I almost forgot I have this weird condition... temporary amnesia. You've probably never seen this disease in any movie. It's not Alzheimer's or anything like that; it comes from a curse I brought upon myself.
.
It's already five in the morning and even though it's still bedtime, everyone has gathered in the living room. Everyone woke up because Get felt uncomfortable when I couldn't remember my favorite cartoon or key words like "land of plenty", so she woke up Mom.
"I've heard about it, but I've never seen it firsthand... Does this happen
often?"
Dad asked Mom in a defeated tone. Even he held his head in his hands after seeing me like this because
he's rarely home and has never seen me in such a state of amnesia.
"It doesn't happen often. It's been two or three weeks since the last time. But this time, it seems to be lasting longer than before. The last time it only lasted about two or three minutes. But this time, based on what Get said, it started when we met in the hallway, continued as we talked until we got to the kitchen, and then even outside the house... It's probably been about ten minutes."
"So it's taking longer," I said casually.
"But it's not that long. No need for everyone to get stressed out. I may not remember, but I'm still home. It's not that serious."
"Isn't it that serious? What if you suddenly leave the house and disappear?"
"My memory will return."
"Should we take her to the doctor again?"
Dad suggested as he stood up and began pacing anxiously.
"There must be a way to cure this."
"There's no cure,"
I said with a smile and a shrug.
"Who would know better than God, right? Anyway... I'm sleepy. Let's all go to bed. We can talk about it tomorrow."
I stand up, ending the conversation, and go upstairs, leaving the rest of the family to talk. But my twin sister, who had been silent for so long downstairs, suddenly run after me and grabbed my arm, pulling me to speak immediately.
"Hey, twin."
"Are you a ghost? Appearing so silently... What's happened?"
"You're not the least bit worried because this strange illness came from that discussion, right?"
"..."
"I saw that that celebrity gossip page was taken down. The timing fits with when you got sick, according to the timeline. Did you do something on that website?"
My sister and I looked at each other as if trying to see who would win. In the end, I turned away, pretending not to know what she was talking about.
"Are you thinking too much? Why would I do something to a website like that? For you? Since when are we so close?"
"Of course..."
Get licked her lips thoughtfully.
"You don't love me that much. There's no way you'd argue with anyone for me. I was secretly touched for about three seconds thinking about that."
"Now that you've said what you had to say, go to sleep. Just looking at your face irritates me."
I turned my face away from my twin, but she called me back.
"Hey."
"What now?"
"Are you going to forget me too?"
