Erasure

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I don't remember. Why can't anyone understand that? I only remember my name. I don't remember my family, my apparent friends, what I like, what I did, nothing. My "parents" tell me that one day I'll remember but it's been 2 years as of today. They tell me I fell from a cliff. Everytime I ask why I was there or why I fell., they never answer me. Shouldn't I, out of all people, know the full story of what happened to me? Anyways, I am currently in high school and this year is my last before I can leave. As I walk down the halls, several kids come running up to me, asking several questions, while talking faster than the speed of light with the only thing I can make out "did you really...?" or "Is it true that...?" and all I could repeat was "I don't know" several times before I practically shoved them out of the way.

      "Hey, Mal!" my friend, Wendell  said excitedly as he ran up to walk with me. I always forget how tall he is. Doesn't help that I'm only about 5'9. "What did I say about calling me Mal?" I asked him,  accidentally mumbling. "Right, don't call you Mal until you remember. But it's just a nickname that comes from your name that you remember! Plus it's been 2 years, why won't you just give it up already?!" He ruffled my hair afterwards. I didn't even answer him, I just gave him an angry look or what he likes to call it "a puppy trying to look intimidating" but ,at least, he didn't continue. He had to go upstairs while I had to sit in a hallway while I tried to force myself to remember something. Gotta love "study hall".

       Today was definitely going to be different. There was a girl that I don't remember seeing before but something about her seemed familiar. Her blue eyes seemed to bring me in. She was sitting in a corner just looking up to the ceiling as if the night sky was above. Her black hair was covering part of her face even though it was only about shoulder length. I slowly got up and walked over to her. "Hi. I'm sorry but do I know you?" I asked and without moving a muscle, she replied "yes...... and no. You will but yet you already do." How does that work? "Maya. The name's Maya." She said, finally moving her head to look at me. "Nice to meet you.... I guess. I'm Mallory. How exactly do I know you?" She just chuckled and looked back up.

  "Wanna see something?" She asked and before I could answer, she pulled me down to the ground.
She told me to close my eyes as she put her hand over them. "When I move my hand, you can open them, okay?" I just nodded. I know I should be scared but she somehow makes me feel... safe. She slowly removed her hand and once I fully opened my eyes, some how the ceiling was replaced by a beautiful and bright sky. A sky you could only see in a movie. Before I could fully appreciate it, the bell rang. I looked down the hall for a second and when I looked back at where we were but she wasn't there. She just probably left when I wasn't looking.