Don't Forget To Remember Me

Still Carmilla

“W-What?”

Carmilla sat up and regarded the two girls in front of her warily.  “Who are you guys?” she asked, clearly annoyed that she was repeating herself.

Laura just blinked at her.

Danny decided to speak instead.  “Do you know where you are?”

“No.”

“Do you know what your name is?”

Carmilla hesitated, clearly not sure which name she should give, or if she should give one at all.

Laura finally snapped herself out of her stupor.  “Do you know that your name is Carmilla?”

Carmilla nodded slowly.

“Do you know what year it is?”

“It’s 2001,” she answered.

Laura and Danny looked at each other as Kirsch, LaFontaine, and Perry entered the room.

“Wow, sleepyhead’s awake,” LaFontaine remarked, grinning.

“How many of you are there?”  Carmilla demanded.

Perry quirked an eyebrow.  “Huh?”

“Carmilla thinks it’s 2001,” Danny explained.  “She doesn’t know who any of us are.”

Carmilla shook her head.  “What the hell are you on about?”

“Carm, hon, it’s 2016,” Laura replied gently.  “My name is Laura Hollis.  You’re in the apartment you and I rent out, just a little bit outside the Silas campus.”

Carmilla narrowed her eyes at her.  “I don’t even know where to start with all these lies.”  She scoffed.  “Even if it was 2016, why wouldn’t I remember the past fifteen years?  And why would I rent out an apartment with you?  Hell, if it’s 2016, I wouldn’t even be anywhere near this damn place, especially since when it’s not…”  Her voice trailed off.

“Since it’s not a year when you have to get sacrifices for your mother?”  Laura finished, biting her lip.

Carmilla’s eyes widened, but she said nothing else.

“Look, just drink the blood in that cup first, you’ll feel better, okay?”  Laura sighed when Carmilla continued sitting, trying to surmise if she was in danger in her current surroundings.  “Carm, I promise, you’re safe.”

She pulled out her phone –– slowly, as the vampire watched her every movement carefully –– and showed her the date on the lock screen.  LaFontaine went to the living room to fetch a newspaper to show Carmilla the date there, as well.  Perry managed to find the lease saying that the two were currently renting out the apartment.

“As for the reason why we’re on campus when it’s been two years since the last sacrifice, it’s because the group of us managed to… get rid of your mother and the thing she was feeding those girls to.”

Carmilla sat in silence for a little while, the scowl never leaving her face.

“Carm, I know this is a lot to process.  But please, just process while you drink the blood?”  Laura didn’t bother to wait for a response as she ushered everyone out of the room.

“Well, this sucks,” Kirsch commented when they were all in the living room.  “Carm-sexy is back to being Carm-droopy.”

Danny rolled her eyes.  “‘Sucks’ is an understatement.  What are we going to do?”