Bri

Epilogue

Today marks the third week since Mia regained her lost memories. That night, we returned home from the beach and just held each other in bed for hours. We didn't need to talk, cry, or anything; we just needed each other. A couple of days later, everything seemed to be going okay following that evening. However, that didn't last long because she began experiencing different head pains the next morning. So, Mia decided she should continue to take her prescribed medicine to help it.

Almost an additional week passed when I became very concerned for Mia. Those random headaches turned into constant migraines every single day. Movement, lights, noise, and even opening her eyes caused severe pain. At first, we chalked it up to the pain Dr. Summers said she would have because of her head injury, surgery, and possible recalls, but... it hadn't lessened. In fact, her pain has increased more than ever. I was terrified of what this could mean. I feared my girl would lose her memories again or... something far worse could be happening with her...

One day, when it seemed like Mia was having a pain-free day, things took a turn for the worst. In the middle of a conversation we were having during dinner, Mia got a terrible nosebleed, and then searing head pain followed. That was the last straw; I couldn't take it anymore. Seeing Mia cry, bleed, and be in pain like that was too much for my heart to handle. After I helped her, I called Dr. Summers on his personal phone number and left a voicemail. I gave a brief explanation and asked for Mia to get checked out as soon as possible. The next day, the doctor returned our call and told us to come in. I was glad he had room in his schedule to fit us in quickly like that.

When we arrived, Mia informed Dr. Summers of everything that had happened up to this point. She left nothing out, and I was shocked that she remembered everything during her amnesia. I held her hand as my girl explained the entire timeline to him. She told him of her subtle memory recalls as well as the decline of returning memories during that one month and our kiss. Then she apprised him of the memory rush coming back to her after we kissed, including how the accident occurred in the first place.

Dr. Summers took a CT scan and an MRI of her head. He also refilled the pain medication he gave her when she awoke in the hospital. Then, he referred us to a neurologist within our healthcare network and said Mia's developed scans would be sent to their office. On the drive home, I used our vehicle's Bluetooth system and called, scheduling an appointment for Mia. As it turned out, she was free in two days' time.

The visit to the neurologist went nicely. She checked Mia's scans and prescribed her a beta-blocker called Propranolol. This medication would be used to help prevent her severe migraines and hopefully stop the nose bleeds, too; Mia would need to take it daily. Other than that, everything looked good; my girl was healthy. It seemed that after the trauma she went through, all of this was normal.

The day Mia told me about her fall and how she was lying on the ground helplessly, I broke down crying... I never knew what had happened to her, and I was so upset she had to suffer alone like that. Unfortunately, I couldn't stop the flood of possible outcomes that consumed my mind. I thought about what could have happened to her if Lawrence didn't return in time... I was torturing myself needlessly; it was like she knew what I was doing to myself, and to stop those thoughts from continuing, she kissed me. Though, when Mia is in pain, I still can't stop the worrying thoughts that threaten to engulf me.

A couple of days had passed when Mia was ready to see everyone. She wanted to finally let them know, in-person most of all, that her memories had returned. When I asked my girl how she wanted to do this, she simply replied, 'a family weekend get-together.' At this point, it was still the week, but Mia wanted to have Brittany and Sara come over sooner. My girl didn't want our friends to suffer any longer, especially since she remembered just how bad Britt became. She was aware that once everyone knew her memories were officially back, there would be a plethora of tears shed. In the end, Mia's goal was to play everything out carefully and be as safe as possible by doing this one day at a time.