she calls out, causing me to stop in the doorway. "Don't give up on me... I will remember soon" she begs. I smile gently.

"Of course"