How I Met Your Mother // c.h

Amnesia

~Present~

Now kids, the important thing to remember is that—at the time—your Uncle Luke loved Nicole dearly.

~2010~

By now, Luke’s and Nicole’s relationship was already starting to drift apart. Nicole’s popularity was only growing and growing while Luke was too much of an awkward potato to blend in with Nicole’s crowds.

She had invited him to parties and all but she was the one mostly having fun while Luke only pretended to enjoy himself for the sake of Nicole…the one girl he truly loves.

Luke had gone out that night—needing some time to think for himself—and then he came back to Nicole’s house wanting to apologize to her for everything, to apologize to her for him being a little stupid recently.

So he sat down on the couch, waiting and waiting. And then that was when she came down the stairs with her suitcases and backpack ready. “Where are you going?”

I wasn’t there for when this happened but I can just imagine your Uncle Luke’s face the moment he saw her with all of her belongings and knowing how happy he usually is—it was a horrible, horrible thing to think about.

“I’m leaving Luke.”

“Where are you leaving to? You’re not leaving me are you?”

“I’m sorry Luke.” And that was when Nicole left your Uncle Luke’s life.

Luke had then become a—well let’s just say he became really, really depressed. He even started to write a song about her and about her departure. The song itself is tear-worthy and we knew how much this song means to Luke.

It took a total of a month for him to complete writing the song. And when he finished he had gathered us together.

“Hi guys. I uh...I wrote a song and I’ve just finished it. And I want to perform it to you guys and see what you think.” We didn’t have to even listen to the song for that long to know that he was talking about Nicole. He had cried even before he started to sing.

And then we heard the song and in all honesty, I cried hearing him sing:

I drove by all the places
We used to hang out and get wasted
I thought about our last kiss
How it felt, the way you tasted

And even though your friends tell me
You're doing fine
And you're somewhere feeling lonely
Even though he's right beside you

When he says those words that hurt you
Do you read the ones I wrote you?

Sometimes I start to wonder
Was it just a lie?
If what we had was real
How could you be fine?

'Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made

I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
Forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
'Cause I'm not fine at all

The pictures that you sent me
They're still living in my phone
I admit I like to see them all the time I feel alone

All my friends keep asking why I'm not around
It hurts to know you're happy
And it hurts that you've moved on

It's hard to hear your name
When I haven't seen you in so long
It's like we never happened, was it just a lie?
If what we had was real how could you be fine?

'Cause I'm not fine at all

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made

I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
Forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape

If today I woke up with you right beside me
Like all of this was just some twisted dream

I'd hold you closer than I ever did before

And you'd never slip away
And you'd never hear me say

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made

I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
Forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape

I'm not fine at all

And that was when everyone realized just how much Nicole meant to your Uncle Luke and we now knew just how hurt he was. At the end of his performance, Michael said three words that made everyone stare at him:

“It’s my fault.”

~Present~

“It’s Uncle Michael’s fault that Nicole left Uncle Luke?” Exactly. And that is why your Uncle Luke doesn’t trust Uncle Michael.

“What about you dad? Why don’t you trust Uncle Michael?” Kacie…that’s for later. Not now.

“Ugh, fine.” Good.

Now that you know what happened to Nicole and your Uncle Luke I shall tell you what Michael did that caused Nicole to leave and what caused your Uncle Luke to become depressed rather than the usually chirpy person he is.