Reaching for Hope Book 2

Chapter 4

Dinner was nice, I really enjoyed it. When it's just my dad and I we don't always get good stuff to eat. My dad came back early, and Leo and I gave him the leftovers from our meal. We talked for a bit, dad told me that he's happy that I have such a nice boyfriend to look out for me.

Once we finished packing the rest of my stuff we said goodbye to my dad, we headed out to the car. I felt a little scared, but with a small genital push from Leo, I got in. I ended up sleeping for most of the ride, I had forgotten to ask Leo bout me not being able to remember a lot from last school year.

I felt a wave of calmness as I slept, and I heard a boy calling out my name. The boy was telling me to remember what we've been through, and what I am. The daughter of the keeper. I wanted to hold on to everything, I knew who I was, right? I'm Grace sophomore in a high school far from my hometown. The boy looked at me with his green eyes, like he was begging me to remember something I didn't want to. I feel like I should know him, but I cant.

"Grace, time to get up." I woke to see Leo softly shaking me awake. I stretched and my eyes started to water. At first, I thought it was because I stretched but I soon realized I was crying."Are you ok sweetie?"

"I'm fine, what time is it?" I looked out the window seeing the school with all its beautiful lights shining through its windows and water flowing in a fountain which made my heart skip a beat.

"It's almost 9, now you look tired let's get you to your dorm."

The school felt so peaceful, yet restless. Like everything was changing without being changed if that makes any sense.I wasn't sure how I should feel, I knew I was there for a whole school year but it felt like I was gone for a long time. I was going to ask Leo about it, but we got to my dorm too soon. "Sleep tight, ill talk to you in the morning. We'll get coffee like we normally did last year."

"OK, I'll be waiting for you."

"You better be, I don't know what I'd do without out you."

After he said that he left. Leaving me all alone, it felt familiar. A lot of things did and I need to know why I need to know what happened to me. I don't feel safe anymore.

It wasn't the room, it was being alone in the room, it was a big room, its the same as last year. It reminded me of somewhere, a place I should hate. I was going to have to do some research about memory loss more so about forgetting events in someone's life.

I got some of my stuff unpacked, I bought all of my books ahead of time so I got all of them on my bookshelves. I got most of my clothes out and put away along with my extra school uniforms. I need a few notebooks and stuff, other than that my desk is ready for all of my studying. I plan on buying a few posters to decorate since I didn't get the chance last year.

in my bag there was a necklace, I didn't know where it came from. It has a slight swirl on it and a diamond at the bottom. when the light it at an angle a rainbow look as if it was coming out on all sides. it was the most beautiful thing I had seen.

The next morning there was a note under my door that said that I had to meet up with Aaron this morning. I knew he was Leo's cousin and they lived together when they were young, but that's it. I felt as if I should know him better, I don't know anymore. The note said to meet at our place, I didn't know what that meant. I ended up walking around the school for a good half hour.

I walked into the coutyard area with a fountain in the center. there was a boy sitting on the edge, he looked really familiar. He looked a little like Leo, just the nose. He smiled as I walked to him, I was a few feet away from him when a flash of memories came through me. It was him and I in a clearing of a forest, there was yelling coming through the trees. At that moment i was his face, the face ive missed. The memories comming back to me made sence. But they were overlapping with memories of Leo and me.

~Authors note~

I hope you guys are enjoying the new book, I'm enjoying writing it. I've never spent so much time on something in my life. You guys are going to learn more about Leo and Aarons childhood in the next chapter.

Love,

Hannah. A Williams