Memory || KTH ✔

CHAPTER 5 : Lost Memory

UNCLE : Are you awake?

I managed to move although I was very weak and my muscles, stiff from the long unconsciousness my body had suffered.

In a few hours as I regained the abilities to move, a nurse helped me sit leaning to the inclined bed and I noticed that she wasn't Korean. I felt my head heavier and captive only to feel a hard plaster wrapped around when I tried to touch it.

UNCLE : Can you recognize me?

ME : (-raw voice-) Why are you asking that Uncle? Of course, I remember you.

UNCLE : (-smiles-) How do you feel now?

ME : (-slight nod-) Good. My head hurts a little. But, for how long was I unconscious?

UNCLE : Almost 3 months now. You had a serious head injury. (-upset-)

ME : Ah, is it? But, what happened? Why are you sad?

UNCLE : We couldn't save your child.

ME : (-confused-) My child? I had a child?

UNCLE : (-looking up at me with wide eyes-) Don't you remember?

Before I could say anything, someone interrupted us as he entered the room. A well built figure having a foreign touch to his ethnicity, who wore a noticeable white coat with innumerable pens tucked in its chest pocket. A Doctor, I could discern as he walked to me with his hands burried in his coat pockets.

DOCTOR : I am Dr. Mike. The one in charge of you. Are you sore anywhere?

ME : My head hurts a little but I am unable follow what my Uncle is saying. I don't remember such a thing.

Dr. MIKE : (-casually checking my vitals-) Well, I guess it was right. You don't remember anything because you probably had a memory loss which may come back in a few days or may never do. Can you tell me, what is the last thing you remember happening?

I thought hard and my head instantly started to hurt even more as I pressurised my brain to recall. Though the pain never stopped, I remembered something.

ME : I had breakfast with Uncle at home as usual and was leaving for the school where I work. (-looking up at the doctor with teary eyes-) But, I can't remember anything after that. It's just so vague. (-freaking out-) What's happening to me?!

Dr. MIKE : Please, calm down. It's alright. (-slight pause-) Don't stress your brain. It's all gonna be fine. (-in a calm tone-) Does your head hurt really bad?

I nodded slightly trying to contain my tears and he instructed the nurse accordingly.

Dr. MIKE : (-caringly-) Don't stress or panic about anything. Everything's fine. I have given you an analgesic for the pain. You will be just fine.

ME : (-nods assured-) Thank you, Doctor.

Dr. MIKE : (-smiles-) No problem. Now, rest well.

He left making sure I was fine and the nurse handed me the medicine he prescribed me earlier. I calmed down as my headache gradually started to fade.

ME : Uncle Jang. Where are we? This isn't Korea, right?

I saw him lost in his thoughts so, I asked him again gaining his attention this time.