Chapter 0253
I’ve read about selective amnesia. I came across it when I was researching brain injuries. I just never thought that it would affect Ava.
“Selective amnesia means that Ava has forgotten some events of her life, and that is the last four years. In some cases, she may remember all her memories, or some of them, or she won’t ever remember at all and will remain with an empty gap for the rest of her life,” he explains.
I watch everyone’s reaction. Noah and I were the only lucky ones. She remembered us but didn’t
remember them.
“So you’re telling us that she might never remember us?” Letty asks in a shaky voice.
She runs her hand through her hair, but it’s trembling a bit. I know how hard this must have hit her. They were best friends, yet Doctor Charles was telling her that Ava might not ever remember all the memories
they shared together.
“Is this why mom doesn’t know who Iris is?” His voice comes out confident and assured.
He was in a room full of adults and a doctor, yet he didn’t have trouble asking about his concerns. Noah
is shaping up to be a great CEO. While most kids would have trouble speaking their thoughts, Noah doesn’t. He’s my son, yet his confidence surprises me.
“Yes, Noah. That’s the reason.” The doctor faces him before turning to us. “We also noticed that she’s having trouble with some letters and numbers, given she’s a teacher, it’s advisable that she doesn’t return to work immediately.”
“But I love teaching.” Ava complains, sadness coating her voice.
“For now, it’s for the best. We have to figure out this is permanent or it’s fixable.”
She doesn’t like it, but she agrees.
When will she be discharged?” I ask the doctor, eager to know his answer.
Td like to keep her overnight, but you can take her home tomorrow.”
Noah celebrates hearing this. It’s not a surprise given how much he has missed his mom. His joy at having her with him is immeasurable. He still hasn’t even let her go. I don’t think he’ll be doing that any Time soon anyway.
“Can I have a private moment with all of you?” Charles asks us. “Noah can remain with his mom.”
He leaves, and we follow him. I get nervous. Is there something else that’s wrong? Something he wasn’t comfortable sharing with Ava.
“I’m going to ask you to refrain from trying to make her remember things from the past. This is common with families. They try to force the memories back. Doing this could lead to serious migraines or, worse,
seizures.”
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“So, what are we supposed to do?” Theo sounds like he’s at a loss for words.
Charles turns to me. “I believe the two of you are divorced, right?”
I nod my head.
“She still thinks you are married, so you’ll have to carry on like you are. You’ll take her back to the house. you shared when you were together. Right now, it’s important to surround her with things and people she
is used to and comfortable around.”
I don’t have a problem with that, but I feel like this will all blow up in my face. I can’t go back to how
things were between us during our marriage. I can’t act like I don’t have feelings for her.
And what happens when she gets her memories back? When she realizes we didn’t tell her the truth.
“Won’t that be lying to her? A lot of things have changed,” Corrine asks.
1 know you may feel that way, but this is the best course of action. The last thing we need is to overload
her brain. It might lead to some serious consequences for her.”
I get what he was saying. I don’t agree with lying to her, but I get that we have to reduce her stress levels. as much as we can. Overloading her with four years worth of information might just be too much for her to handle.
“And what are we supposed to do? Stay away from her?” Nora asks with pain lacing her voice.
“Build new memories with her. Don’t try to make her remember you, but let her get to know you all over again.” Sympathy is written all over his face as he addresses the five of them. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to see my other patients.
Synopsis
Ava: Nine years ago I did something terrible. it wasn’t one of my best moments but I saw an opportunity to have the guy I’ve loved since I was a young girl and I took it. Fast forward to years later and I’m tired of living in a loveless marriage. I want to free both of us from a marriage that should never have taken place. They say if you love something…. It was time to let him go. I know he’ll never love me and that I’ll never be his choice. His heart will always belong to Her and despite my sins, I deserve to be loved. Rowan: Nine years ago, I was so in love I could barely see right. I ruined it when I made the worst mistake of my life and in the process I lost the love of my life. I knew I had to step up in my responsibility and so I did, with an unwanted wife. With the wrong woman. Now she has once again flipped my life by divorcing me. To make matters even more complicated, the love of my life is back in town. Now the only question is, who is the right woman? Is it the girl I fell head over heels in love with years ago? or is it my ex wife, the woman I never wanted but had to marry?
