Reversed

VP 04 (Vegas)

A month and a half after.

Pete's POV.

Every single moment that I witness how the moon glowed in the middle of the night, I am always wishing that the man I love would finally wake up and see the beauty of this darkness with me. Hoping that we could camp outside the city, closer towards nature and hear how the wind would whisper to our ears, bringing us the sound of our beating hearts.

Every damn time that I will touch his face, his closed eyes, the bridge of his nose, and his plump lips, I would smile and tell him how beautiful he is and that he doesn't need to worry about anything right now, Macau is happily recovering, their business is getting succesful, and I am right here for him.

And now...

Vegas finally found his way back towards consciousness. He's awake.

No one can describe how euphoric I was. How I jumped towards him and gave him a hug. That I screamed my heart out. That I attacked him with kisses. That I cried out loud thanking the universe that they gave back what's mine. . . That he pushed me away looking confused and annoyed.

Yes he did it. He's back. His eyes were finally open, but they are looking at me as if I am a fucking stranger. He's only looking for Macau and ignoring my very presence.

It hurts you know? I felt like someone stabbed me multiple times. I am freaking grateful that he's now here with us. But how could he wake up and hurt me this bad. How I hoped for a month and be broke with just his one sentence,

"I don't even know you. "

Hah, fuck.

"He's suffering from a selective amnesia, Pete. " Doctor Top sighed,

They assessed his condition after I informed them of Vegas being awake, and went on some examination.

I looked at him because I don't have any idea about what he said.

"It is a case which a patient may acquire after experiencing a traumatic event. As their coping mechanism, the memory that they got most affected with is the only thing that would vanish and be deleted in their head. That's also the reason why Vegas can still recognize Macau and everyone else. He only lost the memory that got him hurt and affected big time. "

The thought of Vegas only forgot about his Father's abusive behavior and the whole things we had were taking a toll on my being. He forgot about you, Pete. He doesn't know you. These thoughts were killing me. But I shouldn't care. I wouldn't care as long as I can see him, I can feel him, and witness how he get back up and continue his life.

"Don't worry, Pete. There's a huge possibility that he will regain his lost memory. Some cases only took two weeks for them to remember. "  Doctor Top said giving me a new light of hope.

"W-What should I do then? " I nervously asked.

"It's better if you let him be familiar again with his surroundings. Give him a time to adjust, he will surely remember everything naturally. "

I bit my lower lip. You can always try, Pete. There's already a way for me to help him remember the thing  about us. I already risked my position and life for him, would I give up with just this?

"And refrain from stressing him out or forcing him to remember, it might trigger his brain and permanently delete some of his memory. " He warned me so I nodded my head.

I don't know how I will start. But I got no room for doubts now. I will get back my Vegas.

After discussing with Doctor Top, I went back on Vegas' room.