• Chapter 19 - Sara
    My side of the story

    I took deep breaths and went downstairs. "Before you say anything I want to tell my side of the story.." They looked at each other and nodded at me. I began the tale..
    I was afraid.. Sad even. I had to go somewhere. Somewhere away from the chaos. Away from the suffering. So I went to the park to cry. I cried every night you fought, which meant everyday. You were so busy fighting, you never noticed me slip away. Erik did. He nodded at me to acknowledge that I was going to the park. The 4th night you fought, I was so angry and sad, I yelled at the top of my lungs and cried. A man apparently heard me. He tilted his head at me and asked what was wrong. "What's wrong..? Everything..! My parents are fighting, I'm depressed and angered and the only person who understands me is my brother!" I practically yelled. I looked up at the moon and the stars, wishing for it to be all right. He replied, "Oh..! I know a way to cure that." I curiously turned to him. "You.. You do?" He nodded and smiled. The man stepped into the moonlight. I realized then he was a young boy, about 5 years older than I. He took something out of his pocket. It glowed in the light. "It's crystal." he said when he caught me looking at it. "Here.." He took out a pipe and lit it with the crystal. He took a long drag and handed it to me. "Here ya go. Should get rid of everything." I nodded, desperate for a pain remover. I took a long, long drag and coughed. "It... it felt good." He nodded. "The coughing goes away eventually. How much you want?" I thought for a second. "4 bags please." The boy looked around, and took out a total of 20 bags. "One,two, three and four. Here you are. That would be 500 dollars please." I nervously glanced at him. "I... have no money." He smiled wickedly. "Pay another way then." "Huh..?" That one word was all I could manage before he pinned me down. I was afraid but I let him do whatever. He took the thing I cherish most as a girl, and the thing I cared for for such a long time. My first kiss, and my innocence. All was robbed in one night. I was crazy, because I chose that segment of payment every night getting new bags because I used them all every night. One night however he decided to try something new. "Sex isn't good enough. So give me a B.J. and maybe I'll let it slide." I was a little shocked but I did take long drags so I did as told. A milky liquid came and I spat it out. "Good.. See you tomorrow.." He ran off, but I was anxious for tomorrow. But that.. was when you found my stash...
    Their faces were pale, including my brother who already knew the story. "Sara... You idiot...!" My mom stood up and slapped me hard. So hard, I drew back. "You....! I disown you...! Go live with someone else!" I began to cry. "Mom..! You can't do this to her!" Erik yelled. She shook her head, with a horrified expression on her face. "Yes.. Yes I can..! I disown you too...! Get out of my house..!" "BUT SHES ALREADY LOST HER FRIEND! DON'T MAKE HER LOSE HER PARENTS TOO!" Erik had lost it. He was angrier then I would have been. I stared at him, the tears still flowing. "Alyss.. She has amnesia! We don't know anything else!" My mom shook her head while my dad just watched. "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! GET YOUR THINGS AND LEAVE!" "FINE! Come on Sara..!" Erik grabbed my arm and stormed up the stairs, dragging me with him. "Pack your things.. You.. You stay with Alyss. I'll stay at my friends house. I'll call you there got it?" I nodded mutely and went to my room to pack.
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    Once everything was cleared, money withdrawn and all, Erik gave me half and paid for a taxi. "Once I'm at Dan's house, I'll call you." I nodded and went into the familiar house where she had forgotten it all. "Mrs. Morano? I'm.. disowned.. May I stay here?" I asked shakily. Mrs. Morano looked at me in shock but nodded. I put my things down in Alyss' room. "She's not here." I turned to find her mom crying. "She's still.. in the hospital." I nodded mutely, with no words to say. Just then the phone rang. It was Tetsuya, calling from the hospital.

    Chapter 20 - Alyss
    I'm Alyss..? My boyfriend is someone I don't know?

    "You may come out now." I got off of the bed which took me through the scanner. "Hurry..!" I saw the boy again, being rushed into a different scanner. His face was in a shocked state, but didn't move. He was under the scanner in less then a second. "Good... Minor" I heard a doctor yell. Another doctor led me to my room. "Your boyfriend, I'm sorry to say has fainted." I shook my head. "Whoa.. back track? Boyfriend?" The doctor tilted her head. "Yes. He is your boyfriend. Might not wake up for a while.." "B-b-but... I don't remember him at all!" "Well... He is what he is. Go ahead and explore our hospital." I nodded, not knowing what to say. He was my boyfriend.. I don't remember.. But I still roamed the hospital. I found the boys room because I saw his face through the door. I read the plate. "Tet...su..ya.." I said slowly. I felt a tap on my shoulder. A young boy who vaguely looked like him was smiling at me. "You lost?" I shook my head. "No..." He had crutches and a broken left leg. "I broke it playing soccer." I nodded. "Ah..!" I screamed. "Hey..! Hey..! Whats wrong?!?! DOCTORS!!" I heard him yell..
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    "There...! Look at that one!" I laughed happily as I saw a star twinkle brighter then the others. "And look over there! That's the little dipper." A saw a blurry face pointing to the stars. "Oh..! I see it!" I replied. "Make a wish quick!" I looked up to see a shooting star. "I wish... that .... would fall in love me. " I muttered the last parts, not knowing what I said in between. "What did you wish for?" The features were more clear. He had black hair with several brown highlights and earrings in each ear. The face was still blurred though. "...... I like you a lot." The face looked at me. "I do too. We are best friends right?" I nodded. "Yes. Yes we are!"
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    The memory faded as I caught sight of the boy with crutches again. "You.... Are you the person I'm forgetting?" He looked confused for a second but smiled. "Yes I am." "So.. Your my boyfriend?" He nodded again. "Tell me.. how I got amnesia.." He smiled. "I'll tell you.." He told me I ran too fast in the halls and hit my head on a locker. "Oh..! How dumb of me!" I exclaimed. "I'm Mark Juichii. If you don't remember." he added hurriedly. "Right..! So why did he claim to be my boyfriend?" Mark shrugged. "Dunno. He has problems I think." We laughed and walked off to get some juice.
    "Let's pretend I have amnesia. What would you say to remind me?" I thought about this question for a long time. "I'm Alyss R. Morano, your girlfriend! You got amnesia by running into a pole." I finished proudly of my weird scenario. "Alyss.. I love you.." He leaned over to kiss me, and I returned the kiss.

    Chapter 21 - Tetsuya
    Con Master

    I woke in a daze in a new room."What...?" I said aloud. "Good! Your awake! Your girlfriend came to see you outside the door." I nodded, my heart thumping in my chest. Does that mean Alyss remembers me? I thought. I ran to the door quietly and heard voices. "...ya" I hear Alyss say. "You ....?" I hear an unfamiliar voice. Who the hell..? "No..." "... Broke ... soccer." Like I did in grade 5.. I thought with hate. I heard a scream. Alyss was screaming. "...wrong?! Hey...! .....! DOCTORS......!" The doctor rushed past me and attended to Alyss. The boy did not notice me, thankfully. A few seconds later the doctor said, "She'll be awake soon." I sighed in relief as she entered again. "Ouch..." I muttered as the door hit my head. "Oh sorry!" "Its 'kay.." I murmured. I don't remember because I took a nap until I heard voices again. " ........ forgetting?" I knew immediately what was going on. Alyss thought he was her boyfriend. "Yes.." I heard him say and I felt faint again. I followed their laughter down the hall moments later.
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    Snooping is bad, yes, but I felt I had to. For I saw it all.
    The kiss, the con he made but I held it in and ran. Ran faster and faster until I got to the office where the phone was. "Let... Let me use the phone..!" I said out of breathe. I dialed Alyss' home number. "Hello?" The familiar voice of Sara was through the receiver. "What..? Sara?" "Yes. This is Sara. Tetsuya I would think." "Yeah its me. Sara.... Come to the hospital. I'll.. I'll let you stay because I need a lot of help.." "Oh...kay..? I'll be there in a few." She hung up sounding worried. I was worried too. Worried that Alyss just broke up with me without realizing it.

    Chapter 23 preview. But from whose perspective?

    "Cant you see..?! I'm in love with you!" I shook my head. "No... you already know though..!" a voice yelled. Or so I thought. "Yes..! I know! But.. I still love you!" I shook my head again. "But...!' "Shut... it..!" I was pinned, defenseless, and no one was there.