Aarmau: Remember Me, Remember Us, Just Remember

Chapter 34

Aph closes her eyes, gently shakes her head and sighs, "You have no idea how right you are."

Aaron frowns, "What do you mean?"

Aph tilts her head a little, "That's a story for another time. Our story? Well, as you know we knew each other as Shu and F.C. first but only online. We didn't meet in person until a few months into my freshman year. I was having trouble with Garroth and Laurence as usual, same stuff. I went to the music room to talk to this mysterious voice I had started talking to because he was good at giving advice but he didn't want to talk to me either so I sat on the floor and started texting you. As we talked, I could hear a phone pinging somewhere close by and it was driving me nuts. It turned out that the voice that had been giving such good advice, that I enjoyed talking to was really you. I can tell you when the door opened up and I discovered my best friend, my F.C. was actually jerky Aaron as well, I was not happy. Ugh you were such a jerk."

Aaron frowns, "Why was I a jerk?"

Aph smiles, "You said it was because you were starting to like Aphmau but since you already loved Shu you felt like you were betraying her. I had the same problem, I was attracted to Aaron but I loved F.C. Of course I still tried to be nice to you. After that we spent all our spare time together. We went to prom together and we had our first kiss after a party that Katelyn and K.C. threw at my mom's house. You threw a werewolf through the window at that party. Then you went off to college and we still talked but it wasn't the same. We hung out a little in college but things were bad my first year and your parents made things hard for you. We didn't truly reconnect until my final year. And then I moved to the same neighborhood where you were living and we just went from there. We did Romeo and Juliet together where we had our first kiss since high school, we went to A-Con together and you asked me to be your girlfriend, we visited Love-Love Paradise together and moved in together when we came back and then we got engaged at Starlight. In all, it's been about four years since I moved to Mystreet. Wow, only four years."

Aaron never once took his eyes off her. He's amazed he could listen to her forever and never get bored, "I'm getting the feeling you left some stuff out. Why was college hard of you?"

Aph slowly blinks and sighs again, "Someone started leaving notes under my door. They said I was a slut and to stay away from him. Since I didn't know who they were talking about I stayed away from everyone. I hardly left my room but the notes still kept coming. It turned out it was another girl that had a crush on you. She was sending notes to every girl that tried to get close to you. Now that I think back, that experience affected all my relationships. We had talked about dating shortly after I moved to Mystreet but I was too afraid of how people would feel, how they would react. So much wasted time and for what?"

Aaron sits on the edge of the bed and rests his hand on top of hers, "It seems I've forgotten a lot. I'll never stop trying to get it back. I want to remember you, all of you."

Aph smiles at him and then looks toward the kitchen to find Melissa, Katelyn and Garroth staring back at her. Garroth looks like he's about to start crying, Katelyn looks like she wants to come hug her which is so out of character for her and Melissa looks like she's going to start squealing.

When they realize she's looking back at them they all jump and turn away. Aph laughs, "So what's for dinner guys?"

Melissa turns back toward her and smiles, "Well, I saw how much you enjoyed your lunch so we're going to do finger foods tonight. It'll be boneless wings, pizza bites, French fries, fried mushrooms and baked veggies. I'm also going to get some of Eric's strawberry puffs as a desert."

Aph's eyes light up and she gets a little excited. Clutching Aaron's hand she squeezes it in hers and squeals. "Ah you are the best Melissa."

Melissa nods, "I know sweetie. We're going to go pick it up since I'm terrible at cooking so we should be back in an hour. BUT before I go Aaron, I want to show you something about Shu's bed. Hey Garroth, can you pick her up for a sec?"

Garroth nods and gently lifts Aph up off the bed. Aaron isn't sure how he feels about it so he focuses on Melissa to try and ignore them.

Melissa quickly folds the covers and sets them to the side. Once they're out of the way she moves up to the safety railing on the left side of the bed and pushes one of the buttons. The foot of the bed slowly begins to bend until it's almost vertical with the floor.

She then pushes a second button and the head of the bed raises up until it's almost vertical with the ceiling. Both adjustments leave a small seat in the middle of the bed literally turning it into a large reclining chair.

Aaron smiles at Melissa as she chuckles, "I wish I had thought to show you earlier. This bed is perfect for physical therapy. This way she doesn't have to hang her legs over the side of the bed and she has support for her back. Anyway, we're going to go now so have fun you two."

Garroth gently sets Aph back on the bed and makes sure she won't fall off before letting her go. She offers him an appreciative smile as he steps away.

Melissa, Katelyn and Garroth exchange a knowing look as they head for the door. Aaron sees a piece of paper in Melissa's hand but immediately dismisses it. If he had bothered to ask he would find that on that piece of paper it has "Do NOT Disturb or you will DIE" written on one side.

As the door closes and the paper is taped to the outside of the door Aaron turns to Aph and as their eyes meet they both bust out laughing.

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Ok! So I wasn't going to publish everything I had at once but here we are. I'm still working on more content so be patient.

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Rumors are not to be taken lightly. Someone spread a rumor about a girl getting pregnant in 5th grade and it followed her for years. What you say matters! Before you say something about someone else look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself why? The answer might surprise you.