I take all of my unanswered questions with me as I get dressed to walk to the dining room. I put on a gray t-shirt with white shorts. I never really had great clothes but I try to pair them the best I can.
I walk around barefoot, my feet embracing the cold floor. I enter the dining room and grab my breakfast. Since Fel and Brian aren't here yet, I decide to take Brian's spot beside Dylan instead of in front of him. "Can we have a do-over date?" I ask Dylan as I sit down. "And maybe not the swimming pool this time?" I ask him, chuckling. He grabs my hand. "I know just the place." I couldn't wait to spend some time with him. I smile and begin to eat my banana and blueberry oatmeal while waiting for Brian and Felinity. Hopefully Brian won't be angry that I'm in his spot. He'll understand.
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To my surprise, Fel and Brian sit with Crazy Carol. They must be trying to give me alone time with Dylan. But to sit with Crazy Carol? That's a step in the danger zone there. She usually never lets anyone sit there because she says that her pet cats are filling the seats. They don't know what they've gotten themselves into. But I guess I'll take this opportunity and ask Dylan a few questions. "So what's your mom do?" I ask him. "She works here actually. Do you know Mrs. Connie?"
I flash back to when I dropped my precious Olivia in front of the door and Mrs. Connie came and took her in. That was his mom? That's the woman who knew that her husband was abusing her daughter and decided to do nothing? She seemed like such a sweet lady. Especially since she took Olivia in as her own. That's when I realize. Dylan told me before that he only had one sister. That must mean....I don't wanna think about it. The thought makes me sick. It must mean that Olivia was the sister that he was talking about. And if she was his sister...then that must mean that she was the one getting sexually abused by Dylan's dad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"What was your sister's name?" I ask him, unsure if I wanna know the answer. "Olivia. She used to stay at our house, but when I found out what Dad was doing to her then I made her stay here for a few years until she died..." he says, his voice trailing off. I run to the bathroom to stop from bursting into tears in front of Dylan.
I stare in the mirror and wipe my tears with the back of my hand and onto my shirt. You have to tell him Joy, I think to myself. I turn on the sink and cup my hands, bringing water to my face. I push down on the paper towel dispenser and wipe my face. I hear the door open and turn to see Dylan. "Hey.." he says sympathetically. I laugh in the back of my mind as I think about how he's in the girl's bathroom.
He looks around the bathroom and shoves his hands in his pockets. "It looks different in here than in the boy's bathroom." he says. I laugh for real this time and he puts a hand on my back. "Are you okay?" He asks me, looking at me in the mirror. "There's something I need to tell you.." he leans back on the sink and folds his arms. "I'm listening."
I let out a deep sigh and begin my story, telling him everything. I start with how I lied about my miscarriage and how Olivia was my baby. I tell him what I saw on the night that Olivia died. Dylan raises his eyebrows off and on throughout my story. When I finished, I lean back on the sink and push myself on top of it, sitting and waiting on Dylan to say something. Anything. Dylan walks in front of me and begins asking questions.
"So the rumors were true and Dr. Mason really did kill Olivia?" I nod my head in agreement. "Yes, I think so," I nod in agreement. "He must have had something to do with Ali's disapperance," Dylan says. "She looked so much like Olivia..." "Yeah I guess so." I say. "What do you mean 'I guess so'? Weren't you her best friend?" He asks me, raising an eyebrow. "I can't remember anything about her.." I tell him. His eyes grow wide. "When did this first happen?" He asks me. "About three days ago I think." "No no no no no no no NO!" He slams his hands on the sink and looks up into the mirror. "Ali's been erased from your memories." He pushes his hands through his hair. "Come with me." He says, grabbing my hand.
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He never let's go of my hand and I don't complain until just now when he yanked me forward, squeezing my hand really hard and making my feet skid across the floor. "Ow! Dylan your hurting me," I tell him, trying not to sound too whiny. "Sorry but we need to go NOW. Here maybe this will be easier if you can't keep up." He says as he swoops me up and carries me like a groom would carry his bride. I can't help but enjoy it as he runs through the halls, holding me like this. When we enter our destination, Dylan pulls out a key and opens the door to a small, dusty room filled with filing cabinets.
Dylan sets me back on my feet and begins to search through medicine cabinets. "If you find a medicine called 'Kitrin' then give it to me." He tells me "It'll help you remember." I dig through the medicine cabinets left and right until I see a file that says Felinity Spare. I quickly open it, only planning to glance through it. Allergies, middle name, blah blah blah, reason for submition. I read the last part and, like she said, the murdering of her little brother, but also, split personality?
What is this? Maybe that's why she didn't hang out with us today. I put the file away and finally find the medicine. "GOT IT!" I shout across the room to Dylan. He puts a hushed finger to his lips and I take his advice, trying to be quieter. He takes the medicine bottle from my hand and pulls out a needle. I try not to squirm as he fills the needle with Kitrin. "Give me your arm." He tells me. I hold out my arm and he stabs the needle into my arm. I gasp as memories of Ali come flooding back to me. Her laugh, her smile, her silky hair. Everything once forgotten, now remembered. Dr. Mason comes to mind and I remember what he did to Ali.
Dylan looks into my eyes and says "What do you remember?" I slowly look up at him. "Not here. We need somewhere quiet and abandoned. Take me to the place you were talking about this morning." He grabs my hand and we walk down the hall and out onto the back lawn.
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