Rocky Raymond //Book Six// - COMPLETED

Chapter 22 - Stuck In My Head

3rd Person POV 

Iris and Barry walk hand in hand behind Mack as she leads the group through the hallway and towards the cortex

"I think she's remembering." Barry says, watching Mack lead the way. "How else would she know how to get to the cortex?"

"Barry." Iris whispers, squeezing his hand and he looks over at his wife. "This hallway is a straight line. The first room she's gonna hit is the cortex...it's not her memory returning." She whispers

Barry sighs, watching as Mack sees the doorway in the middle of the hall and heads for it. Iris was right

Mack walks into the room just as Ralph is making his way out of the room. "Hey, Mack-a-roni." He says, putting his hand out for a fistbump

Mack skids away from Ralph, turning to the side and backpedaling away from him with wide eyes. It was clear she had no idea who he was. "Who...who are you?" She asks timidly, fiddling with her fingers

Ralph looks at Iris and Barry with a concerned look. "I gotta go." He tells them. "But catch me up on this later, okay?"

"Yeah, alright." Barry says as Ralph leaves the room

Mack looks around the cortex and her eyes land on, "Caitlin!" She exclaims, running over to Caitlin and hugging her tightly

"Hey, sweetie." Caitlin says with a laugh from her chair at the console. She pulls away from Mack, a hand touching the bruise around her eye. "How are you feeling?"

"Good...I think." Mack tells her. "Doctor says I have a head injury." She says, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear (her head no longer bandaged anymore)

"Okay." Caitlin says

"Where's Ronnie?" Mack questions

Caitlin turns her head, looking past Mack to Iris and Barry. Both are looking anxious, Iris chewing on her thumb nail and Barry looking like he was about to start pacing. They told Caitlin that Mack was in an accident, that she got hurt and hit her head...but she wasn't told that she lost her memory. She wanted to be in the hospital, to check on Mack both as a doctor and as a sister but the hospital only allowed 2 family members at a time. Caitlin was left at home last night and then STAR Labs today, patiently and anxiously waiting to see Mack

Cailtin focuses her attention back at Mack, putting her hands on Mack's not broken arm. "He's at home right now." She tells him. "He wasn't feeling good."

"Can you take me home?" Mack questions

"I'm not sure that's a good idea, honey." Caitlin says. "He's really contagious. I don't want you to get sick right after your car accident. You should stay here with us."

Mack takes a small step towards Caitlin, looking over at Barry and Iris. "But...but I don't know these people." She whispers to Caitlin

"But you know me." Caitlin tells her softly. Mack looks around the room before her eyes land on Caitlin again. Mack nods. "Good." Caitlin whispers. "Are you hungry?" Once again, Mack nods. "How do french fries and hot chocolate sound?"

Mack smiles widely. "Sounds amazing." She says

***

Caitlin leaves Mack at the bar in the lounge to eat her food, telling the younger girl that she would be right back. She makes her way over to Iris and Barry who are standing out on the deck, watching Mack

"Did you find anything else out?" Barry asks her. "Why is–"

"Alright, hold on." Caitlin stops him. "She has amnesia from the car accident. I asked her what happened and she said her car flipped over and the seat belt in the back seat locked hard on her."