Heartbreak Girl

Chapter 15~ Remember Me

//Aww my bby looks so sad, I really just want to hug him\\

I just stared with a blank look on my face. I honestly didn't know what to say and I could literally feel my heartbreak. I leaned down and looked at him, hard.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"I asked who are you? Do I know you?"

I could feel the tears stinging the back of my eyes. I bit my lip to keep from crying, but the tears still came. How could this happen? How could he forget me?

"Mitch, it's me." I said in a shaky voice. "It's Jess, your best friend."

He looked at me, studying me, like he was really trying to remember. He squinted his eyes and just studied my whole face, but then he just shook his head in frustration.

"I'm sorry, I just don't remember."

"Let me go get your mom." I said.

I left the room and found Mom and Mrs. Gordon in the waiting room. I walked over to them and when I reached them, I lost it. I collapsed on Mom and just sobbed on her shoulder. She wrapped me in a hug and stroked my hair.

"Jess, sweetie, what's wrong?" She asked.

I tried to pull myself together and I pulled away so I could tell her.

"He...he doesn't know who I am."

And then I lost it again. I just couldn't control myself and the tears refused to stop. I was completely devastated that he would forget me. Like, I never ever thought this would happen. It was crushing to me.

"I'm going to get the doctor." I heard Mrs. Gordon say.

I kept sobbing into my mom's shoulder. I was finally able to calm down some. She got me some coffee and I sat down in a chair beside her, in the waiting room. I just sipped the coffee and dried my eyes. Who knew what I looked like, but I  honestly didn't care.

"How could this happen?" I asked.

"I don't know, honey. Sometimes these things happen, we don't know why, but they just do and there's nothing we can do about it."

"But he can't forget me, that means that he'll forget all the memories we've made, all the inside jokes."

I was about to make myself cry again, but then I realized something that was honestly even worse then him forgetting about me.

"Oh my gosh, what if he forgets how to play guitar?"

"Well, we won't know anything until the doctor examines him." Mom said.

"He can't forget how to play guitar. That was his life, the band can't break up."

"Jess, you need to calm down. I'm sure it's only a temporary thing, these things usually are."

Her phone started ringing and she pulled it out.

"It's your dad."

She got up and answered it. I sat there and continued drinking my coffee and thinking about Mitch. What if he didn't remember any of us? What if he never did? I didn't know how long these things usually lasted, but I was pretty sure that they were permanent.

Mom got off the phone and walked back over to me. She sat down beside me and rubbed my back.

"Your Dad is on his way here." She said.

"That's good."

"Want to go back to your room?" She asked.

"Yeah, can we go see Mitch first?"

"No, let's wait unitl his mom comes to us, I don't want to bug them right now. She'll let us know what they find out."

Mom was right, but I was still going to be thinking about him non-stop.

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Dad finally got there and he had even brought me flowers, cherry blossoms, they were my favorites. He had also brought me a stuffed penguin, they were my favorite animal. I actually smiled for the first time in a while.

"So, have you heard anything about Mitch?" He asked.

"No, nothing yet." I said.

"I'm sure he's going to be fine. These things never last, he'll be back to his old self in no time."

"I hope you're right." I said.

Dad went and got us McDonald's and I had never eaten so much in my life. I even ate the rest of Mom's burger and fries. Hospital food just didn't even compare.

We were all just sitting around, watching tv, when Mrs. Gordon walked in. She looked like she had been crying, a lot, she also looked upset, so I knew they weren't happy tears. Mom walked over to her and hugged her.

"He doesn't remember much at all. He knows me and his dad, but not much else."

She looked over at me and shook her head.

"I'm so sorry Jess, I know this is hard for you."

"Is it permanent? Will he ever remember?" I asked.

"Well, the doctor said that he could remember things, slowly, but he thinks that its very unlikely."

"Does he remember how to play guitar?" I asked.

"I don't know." She said.

I could feel the tears coming again and I just didn't fight them. Dad hugged me this time and i just melted into his arms. I had cried more in the last three hours, then I had in my whole lifetime, or so it felt like.

Mrs. Gordon left and I got ready for bed. Mom went home and Dad stayed with me. I was glad that he was staying, we hadn't gotten to spend much time together lately. I crawled into my bed and Dad was laid out on the couch, flipping through the stations.

"You going to be okay?" He asked.

"I don't know." I said. "This whole thing with Mitch is harder then I thought it would be."

"I know, and I honestly can't imagine what it must be like for you, but you have to help him. Be there for him just like you would be if he did remember you and help him remember. Tell him all of those inside jokes you shared and take him to your favorite hang out spots. Be his best friend, no matter what."

"Yeah, I know and I plan on doing all of that. It's still hard though. It's literally like starting from scratch in our relationship."

"Well, then make the second time one he won't ever forget."

"I'm sure going to try."

"That's my girl. Now you get some sleep. You get to go home tomorrow."

"Yes, finally." I said.

I laid down and turned on my side. I hoped I could help him get his memory back. He had to remember, we had way too many memories for him to forget. He had to remember, he just had to.

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Wow this was an emotional chapter, like I almost cried writing this. I can't wait to write more, I don't think I've ever been more excited about a story tbh. Hope ya'll are enjoying it! Thanks for all the comments and likes❤️