When we get home, I check the time. It's 6:00 in the morning. All the boys go to bed. Daniel goes in his room this time, not corbyns. I walk into corbyns room and see where the seizure happened. It's scary to think about. I feel so bad for him. "Riley." Corbyn said as he laid down on the bed. I look at him. He lays down in the bed next to him. I smile and lay down with him. He holds me tightly in his arms. "I need a cuddle buddy." He said. I laugh. "Me too." I said. He holds me tighter. I smile and close my eyes.
"Riley!" I hear someone say, panicking. I jump awake. I'm not in corbyns arms anymore😢. He's shaking me. "What?! What's wrong?!" I asked wondering why he woke me up so aggressively. "Daniel is freaking out! Come quick!" He said. He jumps off the bed and runs into Daniels room. I do the same. Daniel is sitting on his bed throwing pillows and blankets at all the boys. They're trying to calm him down. "What's going on?" I asked Jonah. "I don't know. I think Daniel is scared cause he doesn't know us." He said. I walk over to Daniel when he runs out of pillows and blankets to throw. "Daniel." I said he looks at me scared at first. "I'm Riley. It's okay." I said. He clams down. I get a little closer to him. He sits down. "Are you feeling okay?" I asked. He just looks me in the eyes and nods. It's like he feels safe around me even though he doesn't remember me. That's why I love him. I slowly inch my hand closer and closer to him. I put my hand on his shoulder. "It's gonna be okay." I said. He nods. "Riley, can you come here for a minute?" Zach asked. I take my hand off of Daniels shoulder and walk over to Zach and the boys. "What?" I asked. "You are the only one who Daniel trusts so maybe you can help him get his memory back." Jack said. Maybe they're right. "Okay so what do I do?" I asked them. "Just be yourself and do the things you two did when he had his memory." Corbyn said. They're right. I know exactly where to go. "Okay. We'll go tomorrow." I said. "Okay." Jonah said. I turn back and look at Daniel. I feel so bad for him. Imagine waking up in the hospital not knowing how you got there and not knowing anything about yourself. I feel bad for him. He's just watching us. He doesn't know what we're saying. He can't hear us. I walk over to him. "Sorry." I said because I interrupted our conversation. He just looks at me, calmly. "Are you hungry?" I asked. He nods. "Alright. Let's go in the kitchen and get some food." I said. I put out my hand intending for him to hold it so he can come with me. He grabs my hand and gets out of bed. Still holding hands, we walk past the boys and into the kitchen. I open the fridge with my one free hand and grab the carton of milk. Then I drag Daniel across the kitchen with me to get a box of cereal. I grab Captain Crunch. That's his favorite. Then we walk to the table and sit down. I sit at the end of the table and he sits at a chair on the side of the table. I pour the cereal and the milk inside the bowl with one hand because Daniel would not let go of my hand. It was kinda hard but I didn't spill. I give him the spoon but he doesn't do anything. He just stares at the bowl. "Here." I said picking up the spoon, filling it with cereal. I slowly, so I don't spill, move the spoon to Daniels mouth. He opens his mouth and chews the cereal. He's so cute. I wish he remembered me so I can kiss him. I watch him eat as the boys walk out of the room from talking about the situation. They sit on the couch and turn on the tv, not even bothering to come over here and talk to Daniel. I look at Daniel. He's done chewing. I feed him again. I look around for Keri and Jeff. They're not in the living room. "Where's Keri and Jeff?" I asked the boys. "I think they're asleep." Zach said. I nod my head and look at Daniel. He looks pale. "You okay?" I asked. He looks at me and nods. I put another spoon full in his mouth. "Is it good?" I asked. He nods as he chews. I smile. He still likes Caption Crunch. That's a good thing.
When all the cereal is gone from the bowl, I put the spoon back into the bowl of leftover milk. Daniel is still holding my hand. He will not let go. I stand up and we walk to the sink and put the bowl in there. "Wanna watch tv?" I asked. He looks at the couch and sees the boys sitting on it. He looks back at me. "We don't have to sit by them, okay?" I said. He nods. We walk over to the couch. All the boys stare at me. I sit down next to corbyn. Daniel sits next to me at the end of the couch so he doesn't have to sit with the boys. I think he's scared of them. I don't know why he's not scared of me. I don't know why he's scared of his parents either. I hope he gets his memory back soon.
Daniel is still holding my hand as we watch tv. I rub my thumb over the back of his hand as he stares at the screen. I stare at him. He's so cute. I feel so bad for him though. I check the time. It's 6:00 at night. I took a good nap. I hear footsteps coming from a room. I look and see Keri and Jeff walking out and laughing as they hold hands. They see us and freeze. "Oh, i um....I thought you guys were still asleep." She said. All the boys laugh because they know what Keri and Jeff were doing. I laugh. They walk into the kitchen and get something to eat. "I'm going back with Anna and Tyler today." Jeff said. "Why?" Keri asked not wanting him to leave. "Because they're all alone and they need someone with them. Plus there's not enough room in the house for them or me." Jeff said. "Okay. Fine." Keri said. They start eating.
5 hours later, we're all still watching tv. We never move from the couch😂. Daniel is still holding my hand. My hand is getting a little sweaty but I don't think Daniel minds. "I'm gonna go to sleep." Jack said. He walks into his room. "Me too." Jonah said. "Me three." Zach said. I laugh as they all walk into their room and say 'goodnight'. Corbyn looks at me. "Wanna come to bed with me? I need a cuddle buddy again." He said. I smile. "Yeah sure." I said. I stand up but Daniel squeezes my hand. I turn around and look at him. He looks scared. He doesn't want me to leave him. He stands up still holding my hand. I look back at corbyn. "In a second." I said. Corbyn nods and walks to his room. I look back at Daniel. "Are you tired?" I asked. He nods. "Okay. Let's go to bed." I said. We walk to Daniels room and to his bed. He sits down and finally let's go of my hand. He gets under the covers. I pull the covers over his arms so it goes up to his neck. I pat the blanket down and look at Daniel. I smile. He's so cute. "I'm gonna be in the other room, okay?" I said. He nods. I thought he would want me to sleep with him. I guess not. I mean, I wanna sleep with corbyn but I want to sleep with Daniel too. Whatever. I start to walk out of the room. When I get to the door, I turn off the light. I'm about to walk out of the room. I turn around and look at Daniel. His eyes are closed. The light from the hallway is shining in the room and onto his face. I shut the door, slowly, so it doesn't make a noise to disturb Daniel. I walk into corbyns room. He just took off all of his clothes. He's in his underwear. He doesn't have a shirt on. God he's hot. He gets into bed. "It's so hot." He said. "I know." I said. I take off my pants and shirt until I'm in my underwear because me and corbyn are comfortable enough to get changed in front of each other without being attracted to each other😂. We're like, best friends. It's amazing. I love the relationship we have. I put on one of corbyns t-shirts I found on the ground. It's big like a short dress. I can't find any pants or shorts so I just don't put any on. Corbyn won't care cause he's in his underwear too. I get into bed and climb under the covers with him. He turns off the lamp and wraps his arms around me. I smile. He's so warm and cozy. I turn my body and face him. "Do you think Daniel will ever get better?" I asked him. "Yeah. At some point." He said. I nod my head. "Don't worry. He'll be fine." Corbyn said. "Okay." I said. He smiles. I lay my head on his warm, shirtless, chest. He puts his hand on my back and rubs it until I fall asleep.
