Riley (re-written)

Chapter 24: A Blank Slate

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Riley POV

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"He hasn't moved in hours. What do we do?"

"Give him some time to process it all. He just lost almost all of his memory"

I could here my parents whispering back and forth to each other as I sat on the floor with a blanket around me. I was just blankly staring at the wall opposite of me. I hadn't moved from this spot since I was told the lighting strike had caused me to have amnesia. I had no idea what was going to happen to me. There is no sure way to know if I will ever get all my memories back. My father has taken the Alpha title back until I recover. If I do recover. Apparently I'm lucky no more damage was done. my father says we have the Guardian blood in me to thank for that. Any normal human would have been seriously injured or even killed.

As I continued to stare at the wall, I struggled in my mind to remember what had happened, or remember anything for that matter but, nothing would come. It was like my brain was just wiped clean. It was so frustrating.

I'm told that we were down in the bunkers for a week before the storm outside had finally subsided. Today the pack is preparing to start some cleanup work on the island. Everything is in really bad shape from what I understand. Everything from fallen trees to collapsed buildings it all looks like a war zone. After the storm the first thing to be cleaned up was the clinic. They have set up another makeshift one under a large white tent in a clearing after moving all the debris out of the way. For now the pack is continuing to live in the bunkers while they work on clearing and rebuilding during the day.

Two weeks after the storm and there is still a lot of work to be done but we are making good progress. My father Jason and I decided that we would go the the neighboring islands to see the damage and offer help in the rebuilding and clearing that was needed. With the jet destroyed in the storm our only mode of transport was a boat that had been stored in a cave for emergencies such as the storm we had experienced.

After a boat ride longer than any of us liked we arrived at greenland to find that the damage looked just as bad as our island. We quickly docked the boat at what was left of the pier excited to reach solid ground again. As noon as I stepped foot on the ground I felt a faint stream of energy tingle through my body but not knowing what had caused it is shook it off and fell back into step with my father and Jason as we walked toward the town just over the hill.

As we reached the top of the hill we took in the sight of the town that was now in ruins. people from the island were all at work clearing rubble and debris from the streets. Finishing the rest of our journey we arrived at the edge of the town and my father approached a man and started discussing were he could find and elder. I grabbed Jason and we started walking down main street.

"How have you been?" Jason said finally breaking the silence between us.

this was the first chance we had to talk to each other privately out of the crowded bunkers full of nosey pack members.

"I'm okay I guess. I just don't want to talk about my amnesia right now" I said.

"Okay" Jason said and changed the subject.

We walked and talked as he told me everything about me and my unexpected change. then he talked about this island and the history our pack had with it. After that he told me about Nichole. Even though I still had no memory of her, the name brought a sense of calm over me and I couldn't help but smile as he told me everything I had previously told him before about this girl.

"You told me she was your mate, or uh the equivalent of one to a Guardian." he said completely serious as he turned to me.

We stopped and I sat down as this information sunk in.

"I've found my mate?" I said happily and he nodded.

"Oh but she's not a wolf. She's human" he said and my face fell a little.

I quickly smiled again not caring what she was because she was my mate and I will love her no matter what. then my face fell again. I hope she is okay. What if something happened to her during the storm. according to the information Jason gave me her and I were on a date when the storm first began to form. She had to have made it home right? Even with my memories gone I would have felt if something was wrong.

"We have to find her and make sure she's okay." I said suddenly and the promptly stood up and walked over to the nearest person shuffling through rubble.

"Excuse me do you know of a Nichole Westley? Do you know if she's okay?" I said sincerely but the man just shook his head and went back to clearing out the area.

I quickly looked around and ran to the next closest person and asked the same thing but they also didn't know who I was talking about. After a few more attempts I began to feel discouraged. as I turned to walk back to where Jason was a man jogged over to me.

"Were you the one asking about Nichole just now? he said a little out of breath.

"yes do you know her?" I said as my spirits were lifted a little from the small chance that he might since he seemed to know her name.

"In fact I do! My daughter and her are best friends" he said with a smile.

"Is she okay? where is she? how can I find her?" I rapidly fired questions at him anxious to here if she was okay and excited that I had a lead on how to find her.

He went on to explain that his daughter had spent the duration of the storm with her and they had a satellite radio for communication. I thanked him and we introduced our selves and I found out he was soon to become an elder. I quickly directed him to where my father was so they could properly discuss steps to take towards repairing the island.

Now all I've got to do is get to a satellite radio.

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Authors Note

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