Fall

Chapter Ten

The rest of the day went well, we just talked about things and watched the goddamn movie. Louis kind of explained this to me, so I felt shit afterwards.

I have fallen in this loop of knowing nothing but my mom after three short days of joy. 

But this, this three days right now is my happiest three days, but knowing the fact that I won’t remember anything afterwards makes me want to gag. This day with my friends, with Louis, this day with a family. But none of this will be stored up in my memory; instead it will go to waste and to abandon me with deep thoughts and anxiety.

After our moment in the basement, we came back with the house full of mess, and everybody’s gone leaving their shits behind. “Guess we’re cleaning, then.” Zayn said and started picking up plastic cups, as well as the others. I went out to the pool to clean and whatnot, taking a picture of the pool afterwards.

‘we cleaned up. Hurray!’ it says in the caption.

“V, can I borrow your camera for a sec?” Liam asked, wiping his hands with the towel. I nodded and gave it to him, also grabbing my voice recorder and turned it on.

“Guys come out! Let’s talk. I’m begging you.” I shouted, and everyone came out and sit beside the pool.

Niall brought a guitar, and he started strumming and humming. It was 5:30, and the sun sets as we enjoyed each other’s company.

Liam snapped photos of us, just laughing and talking things out.

“Can you tell stories about me? Since my brain sucks hardcore.” I blurted out. Lou let out a deep sigh, moving towards me and hugging me tightly. “You’ll remember us in the morning, I promise.” She mumbled, and went back to her seat.

“Hey, do you remember the time we threw eggs on Taylor’s house?” Liam asked, and the boys started to giggle and to laugh.

“It was Louis’s idea!” Harry laughed. Louis just shook her head, smiling. I looked at them, having a good time. they will remember this in the morning; but not me.

“What happened that day?” I asked. “you were there.” Zayn stated and looked at me. “We were kids back then, yeah? so you have this neighbor called Taylor, and she was like destroying your dolls and some shit.” He looks at me again, but I can’t remember a thing. And so he continued the story.

“So, Louis, being your knight and shining armor, went to your fridge and he literally emptied your egg tray!” Zayn laughed, and I can’t resist smiling. Even though I don’t remember any of what he’s telling.

“Glenda was ashamed of us.” Niall said, letting out a chuckle. “she’s like ‘im so sorry about what they did, i’ll find a cleaner to wipe your windows, sorry for the inconvenience blah blah blah’” Harry said, mimicking my mother’s voice.

“Lou, when did you dye my hair?” I asked. “Last week, I guess. We kind of introduced ourselves to you after every two days, but we never told you that we met before or something. Sorry, v.” she said. “Wanna dye your hair back to black?” she asked. I just giggled and nod in respond, while Lou starts to prepare for our dying session. I stopped the voice recorder and left the camera with Liam, and I think he enjoyed taking photos.

“Lou, can you tell me something about Louis and I?” I asked with hesitation stirred in my voice.

“Okay hun. Well, you guys, met me in high school. Remember some of that?” she asked, but I didn’t remember anything.

“All I remember was I graduated from college, and glenda’s my mom, and the Theresa mae’s , and probably the Les Miserables book I had on my house. That’s it.” I stated, and frowned a bit.

Funny thing, all the good things in life turned their backs on me, and my nasty nightmare is what’s left in my brain. How could this disease get any worse?

“You know, I would prefer having a full amnesia, like rewinding everything in your mind, not like this restarting shit I have.” I admitted. She worked herself in my hair, just nodding and continued the story.

“Okay, honey. Moving on, so, you have a good memory back then, and you would always call me ‘loulou’ and hug me tight and do girly things. We always watch movies, see a band or something, of course with the five lads with us, but it’s cool. And then Louis has a girlfriend that time, But they broke up because the girl’s a bitch. And you have a boyfriend back then, too.” She said.

“Who? Is he hot? Is it Zayn?” I asked, letting out a giggle. She laughed and rinsed my hair on the sink.

“It was not, because Zayn’s being a prick that time. he’s like a bully, but when it comes to us he’s Zayn. High school; it’s just a hard time for us back then.”

“So, what happened, happened. You dated, you went with the back and forth kind of relationship, it worked out, and then one day you didn’t remember us. At all.” We’re finished dying my hair, having my look without a light color. Lou and I are in contrast now, hair-wise of course.

“When did I?” I dare asked. “When did I lost my memories?”  

She let out a deep sigh, hesitant whether to tell me or not.

“A few years, or so. I forced to forget it, knowing that our shared memories are for us to keep and not yours. But we still love you, V. We’re just bummed because our best mate don’t remember us; not for another three days, no. I’m just glad that you’re taking pictures now, so that you won’t forget us.”

“Let’s go back?” I offered.

After the long talks and all, they took me to my house, only to see mom in the couch working with her stuff. The boys hugged mom gently, and mom even made cookies for them to dig in. they’re also catching up at things, but Louis and I went upstairs to arrange the pictures.

“Sorry, love. Don’t forget us in the morning.” He said, hugging me by my waist, our foreheads resting at each other.

“We dated.” I whispered, letting a smile flash at him. “Yeah, we dated. And we still are.” He chuckled.

He took a peck on my lips, cupping my face with his gentle hands.

“The heart never forgets, love. We can do this.”