Chasing Your Dreams

Memories

Jason's pov

I stare at the bed shocked. She's breathing on her own. She's still alive. Sean pulls free and sits down. "M-Miranda?" She groans. "Can't a girl get some shut eye-" She sits up and sees everyone staring at her. "What the hell is going on?"

Miranda's pov

Everyone looks shocked. I have no idea what's going on. Sean hugs me tightly. "Oh thank God!" Cole gasps. "Can someone please tell me what in the fuck is going on?!" I scream frustrated. Dad chuckles softly. "Still my peppy little spitfire." He says, smiling. "Ya fell down the stairs. You've been unconscious for months." Sierra says hugging me. "Glad to have ya back sweetheart." Dad says. Cole stands up, holding a baby. "C-Cole." I shakily whisper. "Miranda, meet your son Alex Benjamin Swindell. You're a mother." Tears fill my eyes. I hug him tight. "Oh Cole!" He hands me the baby. He opens his eyes. "Oh baby. I'm your mommy." I whimper gladly.

Jason's pov

Brittany starts crying with relief. I hug her tight. "Go get Steven." I whisper. She leaves and I sit down exhausted. Everyone settles down and starts to leave. "Thanks." I look up confused. Sean. "No problem, kid. Just watch yourself out there." "I will." Now it's just me and her. "I can't believe I'm a mom." I smile. "How long was I out?" The smile fades. "A... Almost three months princess. Everyone thought you were dead." "I... All I remember is trying to leave the bar when a camera went off and I felt a sharp pain in my neck." "It's okay now. You're alive. Alex is alive too. You can finally be a mom." "Thanks to you." I smile and hug her. "I still can't stop thinking about it. I'm a grandfather. I'm old." She laughs. "I told ya before you're not old. I started young." I smile.

Miranda's pov

Darkness floods the room. I hold Alex to my chest, confused. What's going on?! I hear yelling. I shakily stand up. Suddenly I'm 5 years old in a nightgown. I hear the sound of constant banging. I walk down the hall. "Daddy?" I whisper confused. That's when I saw. The night that ruined my childhood. My father and his secret whore. I scream and run off then feel hands on my shoulders. "What happened?" I cry when I focus on dad. "I... I dunno. You f-freaked out." He gasps terrified. "Where's-" "Alex is okay." "I.... I..."

Jason's pov

"I am... Starting to remember." "Remember what?" "My childhood. The part I blocked out." She's shaking. I call the doctor. "Miranda can you hear me?" Her hands tense up. "Leave me alone! You can't help me! No one can!" What the fuck is going on?!

Miranda's pov

It was back when I was diagnosed with seizures. I back up to the wall. "Leave me be! I promise I'll be good. Just.... Don't hit me!" I beg cowering to the ground. "We're not gonna hurt you!" "Lies! All lies!!" I scream.

Jason's pov

"What's going on doc?" "It seems she's fallen into a memory fog. All of her locked up memories are hitting her full force." I was about to walk over but he grabbed my shoulder. "Don't move. It'll only scare her more. We don't know what she's seeing right now." "I have to help her! She's my daughter!" I pull my arm free.

Miranda's pov

"Fatty fatty!" I collapse to my knees. "I'm not fat!! Why do you think I starve myself?!" She steps closer. "You'll never be beautiful. No one would ever love a fat useless slob!" "That's not true!" She grabs my arm. The darkness edging my vision again. "I'm not.... Fat." I whisper, blacking out.

Jason's pov

She faints in my arms. "Starving herself? Has she been starving herself?" "No. It's just a memory." I lay her back on the bed. "What do we do?" "I don't know. This has only ever been theoretical. Noone has ever had a memory fog!" He looks intrigued. "She's not gonna be your little lab rat." "The more we study her outbursts the closer we'll be to finding a cure." "Don't even try that shit." He sighs. "What else can you try?" I don't know. "I'll take care of her." I say, brushing her sweat soaked hair back. "Sweetheart please wake up... Can you hear me?"

Miranda's pov

I can't breathe. Where am I? Suddenly a light flashes in my eyes. "She's awake. But she's in critical condition." Suddenly my body burns with searing pain, making me scream. It's snowing. There's a smashed car to the side. My birth father was on a stretcher unconscious.

Jason's pov

"Dad." She whispers. "Yeah baby girl, I'm here." "D-Dad... W-Wake up! W-What's going on?" Wake up? What does she mean by that? She screams and grabs her arm. "W-What are you doing?" "Princess wake up!" I gasp terrified. Finally she opens her eyes. "What's.... Happening to me?" I swallow nervously. "We..... We don't know." I shakily say. "My... Brother. I need to talk to him." "You mean Sean?" "He's my only brother!" Not anymore. "I'll go get him. Just stay calm." I run out the door, crashing right into Brittany who was holding Steven! "Oh gosh baby I'm sorry. Are you okay?" "Yeah what's wrong?" "I'm.... I'm not sure. I gotta find Sean. You know where he went?" "At the nursery with Cole and Alex." I take off. "But Jason, what's going on?!"