"Mae, why don't you go visit Luke?" I hear someone say behind me.
I pause and just stare at the ground.
I should visit Luke, but I'm not ready.
I close my mouth tight so I won't say anything, but it shoots out anyway.
"What? I can't not visit him Dad?" I say back, not turning around.
"If you're not gonna visit him then what the hell are doing in here Mae? You say he's your best friend but why can't you go visit him?"
Silence.
"Exactly. He's my best friend... Can you leave me a lone?"
My dad sighs.
I feel a warm hand on my back and then feel it slip away.
The waiting room is silent again.
The doctor announced that we could visit him five days ago. Ever since I've been coming to the hospital saying that I'll just face it.
Luke has amnesia.
Luke won't remember me.
He won't remember my name or my face.
He won't remember the first time we met, or when we went to the carnival together.
Or my voice.
His voice.
He won't remember a thing.
