Me, Myself And I

New year, new us

Scarlett's POV

I woke up to the sound of the ocean swishing around at the beach. I had a strange wanting to swim today. But as soon as I opened my eyes, my non stop headache came back to life. "Ah," I silently screamed. I didn't want to wake Jen. We shared one bedroom but slept in different beds. Wait, she's still asleep? I looked at the time and it was 06:47am. It was quite early and we didn't have anything planned for today anyway. I laid in bed for a few more minutes as I waited for my eyes to adjust to the dim light streaming into our room through the blinds. I need some painkillers. I stood up and went straight for our En suite bathroom. I peed, brushed my teeth and washed my face clear of any sleep. I drank my pills, this headache kicks ass. I sat on the edge of my bed and looked at Jen's sleeping form. She looks relaxed and a bit troubled, I wonder if she's dreaming. I'm glad I don't dream anymore. Thanks to Anthony. Ah Jasmine, morning to you too. "Let's get dressed shall we, perhaps go for a early swim? It sounds good, doesn't it?" I asked Jasmine. I guess, your head is getting stuffy. You need to chill out. "Yeah, I know. The headache kills. Its these stupid spontaneous memory flashes," I said as I sighed.

I stood and went into the closet. I'm glad I had unpacked our clothing last night. I took out my dark blue bikini and a sarong to go along with it. I wore white bedazzled sandals and tied a high ponytail. I took along my beach towel and an umbrella that Jen had bought for us yesterday at the mall. I put on some sunscreen and put it in my bag along with my phone and a book called "The ice twins" by S.K. Tremayne. With all my equipment I went out. I stopped by the kitchen and took a granola bar and a green apple with some iced bottle of water. That's my breakfast. I exited the silent house that Jen decided to call the resort.

I made my way down the beach. I laid down the towel on the sand and opened the umbrella. I placed my belongings down on the towel and took off my sarong. It was quite windy and the sun wasn't on full effect yet but I didn't care really. I jogged to the water and stood on the soft, mushy wet sand. The water came crashing down and made my legs wet in the process. The water was killer cold but undescribably refreshing. I blindly went in the water. Chilly. I was swimming on the shallow side, I didn't want to be taken by the waves while no one was out. The beach was seriously vacant. The waves slightly tossed me around as I floated. It was peaceful, the only sound I could hear was my breathing and the gentle waves. I don't know how long I stayed there, probably an hour or so before my stomach began rumbling. I swam out and ate my breakfast that I took with me. I also drank some of the cold water. After that I just laid on my towel and let my skin dry up naturally. "Oh Scarlett, what are you doing here?" An English voice broke the silence. Catherine.

"Oh, hey Catherine. I'm just enjoying an early swim. We don't have beaches back in Phoenix," I told her as I sat up to face her. "Please call me Cathy. I know what you mean, England is quite the same, it's chilly there." She said as she sat next to me. "The ocean is also quite peaceful, especially with someone like me," she chuckled. "Reading souls involuntarily leaves little space in my head for me, so yeah," she finished as she smiled at me. "I guess it doesn't help that I'm here," I said looking at my hands. "No, you're fine. So what's your story? If you don't mind me asking," she asked me. "Mhmmm where to start," I chuckled nervously.

"Well 2 years ago I was involved in a car accident. We were here in California for spring break, well that's what they say."

"They? Don't you know yourself?" She asked confused. "Well that accident led me to have a two year coma and when I woke up, they found out I had amnesia too," I answered her. "I can only remember from when I was 15. The other two years I don't. The accident happened when I was 17 years old. So basically I lost 4 years of my life. But recently I've been getting random spontaneous memory flashes which cause severe headaches and it causes my short term memory to suck. The doctor said its nothing to be worried about, my brain is just overwhelmed," I finished off. "Wow, you're just as complex as your soul. I'm sorry for the terrible things that has happened. Try to get rid of the anger though, it keeps on growing. There are more red streaks."