It took me a little time before realizing that I slept in my room and not in Karlos'. Maybe I was too used with sleeping in his room and sharing a bed with him than in my own house, bedroom and my own bed. It just kind of proves how much Karlos corrupted my life in a good way.
I did my usual routine: wake up, fix the bed, shower, and pick up some decent all-black clothes to wear for school, put them on with the biker boots, and go to school. The only interesting thing to do in a day is to sit in the Literature class knowing that now; Karlos would finally be in class.
I drove to school a little faster than my usual speed rate and parked in my usual spot in no time. Instead of walking, I almost ran into the lockers since I would never be mistaken with the mop of curls I found in the hall.
"Hey babe, I know you missed me a lot but you should sometimes you know, try to hide it a little," Karlos winked at me once he spotted me running to him.
Gee, I feel like a high school student instead of an almost-sophomore college student with all the cliché actions I've been doing. Oh well.
"Sorry, I just..." I took out the compilation of bond papers in my bag and chucked it towards him.
"This sure is a long love letter," he chuckles and I rolled my eyes at him.
"This is a... I don't know, do you call this a manuscript?"
He takes it from me and reads it aloud. "Wisdom's Quest," he looks at me and closes the folder. "What's this, Andromeda? I can tell that from the title, this is mythological or something. No ordinary author uses the word quest just that,"
"I know." I said, "Well, can you read it for me? That is some sort of a criticism paper for the school org. The assignment they gave me was to make a feminist criticism paper for RickRiordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I read it all already, and that is some sort of a draft."
He groans. "I thought I only hold drafts in my internship. Why am I having one in school? And worst, it's actually from my girlfriend. This is the worst gift you can give your boyfriend."
I laughed. "Sorry, but there is no one in the school that I can ask to check this out. I can't count on Liz, she's never into reading."
He rolls his eyes. "Fine, I'm gonna read it. I hope there are not much of grammar errors in here,"
"Excuse you, sir, I have a proper grammar that would make Americans and other English men so jealous."
Finally, he laughs a delighted laugh. "As you say," he says, "I have to go coz I have a Humanities in my next hour. See you in Literature, love." he tilts his head a little lower to my level and plants a kiss on my nose.
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"So, how do you guys fit with each other, now?" I asked Marj as she sat down on the other love seat besides mine. We watched Karlos and Colleen play, and by play, it meant Colleen painting Karlos' fingernails again. This time, with bright glittery red.
Marj smiles at the sight of Karlos trying to fight his scowl at the way his nails look like. "The kid likes me, I think." She says, nodding to Colleen's direction. "My son hasn't even warmed at me for the least cause. But, I'm still trying."
I looked at her in the eyes and saw a split of two emotions. She is happy that somehow, Karlos did not think about kicking her out of the house; that he allowed her to live with them. The other emotion however, was sadness. Marj is sad because even if she got Colleen's affection; she can't fish out Karlos'.
"Just don't give up on him, Marj." I said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "He kicked me out once, you know?"
"Really?" she asked, stunned. This was something I haven't opened up to her yet. But since she was here and we're talking, might as well share some memories, right?
"Would you believe me that I woke up from a comatose three months ago?" I asked her and by the way her eyes widened, I'm sure she was contemplating between believing me and laughing at my face and tell me how sick and mad I am. "Yeah, so I woke up, I can't remember anything. I was amnesiac, Marj." I laughed.
"I cannot remember anything, not even my mom's name. I did not even remember that I have a boyfriend." I said, "But when I got stable, I said to my mother that I want to be back to school. But before that, I went to a party and met your son."
"Long story short, there were feelings that developed, but the bummer was: I have a boyfriend that time, not Karlos yet." I looked down on the floor. "But back then, I could not remember him still. I can't even feel anything for him. That was when my memories started to flood back in my head and I recalled that he cheated on me before I got into the accident that led me to my almost death."
"You almost died?" she asked, gasping in the process.
I chuckled lightly. "Yeah. But you know, someone like me isn't really that easy to get rid of."
"My boyfriend found out that I was actually having this so called romance thing with Karlos, so he asked me if I would choose him or Karlos." I said, "Right back at that time, I was titled the stupidest and I chose my boyfriend, it broke Karlos and when I saw Karlos that broken, it broke me too."
"I made it clear to myself that I chose wrong and that I have to chase after Karlos coz after all, I was clearly in love with him already. But when I actually came in the doorstep, he won't take me back, saying that maybe I wasn't the one worthy for him."
"What happened?"
"I told him I love him, and I would fight for him." I said. "He took me back, and well, here we are. Not actually your typical love story,"
"Beautiful way of ending up together, though," she smiled at me, "How weird would it sound if I tell you that your love story with my son motivates me to just keep on trying with him?"
My eyes met her brown ones and I noticed that Karlos got his eyes from Marj. "Pretty weird, but too flattering." I laughed. "Karlos is a good man, Marj. Your son is such an angel. Sooner or later, he would forgive you coz deep inside, I know and I can see that he loves you just as much as you love him,"
Marj smiles at me. "Thank you, Andromeda." She squeezes my shoulder blade. "You yourself is an angel. You fit well with my son."
"I'm glad that my boyfriend's mother likes me." I tried to tease her and she laughs at me. "Maybe we should try to set the table for supper?"
"Might as well," she says.
We both stood up from the chairs and went to the kitchen to prepare for dinner. Karlos and Colleen were still busy with whatever game Colleen has in mind. But honestly, all I can actually look forward for was to lunge at my boyfriend and tease him with how better his nails are than mine.
In the middle of my plate setting on their table, my phone vibrates in my pocket. I fished it out and saw that someone was calling. I swiped it and pressed it against my ear.
"Hello?"
"I'm ashamed that you can't even address or greet me with a motherly endearment,"
My eyes widened and my chest tightened. "Mom?"
"Long time no talk, Andromeda, yes?" she asked and I can even feel her evil grin etching itself in my system, sickening me somehow.
"Andromeda, are you okay?" Marj asked me, noticing how pale I suddenly got.
"W-why, did you c-call, mom?" I was suddenly stuttering again, and even Karlos noticed how much of a nervous wreck I am already when he strides in the kitchen.
"I was wondering if you could open your boyfriend's house's door for me."
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Amnesiac
Fanfiction"Not everything is known by memory, sometimes, foreign feelings are familiar sensations in our hearts." - Anonymous