One Million Branches [Vic Fuentes Book One]

Bring her back or take me with her

~ Paige's POV ~

I was sitting in a hospital room with this guy sitting next to me. I had no clue of who he was or how he knew me, but he looked so sad when I asked who he was.

"I-I'm Vic, your boyfriend." He told me.

"I don't have a boy friend, I don't even have friends. I only have my parents." I exclaimed. How could he be my boyfriend?

"But you do, my brother Mike, his girl friend, Sally, the rest of my band Tony, and Jaime, and Jordan. They all care about you. You're living with Jordan and Sally." He explained to me.

"Then why can't I remember you?" I asked as tears slid down his cheek.

"I don't know, but I love you Paige, I know about your past, your depression, cutting, abusive parents, everything. You told me everything because you knew you could trust me." He said through tears.

"I-I told you about th-that?" I asked. How did he know so much about me?

"Yes, you did. I then told you about my depression and cutting. I wrote a song for you."

"B-but, why would you care about me? There's nothing to like about me. I'm ugly, fat, stu-" he cut me off.

"No, you're not. You're beautiful, smart, lovely, and perfect in every way. I've seen your flaws, but that's what makes you perfect."

"I-I don't know what to say. If you know that much about me, and you've seen my flaws, I need to know you. I need to remember you." I said to Vic.

"Lets start with me telling you about the things we did together, okay?" I nodded. "Well, we met around two and a half months ago. We both had skipped school, and we met at the park. We hung out for about twenty minutes then you saw your parents at the park . . ." Vic continued to talk and I listened.

From the stories he told me, I figured we were really close fiends, then one day he kissed me and we started dating. Apparently the last thing we did together was last night, he took me to a carnival.

"Vic, I'm sorry but I don't remember any of that." I said when he finished his stories of us.

"Well, I'll have to keep telling them until you remember then, now won't I?" He asked me.

"I guess? I don't know Vic," I started. "I just feel like, I don't know, I have trust issues and I don't know if I should trust you . . " I trailed off.

"Please, just give me a chance." Vic plead.

"Okay, but, only because I can see it in your eyes that you actually know me." I said as I looked into his eyes they were filled with pain and sorrow.

"T-thank you. I-I'll go get Sally for you to talk to, okay?" I nodded and Vic stood up. "I love you Paige," he whispered before he left the room.

~ Vic's POV ~

After I left her room, I went back into the waiting room. Mike stood up and walked up to me.

"What's wrong? You look like you've been crying." Mike asked me.

"I have been crying. Paige doesn't remember me," I told my little brother.

"What? Why doesn't she remember you?" Mike asked frantically.

"The doctor said she had brain damage, remember? She said she doesn't have a boyfriend or any friends at all." I said through tears.

"So, she doesn't remember any of us?" Sally asked me.

"Yeah," I replied.,"Although, I told her that I'd send you in to talk to her." I told Sally.

"Okay, what room is she in?"

"Room 196," she nodded then headed that way.

"S-she doesn't remember me!" I exclaimed as more tears fell down my cheeks.

"Hey, its okay, she can't forget, forever, right? She has to remember eventually." Jaime said.

"I guess so, but what am I supposed to do until then?" I asked.

"Do whatever you have to, to make her remember you." Jaime replied.

~ Sally's POV ~

I got to Paige's room and opened the door. Paige looked up at me. "So, you're Sally?" She asked me.

"Yeah I am, you're like a little sister to me, i-its hard knowing you can't remember me." I said as I sat down in the chair next to her bed.

"I'm sorry, the doctor told me that I hit my head really hard, causing brain damage." Paige replied.

"Well, you didn't just hit your head." I told her.

"Wh-what do you mean?" She stuttered.

"I was at work when you called me saying 'help me'. I rushed back home and found you in your room, knocked out, and covered in blood." I explained.

"So, you think I got attacked?"

"Yes I do, and I'm determined to figure out who did it."

"How long do you think my memory will be gone?" She asked me after a few minutes of silence.

"I don't know, but I hope its not that long." She nodded in agreement.

"So who's my best friend?"

"I think its Mike, want me to go get him?" She nodded. "Okay, I'll go get him."

~ Paige's POV ~

A guy entered the room, who I assumed was Mike. "Are you Mike?" I asked him.

"Yep, that's me. I'm Vic's brother, little one, whether or not you believe it."

I laughed. "So, what role do you play in my life?"

"Well, I'm your boyfriend's little brother, I hooked you up with Vic, I'd always make jokes about you two having sex. I guess, I was just the annoying friend." He chuckled.

"Oh, so you hooked me up with the boyfriend I don't remember having?" I asked.

"Yeah, he's heartbroken that you can't remember him."

"Tell him, I'm sorry."

"I will, who do you want me to send in?"

"Um, Jaime? I think that's his name, right?"

"Yeah it is, I'll send him in."

With that, Mike left. I sighed, I couldn't believe that I had forgotten this many people. Soon the door opened and someone else walked in. I suddenly had a flashback.

~ flashback ~

"HERE WE ARE!" One of the two guys yelled. I jumped up but they didn't seem to notice me yet.

"Jaime! You scared Paige!" Vic snapped.

"Wait, you brought Paige? I thought she was just in your imagination dude," the guy, Jaime, said.

"Ha-ha, very funny, but seriously, you scared her. She's a shy girl, and you shouting is not going to help that." Vic said a bit annoyed.

~ flashback over ~

"Jaime, I remember you," I said.

"What?! That's good, right?" He asked in excitement. "Except, you don't remember Vic." He frowned.

"No, I just had a flashback from when I first met you, so I remember a small conversion with Vic in it." I explained.

"OH MY GOD! Thank god! Vic is going to be so happy!"

"Yeah," I said. "I hope I remember more soon."