Bumps, Bruises And Scars

chapter 18: remember, remember, remember

Aria's pov:

I can't help but remember what happened the other day, since then I have had multiple vision kind of things, some in the middle of the sat and some like a dream, I didn't know know what to do about it, so I decided to use an old notebook that Noel had amd write everything down.

It's like every night alittle but more comes back to me and fits in the puzzle.

But there is still alot I don't remember, like the apparent car accident and that I got pregnant a month ago. If I woke up 3 months ago then I would have remembered and why did I wake up in the basement.

Noel is lying to me and I know it.

I can barely sleep at night next ro him knowing that he did something terrible to make me forget everything.

All I remember so far is that Noel wasn't nice to me, he did something to make me cry and said horrible things to me like I'm a slut, bitch, don't deserve anyone, I'm the best you'll ever get amd things like that.

But the first flash I had was when he hit me with the belt, maybe that's what triggered it.

Maybe if I just ask Noel some observant questions, I can trick him into telling the truth.

Noel's pov:

Aria has been acting really sketchy around me lately ever since that game we played the other day.

She will hardly talks to me, never stays in the same room for more than half an hour and I can see her muscles tense up as I come near, what if she is starting to remember what happened, I will be screwed and loose her forever.

I got up stairs into our room to see Aria sat writing in little black book.

"hey" I said.

She slammed the book shut and Held it tightly in her grasp.

"what you doing?" I asked walking into he room amd sitting on the bed next to her.

"nothing, I was just writing something personal." she stuttered which indicated that she was lying to me.

"Aria your a crappy liar just to let you know and I know you well enough to say what's wrong." I said.

I wanted to take the book off her and just read it, but she might hate me.

"It's just I have been wondering about the accident and my memory and everything and how none of the story adds up." she said.

I gulped, great how was I supposed to spin this one, she trapped me, I am really bad at lying.

"well, if you have any questions. Just ask me because I will try my best to answer them, what kind of things have you been worrying about?" I asked curiously.

"well it's just that if I got pregnant a month ago and I woke up 3 months ago, then why don't I remember it then?" she asked.

"well you were on a lot of medication back then so it's possible you forgot, then after you collapsed again I think that's when it disappeared." I lied.

I could tell that she didn't buy it, but she didn't say anything.

"I erm also had this flashback where I was with you, I got it when you smacked me with the belt. You chained me to the wall and started to beat me with the belt until blood was everywhere. And that's how I got my bruises." she said looking down and cried.

"Listen Aria, I don't know if you remember much about me, but I wasn't in the best place a couple of months ago. After I foundout about you and how I couldn't fix it, I decided to try and drink or smoke my problems away. One day I was so pissed I didn't know what I was doing and I was hitting you, when I snapped out if it I felt so bad, and that's the day I stopped doing that incase I ever hurt anyone again." I explained while holding her hand.