Chapter 10
The girl finally awakened after two months of waiting. The three young men dashed over to the girl's location. Kheed was overjoyed with the news, not because of the mission, but because he could finally meet and talk to the girl. While Luke and Luther were both thinking about the mission. It's been a long time for the young man, and now that she's awake, he's not going to waste another year.
"Where is she?" Kheed asked the doctor, who had just emerged from the woman's room. The doctor was taken aback, not expected the young men to appear immediately. "She's inside, but she's — wait! You need to know something first!" the doctor yelled at the three impatient men.
They entered quickly and noticed a young woman sitting on the edge of the bed. She was wearing a bandage on both her head and arm, and a cast on her legs. Some scars can still be seen, though they have faded. Nonetheless, her beauty is stunning, leaving Kheed speechless. "Shit...She's even better in person,"
The lady felt someone enter the room and slowly turned around seeing the three handsome young men.
The first man who entered has a happy aura around him, while the second man seemed to be strict. The third and final young man to enter was surrounded by a dark aura. It scared her, but she couldn't help but admire its handsomeness.
"Hello!" Kheed said, waving his hand. The girl did not respond, instead staring at him. Luther couldn't help himself; he walked past Kheed in front of him and then said, "Tell me what you see."
The girl didn't understand what he was saying because her gaze was fixed on the young man in question. "Is she deaf?" Lucas asked. "What a waste of beauty," Kheed responded with a shake.
Luther's jaw clenched, irritated at wasting time. "I hate repeating," he said.
The girl's eyes are filled with fear, reclines in her seat, "W-who are you?"
"She doesn't know us, dude," Kheed whispered to Lucas. To lighten up the atmosphere Kheed smiles and waved again as he approached the girl, but the girl was scared because of Luther. She once more retreated to her seat.
"You don't need to fvcking know, now tell me what you see," Luther said, his jaw clenched.
The girl was terrified once again. She attempted to stand but was unable to do so due to the cast on her leg. The doctor they had seen earlier entered the situation. "Please, let her rest; she just woke up, and this kind of tension would cause her further trauma."
"No, I need to fcking talk to her," Luther said, his annoyance growing. "I know you have a lot of questions for her, but she will never answer them."
"Then I'll force her to talk," the young man said as he was about to re-enter the room. "I think you don't understand; what I mean is that no matter what you do or force her to talk about, she will never answer any of your questions because she has amnesia."
The three were baffled by what they heard, then turned to look at the girl, who was curled up and crying on the bed. "What do you mean?" Lucas inquired.
"This is what I should have said if you hadn't rushed in," the doctor replied with a shake of her head. "She had completely lost her memory."
Kheed's mouth dropped open as he looked at the girl. " Shit..."
"But how?" Lucas asked, perplexed, as Luther thought quietly. " Just like I told you on the phone, the collision was so severe that she suffered a brain injury. " The doctor responded, "I will explain; when you bumped your head and body, it rattled your brain around in your skull damaging delicate tissues. Damaging some parts of the brain can cause problems in connectivity regions called diaschisis that has been linked to an imbalance in brain chemistry, specifically in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which helps regulate signaling in the brain and plays an important role in attention and motivation"
"Wait a minute, doc, don't you have a simpler explanation? My brain is bleeding and I still can't understand what you're saying," Kheed said, his hands on his head. The doctor chuckled, "Brain injury isn't like a broken bone or laceration. Brains are much less predictable. Sometimes due to the way the swelling tissue presses against the skull, it can cause some impairment. And swelling can cause confusion or memory loss,"
"There are two types of amnesia: retrograde and anterograde amnesia," the doctor explains. "Retrograde means you've lost your ability to recall events that occurred just before the event, while anterograde means you've lost your ability to form new memories. In her case, she has Retrograde amnesia; she can't remember anything, even her name."
"Is it permanent?" Lucas finally inquired. "No one knows; it may be temporary, but it still depends on the patient and her surroundings; if her family supported and guided her throughout her treatment, there may be a case where she can regain her memories," the doctor responded. Kheed and Lucas both nodded in response. While Luther appeared to be deep in thought.
"If you don't have any more questions, I'm leaving but please, refrain from asking her. She needs rest." the doctor said to the three gentlemen. The two said their goodbyes politely. He returned his gaze to the young woman, now sleeping soundly in the room by the window. "Poor her, she lost her memory," Kheed said pitiful towards the girl.
"This actually works in our favor," Lucas said, drawing their attention. "If she really did have amnesia, we don't have to keep her; and be our problem."
"You're right about that but... Aww, I still want to keep her company." Kheed said weakly.
" No, we're still going to keep her," Luther said, surprising the two. "What? What for?"
"There's no guarantee that she has those; anyone can pretend to lose their memories, and I know for a fact that she is one of those people," the young man explained solemnly as he looked at the girl.
"The doctor said it, Luther," Lucas said, sighing. "I saw her eyes, she's scared, which means she knows something, and she saw me."
"Dude, anyone who saw you earlier will be terrified; you look like you could eat her alive." Kheed shook his head, trying not to laugh.
"How are you going to keep her then?" Lucas asked, knowing that no matter what they said, his friend's mind would not change. "If she can fake her illness, then I can, too," Luther said looking seriously at the woman.
"What do you mean?" the two were perplexed.
" Pretend to be her lover."
Chapter 9 "Oh my god! Doc! She's awake!" A woman's voice resonated throughout the room, ultimately causing my eyelids to open and reveal an array of white. Am I dead? Is this the afterlife? "It's a miracle," says another voice. "Call the young master and inform him that she has awakened," "Finally, you're awake." More voices I heard nearby. Is heaven really this loud? Still feeling the pain, I tried to turn around and saw women in white pacing the room, hurrying their every move. I looked around and noticed the structure's contents. The room is white and wooden. It doesn't have that design, but if you look around the room, it's clear that money has been spent. From the cabinet to the sofa to the paintings on the wall. There is also a large mirror near my bed that I believe is worth a thousand dollars. I'm sure this place is only for the wealthy. But... What am I doing? What exactly am I doing here? I'm not familiar with this location... Could it just be one of my
Chapter 10 "She's very beautiful, isn't she? Even her complexion is porcelain as if she's bathing in milk," a nurse who was wiping the girl's cheek said. " True, even her eyes are unusual; they're so light and golden in color; could she be a foreigner?" another nurse inquired. "Perhaps; her appearance is unusual among us Filipinos, but the information attached to her is the opposite," responded another nurse. " Her parents are both Filipinos," she says. "Maybe she's adopted?" "Be quiet, Clara. The young men might hear you," reprimanded the oldest of them and stand as the head nurse. While looking around, the nurse covered her mouth. "I apologize." "I saw the information that the young master provided as well as the photos of the girl's family; she looks exactly like her brother, and his eyes are also golden in color," said the person wiping the girl's face. "Then the young woman appears truly blessed; her acquired beauty is divine," the two agreed. " This is probably why
Lucas was surprised to see the mother's response. Her fear was noticeable, but what she said surprised him the most. According to the lady, the girl already has a boyfriend. And the lady is afraid of her boyfriend. If that's the case, he can't use the previous strategy because if she's afraid of the lover and the girl has amnesia, she'll take the girl away. He needs to alter his strategy, and he already knows what to do. He will use her terror from the frightening boyfriend into cooperating with them. "No, that wasn't what I meant." Lucas addressed the lady. "I'm here to inform you of her condition." "W-why? What's the p-problem?" I stammered again. "May I enter?" Despite her hesitation, the lady let the young man inside and despite her lack of funds, the lady was still able to provide the young man with something to drink, "thank you." "W-what w-what happened to my daughter?" she inquired once more. "She was in an accident, but she's fine now. There's just a small problem," he ex
The three returned to the girl's nearby room, which they had previously visited. "Mrs. Vasque agrees to introduce you as her daughter's boyfriend." It was Lucas' introduction that piqued the two's interest. "Oh, that's great news!" Kheed exclaimed. "Yeah, but do you know how I get her to agree?" "How?" Kheed inquired. "It's due to the girl's true boyfriend." "What? Why does it appear to be a mess?" Kheed was perplexed, and Luther could see his frown. "Her daughter has a boyfriend, but she agrees to let him act?" Lucas nodded. "I told you that family was strange." "At first, I introduced myself as Samantha's boyfriend's friend in order to get into the plan, but seeing how terrified the lady was, I knew I couldn't use that tactic, so I changed the plan and used her terror on the real boyfriend to coerce cooperation with us," Lucas continues. "She was afraid of her daughter's boyfriend?" Kheed inquired once more. "It appears to be so." "That's strange!" "I know, but it's useful to
Every girl's dream was to be a princess, living in a large castle, dressed in a pink and ruffled gown, and wearing a tiara accompanied by a slew of servers to help her. But what makes a girl want to be a princess is to find her prince. I'm not sure what happened to me; I'm not a princess... But why is such a handsome prince standing in front of me? Is this another dream? Because if that's the case, please don't wake me up. "You're my boyfriend?" I asked, completely baffled, as I stared at his handsome face. He didn't respond, but his nod was enough to make me feel a tingle in my stomach. Who wouldn't be overjoyed if they awoke one day to find themselves with a princely handsome boyfriend? "Isn't he handsome?" said the person next to it, whose name, if I recall correctly, is Kheed. I nodded and smiled at him. "I'm so lucky!" He laughed at what I said. "You're really lucky. Don't you know your boyfriend is the president of a big company? Women are trying to get him, but you're the o
"Wow..." I exclaimed as I stared in awe at a massive golden gate, my mouth wide open.As soon as you enter the gate, you can tell that the people who live there are wealthy. Even though I haven't seen the actual house, I am awestruck by what I see. Aside from the golden gate, there are tall and lush trees lining the path, as well as colorful plants nearby. It reminded me of the location I saw in my dream before waking up. "Wipe your saliva first, you'll see a lot more," Kheed laughed as he drove next to me in the car. I also laughed and shook my head at what he said. "It's a waste of a wipe, it's just a wipe later," I retorted, drawing more laughter from him. "Finally, someone appreciates my wit!" he exclaimed, laughing. Mom and I both smiled as we shook our heads. "Before I forget, why didn't my boyfriend pick us up?" I asked, looking out the window where the car was passing. "He wants to, but he can't because, as I told you, your boyfriend is the president of a large corporation,
Chapter 15"Why do you think the young master suddenly sent us here?" Esmeralda inquired of the house's head maid as she wiped the plate. "I wonder, too. Haven't they gone from Casa de Luna since Señor died? What could the Young Master have been thinking?" a man laying plants inside inquired, shaking his head. "The young master's lover is coming, so don't be surprised," the head maid replied with a smile. "Young master has a girlfriend?" both of them inquired. "With that attitude of his?" The old lady shook her head and cracked up at what the two had said. She understood why they reacted this way, and she assumed that everyone would, especially his grandmother. "How come you're surprised? Our boss is very masculine and attractive, isn't he?""That's right, I was blinded by his handsome face that almost got fired for staring at him. The only thing I don't understand is how he managed to get a girlfriend with his behavior? And women don't interest him, right?" Esmeralda replied. "Ev
Chapter 16"Take care of yourself, Samantha; don't starve yourself, and take your medications on time," Mom advised. I sadly nodded. She cuddled my cheek and took a deep breath. "Your brother needs my assistance, and I hope you understand." I nodded. I could understand why she had to leave, but I couldn't help but be sad. Mom was eager to leave after Kheed informed us of my brother's situation. It is missing and must be found, which made me concerned for its safety. "Don't worry, Sam. Luther is on his way," Kheed said, trying to lighten my mood. I nodded once more. Kheed and Lucas will be leaving in addition to mom. They will accompany Mom in her search for Hunter. So the only person left for me to be with is who they claim to be my boyfriend. Before Mom finally got in the car, she placed something in my hand. A necklace. When she spoke, I would have inquired as to its purpose. "You never take that off; I'm just giving it back to you, Sam." I nodded and quickly hid what she gave me