That Guy Next Door

Forgotten Memories

Jason's POV:
He acts so innocent.. I get up from my chair, intent on yelling at him when I hear that voice.. I turn and see her, and I can't help but run to her. "Mom....Dad? Why am I in the Hospital? Why do I have these casts on?" She says softly, limping on her crutches down the hallway.

" Oh my god, my baby!" Mrs. Brooks yells out and runs to hold her, Mr.Brooks right behind. I stand behind them, waiting for my chance to see her again. I feel the tears well up in my eyes at the sight of her. She's alive! She's alive... as her parents part from their hug, she looks between them, right at me, yet instead of saying something sweet, or I love you, what comes out of her mouth next shatters my heart to pieces. "Who are you?"

Suddenly I'm frozen.. I can feel Andrew brushing past me, going up to her as well and all that I can do is watch. "Andrew!" She cries "what happened to you?" he obviously is shocked as well, but he brushes it off and goes to hug her. " nothing, baby i'm just so glad you're okay" he says holding her tighter. He whispers something in her ear, and she giggles.

" Where are we? We're still in Missouri right?" " No honey, you're in Ohio don't you remember?" Her mom says to her, the worry in her voice noticeable " And this is your boyfriend Jason from college" "I...I don't remember... Isn't Andrew my boyfriend?" She asked softly. I didn't hear what her mom had said after that, because suddenly I was running out of the door. I don't know where I'm going, but I have to go. Anywhere but here. For a minute, when I reach the door I think it's raining, but then I realize I'm crying.

Jesse's POV:
I wake up in a hospital room, and suddenly I'm confused. I look to my left and see a bouquet of sunflowers on the bedside table. "Oh Andrew must have left me these" I thought to myself, a smile on my face. I tried to stand but then fell back realizing I had a broken leg. "Dammit" I looked over and saw some crutches against the wall, and crawled over to them making my way down the hallway.

As I get towards the end, I see my parents running towards me. So I am home. "Mom....Dad? Why am I in the Hospital? Why do I have these casts on?" "Oh my god, my baby!" Mom yells, hugging me as hard as she can and I see dad following behind her. She always was a bit dramatic.

As we part I see a boy standing behind her, smiling at me with tears in his eyes. He looks a little familiar, but still.... "Who are you?" I ask, and he stops smiling. I was about to ask more, but then Andrew was in front of me, brushing past the boy.

"Andrew!" I squealed with excitement " what happened to you?" I asked looking at his similar injuries. "Nothing baby, I'm just glad you're okay" I'm not really sure what that means, but I just go with it. Suddenly I feel his lips near my ear, and he whispers to me "I've missed you so much, Jess" I giggle, happy to feel his touch again.

As he releases me, I look around curious. "Where are we? We're still in Missouri right?" I ask, to no one in particular. "No honey, you're in Ohio don't you remember?" Mom says to me. Ohio? When did I get to Ohio.. "And this is your boyfriend Jason from college." My eyes shift to him, and my confusion increases. "I...I don't remember. Isn't Andrew my boyfriend?" I ask like it should be common knowledge. "Right?"

And all of a sudden he's running through the door, and I want to run after him, but... I'm still so confused. My Boyfriend? College? Ugh, this is too much. "Jesse, honey I think you need to go rest for a little while, I'll go check on Jason" so that's what his name is... "Jason" I say aloud testing the word on my lips, but feel no connection. I feel so guilty that I hurt him.

"Come on Jess, I'll take you back to your room" he said frowning, and I looked and noticed his crutches too. We walked back in silence, and when we got back to my room he went in with me helping me lay back down. "Andrew?" I ask, as he tucks me in. "Hmm?" "What happened to us?" He sighs and sits on the edge of my bed, my eye lids suddenly heavy. He pats my leg " You'll know soon enough, but right now you need to get your rest"

He goes to stand, butI pull his good arm towards me, and suddenly we are really close. I hear his breath hitch in his throat, and he clears it quickly, and suddenly I'm embarrassed. "What is it?" I ask, saddened my his actions. "Nothing Jesse, it's just before the accident... we weren't...nevermind" he kisses my forehead, and gets up again, but I pull him back down and kiss him on the lips softly. He kisses me back a little harder, and he doesn't pull away. Oh how much I've missed this.