Elejah Always

Ready for the adventure

Three months had passed since Elena woke up. Thee months of intensive speech therapy, exercise, helped her immensely to get back to life, as she said. Only thing that remained was the locked memory of her previous life. Bonnie explained to her an Elijah that she might get it back in time, but she might never get it back. Elena didn't seem to be affected by it much.

"She could feel resigned. Sometimes people do that. She focused all of her strength to speak again. That was her main preoccupation. And rightly so, she has done tremendously well. Some don't manage what she has in such a short time. She is a fighter. You have to have patience." Bonnie said as she sat down to speak with Elijah the day of Elena's release from the Clinic.

"That is something I got plenty of" Elijah said. "I understand that nothing can be rushed an it's the last thing I would ever do"-

"You have suffered along with her. It would be good that you speak to someone to. There are support groups, but if you son't prefer that I know an excellent therapist. Camille O'Connell."

Elijah got up from his chair, feeling much calmer inside. He thanked Bonnie for the very extensive insight into what lies ahead.

"There are strong people, an I see that you are one, but everyone has limits. You're only human. An I am not saying that's a bad thing." Bonnie said.

Elijah nodded a little.

"I will still see her here every week for a session." Bonnie said as it was obvious that their talk came to the end. "Good luck"

"Thank you for everything you and your husband have done." Elijah said handing his hand out to Bonnie.

"That's our job." Bonnie said.

Both of them then went to Elena, who was packing some of her stuff to take home.

Bonnie's Flashback

The day before, in the session with Bonnie

"So, do you feel ready to go home?" Bonnie asked.

Elena took a moment. "Yes and no. But I feel like I want to."

"And how do you feel about Elijah?"

Elena looked at the flower bouquet, the one he had brought her that day.

"He is nice."

Bonnie wrote a note down. And then looked at Elena. She was now looking at the photo she had on the table.

"I feel good around him. Everything he said to me looks like we had a happy marriage. And he has done so much for me" she said.

"So, you are happy to go home with him?" Bonnie asked.

"Yes." Elena said.

Bonnie noted down that Elena was positive about Elijah, but her demeanour showed that she didn't express anything that made her feel more than just being good around him.

Elijah took the bags and waited a little till Bonnie and Elena said their goodbyes. Bonnie was her therapist, but at some point the lines between a therapist and the patient got blurred. Elena enjoyed their talks. A friendship was struck.

Elena gave her a hug. Then turned to Elijah, who asked if she was ready and Elena smiled a little nodding. Inside she felt apprehensive a little. It was like entering the world with new eyes. Everything felt like she had been put in a book of collage art. One chapter was her art, the other her husband, her parents, her friends, herself.
Everything was jumbled up.