A Price Worth Paying

Chapter six.

Sang, Dr Sean and Mr Blackbourne.

I can feel Mr Blackbourne gently rub my back and Sean holding my hand. My head still pounds and I'm praying the pain medication Sean gave me kicks in soon. Real soon. Because this is going to be hard and feeling numb right now may be a sign of weakness but honestly I don't care.

How do I explain forgetting the only two people in the world who ever cared about me when I was a little girl to two people in my new family who care about me now?

"Miss Sorenson? You can start anywhere in your story you want. It doesn't matter. We can fit it all together as we go. Just remember you're not alone and there isn't anything you can tell us that will scare any of us away."

I looked up and saw that millimeter smile, took a deep breath and started talking.

"Last night I thought I would look at the books in that came this week. I was sitting on the table, listening to this old 70s song on the radio. I didn't know why at the time but I could sort of remember the tune. I picked up the first book and it was a novel. I thought it was really odd because it was written in English and they never have been in the past. When I opened it up I read the dedication and every single thing I forgot came back. It was like a tornado landed in my head. I couldn't breathe and I couldn't think. The next thing I remember is seeing you both in the kitchen at Nathan's house."

"I have all these memories of summers with my Grandparents and some of them are so way out that I can't see how they could be true but I actually think they are. The memories are too vivid to not be real."

"Wwwhat hurts me more than anything is wondering what sort of person am I that I could ever forget my Grams and Gramps and all the love they sh.sh.showed me every second of the summer? Aaand if it's not real then I've lost my mind." I could feel my voice rising and stumbling but I couldn't seem to stop it.

"I I I th..think it is real though because there is only one person who could be sending those books and that's Grandpa's best friend. If I ring him I can find out for sure. If anyone knows it will be Mr Drummond. So I need my phone because I have to find out one way or the other." I rambled as I sobbed.

Mr Blackbourne wiped my tears away gently and gave me a soft hug. "Trust us Miss Sorenson. This will all work itself out."

"I don't know about that." "I really need to make a call."

"Actually, sweetie, you need to calm down just a little before you do, okay! I can tell the pain killers are starting to work, but if you close your eyes for five minutes you'll feel so much better and that phone call will be a lot easier to make if your head isn't hurting so bad."

"I can't do that. How can I relax when I have all this going on in my head?" I whisper-yelled at him.

"Sure you can Pumpkin. It will help. Just for five minutes. OK? Doctor's orders." Sean said soothingly. He leaned over after Mr Blackbourne moved and fluttered my eyelashes with his hand until they closed.

"We'll be here. We will always be here. Right behind you. Remember? Just relax and don't worry about anything." He whispered gently.

For some reason my mind actually did start to relax and before I knew it I was out like a light.

POVs Sean, Mr Blackbourne and the boys.

"What exactly are we dealing with here, Sean?"

"We're dealing with a whole lot more than concussion. It sounds like Sang has been repressing memories for a long time. It's understandable she is shocked. I can only imagine how scared and confused she is right now. I know we can treat all of this and she will be fine, but what concerns me most though is what could have happened to cause this."