How I Won Your Heart

Chapter 13: Tell Me Why

Years Later...

Anette's POV

I woke up surrounded by four blank white walls, laying in a bed that had very scratchy sheets. I had no idea what happened and I began to realize I was in the hospital. I started yelling and screaming because I was so confused. I had no idea why I was there but I was soon to find out.

"Anette, your awake! It's ok, calm down!" A nurse said rushing in.

"Who are you? Why am I here?" I asked her. 

"You were in a car accident and you have been in a coma for quite a long time, several years to be exact."

"I don't remember any of that happening." I said very confused.

"That's ok, I'm sure you will remember other things!" She told me. "Do you have anybody I could call for you?"

"Um...I'm not sure...I don't remember." 

"Do you remember Sarah?" She asked me.

"Who is that?"

"Well she was your best friend." She said concerned. "Do you remember anything?"

"No I don't know..." I started starting to break down and cry.

"It's ok honey we will get this figured out. I will be right back, I'm going to call Sarah and see if you remember her when she gets here." 

I didn't even remember who my best friend was. I forgot everything about what happened before the accident.

I was so scared and I had no idea what was happening. I couldn't even remember anything about my family. 

The nurse came back in with another girl who I didn't recognize. 

"Anette, this is Sarah. Do you remember her?" The nurse asked me. 

"No, I don't know who that is.." I said starting to cry again.

"Anette, it's me!" She ran over hugging me. 

"No, get off of me!! I don't know you!" I said yelling and starting to hit her. 

"Just give her some time, Sarah." The nurse said. 

"How can you not remember me?" Sarah said frustrated.

"I don't know...I'm sorry." I said crying.

I felt like I couldn't breath and I couldn't control myself. I started yelling and crying hysterically.

"Calm down, Anette..it's going to be alright." The nurse said comforting me. 

"Is there anyway we can fix this?" I asked her. 

"We can try, but I can't be certain. Maybe if you go to your house with Sarah, you might remember some things. But you have to stay calm and trust Sarah." 

I looked at Sarah and she had a comforting look to her. I decided I was going to try and go home. 

"Ok, we can try this." I told them. 

I checked out of the hospital and I started heading home with Sarah. 

"I am so worried about everything. I don't even know what the date is.." I told her. 

"It's ok, you will probably remember once we get home. And it's November 9, 1980." 

"1980?! Are you serious? I have missed half of my life." I yelled. I could't believe how long I had been asleep.

"You will be ok." She said as we pulled into our driveway. 

I got out of the car and I had no idea where we were. I didn't recognize the house and I started to worry even more. 

"Look familiar?" Sarah asked. 

"Not at all..."

"Let's head inside." Sarah said leading me into the house. 

As we walked into the house, it was almost like walking into a stranger's house. I didn't recognize anything, not even my own things. 

"Sarah, I don't remember any of this. Can you help explain all of this to me?"

"Well, this is our house and we were best friends. You had a boyfriend named John Lennon, he was a part of The Beatles, but they are long gone now." She explained to me. 

"John? I don't remember that name. What did he look like?" I asked her. 

"I will get a picture of him, hold on." 

Sarah came back with a picture of a very attractive man, I couldn't even believe her. 

"Your telling me that I dated this man? There is no way, he is too attractive. It's not possible."

"I wouldn't lie to you! I am telling the truth! He was your boyfriend! You guys loved each other so much!"

"Where is he now?" I asked her. 

"That's a good question. I didn't really keep track of him." 

"Well, you should have! Maybe he could help!" 

"I doubt it. I didn't like him that much." She told me.

I couldn't believe what she was saying. I didn't remember anybody named John and I certainly didn't remember dating him. 

I headed upstairs to my room to see if that would help. 

I walked into a room that was decorated with a bunch of posters of the band Sarah was talking about, The Beatles.

I had no idea who these four mop top guys were or why I liked them so much. There was pictures of the man named John everywhere and in some of them I was with him!

I walked over to my nightstand and there was a picture of us kissing. We looked pretty happy, that's for sure. 

I wish none of this would have ever happened. Why did that accident have to happen? What did I ever do to deserve this?

I walked over to my record player and I saw many Beatles records by it. I decided to put one in and see what all of this was about. 

I put in a random record and I started hearing a bunch of songs I didn't recognize. 

Sarah came into my room and she was crying too. 

"Why are you crying?" I asked her. 

"I'm sorry, we just used to be best friends and now you don't even remember me."

"Well, I can't fix that! It's not my fault! How do you think how I feel?" I yelled. 

"Anette, I didn't mean it like that. I don't know what to do either." She said. "I see you got The Beatles records out."

"Yeah, but I don't remember them." 

"We met them at the Cavern Club when they first started out. We went there for your 21st birthday and that's where you met John."

"I have no idea what your talking about." 

"It's alright. I think I have an idea. John wrote a song for you a while back called "Ask Me Why". Do you recall that?" She asked. 

"Nope." I said. 

"Here let's listen to it!"

She put a different record in the player and she started playing the song. At first I had no idea what I was listening to, but then all of it started to come back to me. 

I started to remember when we went to the park and he sang that song to me. I briefly remember making love to him but I didn't know if that was accurate. 

"Sarah, it's working! It's starting to come back to me!" I yelled excitedly. 

"That's awesome! I knew it would work!" She said hugging me. 

I hugged Sarah back even though I still wasn't sure who she was, but I knew she wasn't a serial killer or anything. 

The only thing I remember is when John sang me that song and I knew what I had to do next. 

I had to go find him....