Forget Me Not

Chapter 2

I pried my eyes open, only to be met by bright, white lights nearly blinding me. I had to blink several times before I could actually see and when I did, confusion flooded through me.

The last thing I remember is crashing and the mysterious man in my backseat, his gloved hand touching my face and the chilling words he whispered to me.

I heard the door creak open as Keegan walked in looking anxious. When he saw I was awake his face lit up and he ran to my bedside.

"My god, Rowen, you had me worried." he said as he grabbed my hand and lightly planted a kiss on it.

"What happened?" I managed to croak out, my throat dry.

"You managed to crash into the highway medium. They found one of the back doors open and you were unconscious." He squeezed my hand, looking at me sympathetically.

"Wow. How many car crashes am I going to be in before I die." I laughed quietly to myself.

Keegan looked at me with a disapproving look, "Babe, that's not something to joke about. You were seriously hurt. You have a concussion."

I rolled my eyes and shook my head, "It was a joke, calm down."

Ignoring my statement he asked me if I was hungry.

"Actually, some McDonald's would be nice." I smiled up at him.

"You hate McDonald's." He said raising an eyebrow.

"It's better than this cafeteria food."

"Fine." He said rolling his eyes with a small smile. He stood up and made his way to the door.

"Oh. Kilynn will be by to see you." he said closing the door behind him.

I laid back down trying to get comfortable, on the verge of sleep.

All of a sudden, the door flew open and in walked my enthusiastic best friend, holding a bag of Taco Bell.

"OH MY LORD JESUS! ROWEN YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I THOUGHT YOU LIKE DIED OR SOMETHING! NEVER DO THIS AGAIN!" Kilynn practically screamed at me.

She rushed over to me squeezing me in a bone crushing hug. The dull ache became a sharp pain soaring through my head.

She noticed my sudden discomfort and pulled away quickly. She apologized and sat down in the seat next to my bed, pulling out a taco from the bag and handing it to me. I greedily grabbed it from her hand and unwrapped it, taking a huge bite.

"Whoa slow down there, hot shot." she laughed at me. I just rolled my eyes.

"So please tell me what happened!" her face suddenly replaced with worry and regret. "Were you drunk or something?"

I shook my head quickly filling her in on exactly what happened in the car. I watched as her face became completely pale.

"Oh my gosh, you could've died! He could've killed you! We have to get this son of a bitch!" she cried while grabbing my hand and squeezing it. It was nice to have someone who cared about you so much.

Just then Keegan came in with a McDonald's bag in his hand. I tried to hide my taco but it was too late. He scowled at me and reached into the bag in his hands, grabbing a handful of French fries and walking back out. Kilynn and I about died laughing.

" Wow what a child." Kilynn said clutching her stomach from laughing so hard.

I rolled my eyes. "I know, but I love him." a smile spread across my face.

I could start to feel myself get a little drowsy as I finished my 3rd taco. Just then a nurse came in to take my blood pressure and make sure I was doing okay. She put more of that liquid in my IV, making me numb and on the verge of unconsciousness.

As I was about to slip under, I saw Detective Rush, the same detective on my father's case, walk into my hospital room. But it was too late, I slept soundly.

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I awoke 4 hours later to find keegan passed out in the chair next to my bed. I smiled before gently saying his name trying to wake him.

He jumped awake and quickly came over me frantic. " baby, what's wrong?"

"nothing, nothing." I replied trying to relieve his worry. He started to slowly relax.

"Where's the kids?" I asked him realizing I missed their cute faces. He could tell.

"They're with Nancy, or course." He said with a slight smile.

I nodded back closing my eyes and relaxing back into the bed. I suddenly remember seeing the detective before falling asleep.

I quickly sat up and turned to Keegan. "Was detective Rush here before I fell asleep?"

He slowly nodded. "I called him and told him what happened, he was going to stop by to question you, but was too late and found you sleeping."

"Does he know everything that happened?" I asked. Keegan shook his head.

"Hand me the phone please, love." I told Keegan.

He handed my the phone. I quickly dialed the number and pressed the phone to my ear.

The detective's voice came on the line. "Detective rush speaking."

"Hi it's Rowen Parker, I believe we have some things to discuss."

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The Detective stopped by ten minutes later. I told Keegan to go sit in the hallway and call Nancy to make sure the kids are okay. He nodded and slipped out of the room quietly.

Rush sat down next to my bed and removed a notepad from the pocket of his blazer he was wearing.

"Where would you like to begin?" he asked me patiently.

I started where after I got off the phone with him and made plans to see Kilynn. I told him we met at the bar downtown and stayed for about an hour talking about our lives.

Rush sat there jotting down notes and nodding at certain points in my story. He never once interrupted me.

I got to the part when I was heading home and I noticed that my car was unlocked. His eyebrows raised seeing how this may end.

I continued to the part where I saw the face in the mirror and the hand grabbing my face. Chills ran down my spine thinking of the way his breath creeped down the neck as he whispered his message in my ear.

"What was his message, Mrs. Parker." Rush asked obviously intrigued.

I gulped. "He told me if I started digging in the past, he would hunt me down and kill me, just like he did my father."

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HI GUYS OMG ITS BEEN FOREVER AND IM SO TERRIBLY SORRY. IVE BEEN SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL, but I finally managed to write this chapter.

hope you enjoy it and hopefully I'll write another soon. (:

- lauryn