Amnesia

pokes

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Calum

I dreamed about her.

Why'd she kick the wall?

Was it my fault?

Did the sight of me get her angry?

But why?

I woke up, my head throbbing. I felt extremely sick, and I didn't want to. I sat up, looking around. I was in the hospital room, the one with the curtain separating the girl and I. I wanted to talk to her, ask her why she kicked the wall.

I felt a piercing pain in my stomach as I stood up. I walked up the the curtain and walked through. The girl was lying there, sleeping. She got to have the window, and I could see the sun coming up. I weakly poked her in the stomach, making her jump up and grab my arm, like how we first met.

"What was that for?!" she said, with an angry tone.

"S-sorry. I just-"

"Don't touch me again." She said, letting go of her tight grip.

"Sorry. I just," I stopped, realizing she was laying back down. "What's your name?"

"None of your business."

I sat there, waiting for an answer. She was silent until she finally turned and sighed.

"Ashley." She said. "That's what the nurses told me, anyways."

"Calum." I told her my name. "Ashley's a wonderful name."

"Thank you." She said, sitting up with a smile.

"Um, I'm sorry for poking you. I was dared to, and I didn't know you were in a coma. Or that you had amnesia." I apologized.

My stomach twisted in knots, and I could see Ashley's facial expression soften.

"It's okay." She said.

We kept chatting, talking about her life and how she's doing.

"Wait, why are you here?" She asked me.

"I-uh. Long story." I said, my face burning up.

"Well my story is short, and I have loads of time." She said cheekily.

"Well." I sighed. "Ever since I woke you up, I've felt so bad about it. And it hasn't been great. I had nausea, stomach aches, head aches, I threw up a bunch. I felt horrible."

"Because of me?" She asked

"Kind of. I felt extremely guilty for waking you up with amnesia."

"But what if you didn't wake me, and I woke up naturally without amnesia? What if it wasn't your fault?"

"But what if it was?"

We sat in silence for a long time. She looked like she was trying to take it all in. I couldn't stop the knot in my stomach from getting tighter, and tighter.

"Sir, please stay on your side." A nurse came in the room.

I had to stay on my side for the rest of the day, feeling bad for what I just left Ashley thinking about.