Life and Amnesia

Part 16

The following evening, Sulley went to the hotel for the meeting. He checked in at the front desk and asked about meeting Alexander Nicks in his room.

"Mr. Nicks should be in Sir. Go on up."

"Thank you." Sulley said and went to the room.

Randall was waiting. He knew the blue hairball could be punctual. He waited. Then, there was a knock.

"Who is it?" He asked.

"James Sullivan."

"Coming."

Sulley stood at the door, not knowing who or what to expect.

Randall vanished and went over to the door and opened it.

Sulley saw the door open. "Come in." He heard a voice. He was unsure, but he went inside.

Sulley got into the bedroom area and the door closed behind him. He didn't see anyone. "Hello?"

"Hello, Sullivan."

Sulley's eyes widened and he turned around. At the door, that familiar form appeared, blocking his escape. And that voice. One he hadn't heard in a long time.

"Long time, no see. I see you are keeping busy with being the new CEO of our old factory." Randall said.

"Randall! What do you want?!" Sulley was scared. He fell over backward. He knew what this lizard could be capable of.

"I wanted to talk to you. I see you remember me."

"How could Mike and I forget? You tried to kill us many times!"

"I know and I couldn't let it go for so long. I said I came to talk to you, and I meant like in a civilized manner. I didn't invite you here to fight. I came in peace."

"Why should I believe you?"

"I've probably been dead to the world for twenty years, Sullivan. And doing what I did has haunted me for all these years. I'm not the same monster I was then. I've since changed who I am."

"Like using a phony name to get me to come to you?"

"It became my name after I lost my memories fifteen years ago and has been to the public ever since. It wasn't easy getting used to a new name after I regained my memories after being without them for five years. So no, it isn't a fake name." Randall explained.

Sulley thought it strange that he could even lose his memories. "So, why did you come back?"

"To make amends. I know I was a crazy maniac back then for revenge, but I have special friends that took me in and saved my life. They helped me see the error of my ways. I have a new life and a family that I love more than anything. I have a job. I am never going back to being that evil monster that I was."

Sulley could hear a different tune in Randall's voice. It still had that same sound, but it didn't sound angry at all. He slowly stood up.

"I saw in the paper and on TV that you had escaped prison."

"Yeah, I had to. And I wasn't sent straight to jail. I was sent to an asylum that did the unspeakable to me. I had to get out or I wouldn't have lasted there. I jumped into a river just to get away and I hit my head on a rock, and that was how I lost myself and gained my new name, from the ones that found me. I took on their last name when they let me become part of their family. If it wasn't for them, who knows where I would be today."

"Who are these people?"

"Rambo and Olivia, or Ollie Nicks. And their sons, Tyson and Adrian."

"Are they here with you?"