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Memory

Chapter 1 – Everything that was lost.

No one's pov.

The rain battered the city like a tropical monsoon this particular July morning. It had been raining for most of the week and this day seemed to be the climax of this particular harsh weather pattern.

It was about a quarter past 9 in the morning on this rainy Saturday and the streets were mostly deserted. Only a few foolhardy souls dared to brave the horrendous roads today. Between the high winds, pouring rain and flash flood warnings, most stayed indoors. On one of the main city thoroughfares, a black Honda Pilot SUV drove through the pouring rain.

Its driver was crying tears that were falling almost as fast as the rain outside. She would have not preferred to be out on a day like this, but she had something she had to do, some place she had to go. She felt her entire future and her happiness depended on it.

She picked her phone off the seat to see if there were any calls. She had been hoping to hear from one person in particular, but that person had not called. Phone still in hand, she began to type out a quick text. It was a text to the person who she was so desperate to see.

However, between the facts that she was upset, crying and sending a text she hadn't noticed she had begun to drift across the center line. She saw the oncoming truck just as she was about to hit send.

Had the road been dry she would have been able to avoid the oncoming Truck. She jerked to the left to try to avoid the truck, but her car hit a huge puddle and began to fish tail. A second later the passenger's side of her car was struck by the 18 wheel truck.

As a result of the accident, the car was totaled. The driver of the vehicle, who was a 22 year old woman, named Jade West was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A severe skull fracture was one of the many injuries the paramedics diagnosed as she was rushed to the emergency room. Only the air bags prevented the young woman from being killed instantly. The phone that had been in Jade's hand just before the crash had gone flying and much like's its owner, was severely damaged. The text she had been about to send was never sent.

1 month later

Jade felt extremely groggy when her eyes opened. The first thing she managed to see was a Television that was turned off. She could tell it was daylight but she was in a room she had never seen before.

A second later, through the grogginess and pain, Jade realized she was in a hospital bed. Her left leg was in a cast and she had a splitting headache. Her mind tried to search back to how she got there, but her mind came up blank.

"Uhhh….What the fuck." Jade muttered.

"JADE, JADE BABY, you're awake." Called out a very familiar voice.

She turned her head to see her boyfriend since high school, Beck rush to her side and grab her hand. "Oh my God. I'd thought I'd lost you." The Canadian said, as tears of Joy fell from his face.

"What happened?"

"Don't you remember? You were in a car accident. A truck hit you. You were barely alive when they brought you in. You've were in a coma for almost a month. Only now did you start to wake up. Today is the first day you've been coherent. Do you even know why you were out Jade? None of us know why. I was on a movie set that morning

Jade desperately tried to remember any sort of accident she had had. Nothing came to mind, however, when she tried to remember.

"I don't remember any accident at all." Jade said weakly.

A pained expression crossed Beck's face. Your car slid and hit a truck. You suffered a broken leg, a couple of cracked ribs, lots of cuts and the worst injury of all was a skull fracture. You were unconscious and have been in a coma since the day of the accident. You're physical injuries have been healing but we were worried that you would never wake up.

"Oh Good you're up, Miss West." Said an older male doctor with silver hair, as he walked casually into the room. "I'm Doctor Hallstead, your physician."

Beck looked to the doctor. "She just woke up doctor. She doesn't remember the accident."

The doctor said nothing, but instead walked over to Jade and quickly checked her vital, her cast and bandages on her head. "Miss West. You're fiancée said you don't remember the accident. What do you remember?"

A puzzled look came across Jade's face. "Fiancée? He's my boyfriend but he hasn't asked me yet." At this point Jade noticed the engagement ring on her finger. She looked at it blankly. Though she was happy to be engaged to Beck, something deep in her mind made her feel for just an instant that ring didn't belong there. But she chalked that up to the fact that she didn't even remember the proposal.

Beck started to look worried at this point, as he squeezed her hand. "Don't you remember Babe? I asked you to marry me at a party for all our friends almost a month ago. You said yes. Your accident was the next morning."

"No I don't" Jade said remembering nothing about any proposal.

The doctor appeared to think for a moment. "Miss West. What exactly is the last thing you remember specifically?"

Jade thought for a few seconds. "My grandfather's funeral. I'm guessing Beck must have asked me to marry him right after that."

The look of worry on Beck's face intensified. "Jade, are you certain that is the very last thing you remember?"

Jade shook her head.

Dr. Hallstead looked at Beck. "When was her Grandfather's funeral?"

Some of the color drained from Beck's face. "Dr. Hallstead. Jade's Grandfather died of a stroke and was buried 17 months ago."

2 days later.

The doctor immediately had Jade undergo a huge battery of tests, to check for neurological damage or memory loss. Practically every test the doctor could think of was run. Jade was even interviewed by a psychologist.

In the meantime Beck updated Jade on their lives. In the last 17 months, Jade finished her senior year in college doing very well and was in several musicals and plays at school. She had also written lots of scripts and stories during that time as well. Beck's acting career had begun to take off and had a small part in a movie this summer. Just over a month ago Beck threw a party. He made 2 announcements at the party. The first was that he got an acting job on police drama that set and filmed in New York. At the party Jade seemed excited about moving to New York with Beck, as she said would like to take a crack at landing a part on Broadway. The 2nd announcement was, when he pulled out a ring and proposed to Jade who immediately accepted his proposal.

Jade just listened to it all as if it were someone else's story. She could remember none of anything he told her.

"I'm sorry baby, but I don't remember any of that. Nothing at all." Jade said sadly.

When the tests were completed, the doctor called both Beck and Jade's mother Kim to Jade's room to announce his results. Jade's father wanted to attend but was out of town on business.

"So what's the prognosis Dr. Hallstead? Does my daughter have amnesia?" Kim West asked with worry.

The doctor reluctantly nodded. "Yes she does and an extremely rare form of it."

Beck who had been sitting with Jade, holding her hand asked. "What do you mean?"

The doctor took step forward and addressed Jade directly. "Well Miss West. Most forms of amnesia involve a total loss of memory. The person does not remember who they are at all. All personal memories are wiped. Learned skills are usually retained for reasons we are not certain of. You have what's call Linear Amnesia. Less than 40 cases have ever been diagnosed. In your case, only the memories of the last 17 months have been lost. Everything before your grandfather's funeral you remember. Your memories from after the funeral to the day of the accident are totally gone. But only those memories.

Jade, Beck and her mother tried to take it all in. Finally Jade herself broke in. "You mean 17 months of my life is simply gone. I just won't remember it? Will I get it back?"

The Doctor scratched his head. "Well in the few cases that have been diagnosed, about 20% of the patients had recovered some or all of their memories. About 80% of the time, the memories do not return.

Jade let out a forlorn sigh, but otherwise said nothing. None of this sounded familiar and to a point didn't even sound right.

The doctor tried to look positive. "On a happier note, you are recovering from your physical injuries at a very good rate. You should be out of the hospital in about a week. Physically there should be no long term effects. Your cast should be coming off in a about 2 weeks. You may need a cane to get around and a bit of physical therapy but after a while you'll be just fine. You're head injury has been healing well also. I think you can get out in another week.

Over the next several days Jade recovered in the hospital, with Beck stopping by every single day. There were other visitors of course, Cat, Robbie and Andre all showed up to visit. Cat visited just about every single day. Even Sinjin stopped by to see how Jade was doing, much to Jade's displeasure.

After she had been awake about 4 days, Jade looked to Beck and asked.

"Where's Tori?" It had suddenly occurred to Jade, that she hadn't seen the Latina since her coming out of her coma.

Beck looked up from the magazine he had been reading. "She's been busy working at the diner. She got a job as a waitress some 8 months ago. She had been only working a few hours a week; part time. But in the last few weeks, she's been working a lot more. She said they are shorthanded, so she's been working pretty much full time. I phoned her the day you woke up. I told her that you were awake but seemed to not remember anything since your grandfather's funeral. She said she was sorry to hear that you didn't remember anything and hope you get well."

"Has she visited me at all?" Jade found herself asking. Jade surprised herself, by noting a hint of disappointment creeping in her own voice as she said it. That was compounded by a brief but strange feeling of emptiness.

"She stopped by for a few minutes about a week ago and once a few days after you arrived. She said she was sorry she couldn't come by more often, but she's been really busy between work and working on her singing career. She did leave some flowers and a get well card." Beck then pointed to a potted African Violet on a table in the corner, sitting with several other get well gifts from other well-wishers.

The fact that Tori hadn't been to visit, left Jade with a strange feeling in her gut that she couldn't quite fathom. Jade remembered that her and Tori had slowly become friends since high school and it seems odd for her not to visit really much at all, Jade mused. In years past Jade remembered that whenever anyone was injured or in need, even herself, Tori was always there lending support. Her absence was quite odd.

Jade was drawn out of her thoughts by Beck, who had turned his attention onto the Injured Goth. He had leaned over the bed and gave Jade a tender kiss. "Can't wait to get you home and in Bed." He said with a warm smile.

As Jade focused her attention on Beck she let go of thoughts of Tori and why the Latina hadn't been around more. It was certainly an interesting question, but one Jade decided not to focus any attention on.

There is no such thing as linear amnesia, I made that up.

I know this isn't the first Amnesia story, on this board. This one probably isn't my best either. But it was rattling around in my head and I just had to get it out. It won't be terribly long. I hope you enjoy this regardless.

I would like to thank 27milestogo for beta reading and their contributions to this story.