Chapter 34: Memories

Alex's PoV

I've been calling my Mom before and until now she still doesn't answer my call. It was seven o'clock so I just opened what I bought and ate. Until now I still can't believe I'm twenty three, and I thought I was only twenty. I want to know immediately the truth why I can't remember my past. I just gulped until I finished what I was eating. For a while I just rinsed to get rid of the crumbs on the side of my teeth. I just hung out in the living room to digest what I was eating while watching the some TV show. I took out my cellphone to contact my Mom again, but until now she still doesn't answer it so I just turned off the TV.

I do this whenever I have a problem worrying about, while drinking alone I first hang out on my cellphone. I opened my Facebook and looked at the recent conversations. Nothing important here so I just scrolled. What I see is just pure humor so I feel a bit better.

When I felt drowsy I closed the bottle of wine, I went to the bathroom to wash my face and then went straight to my bed to sleep.

A N O T H E R - D A Y

"Oummm.. hello," I replied while my eyes still close and lazily because I was still drowsy.

"Son? Why did you have many miss calls to me?" Mom asked but I didn't open my eyes first.

"I just wanted to ask you something," I said lazily again.

"Oh what's your concern?" she asked and I slowly got up.

"Did you remember when I asked you about the name Melody?" I slowly got up from my bed.

"Ahh yes I remembered, why?" she asked and I put my cellphone between my ear and shoulder. I grabbed a towel first and went straight to the bathroom.

"What's the last name of the Melody you remembered about?" I asked as I put the towel on the hanger.

"Ahh wait.. it looks like Suarez as I recall," she said and suddenly my ear hurt because I heard that straight line again.

"O-okay Mom.. thank you," I turned it off and tried not to reveal that I was out of breath. I squeezed my head first because I feel like it's really going to explode?

"Suarez? Melody Suarez... arghhhh," I said because I could hear something again and my head felt like it was going to break.

I sat on the floor breathlessly and seemed to be losing my mind. Something really happened to me. I slowly stood up as my surroundings were spinning. I went to my room and threw my body on my bed. I was just stunned and stared at where my face was positioned.

"That's why I can't remember her because Suarez is her last name? Huh?" I asked in my mind and violently closed my eyes.

*PHONE RINGS*

I woke up to the sound of my cell phone, I was groping it because my eyes were still closed.

"Yeobo?" my Korean answer.

"What yeobo yeobo are you muttering? Did something happen to you son? Ha? You're sick kid, aren't you?!" said Mom, I want to open my eyes but I'm having a hard time opening them.

"Mom?" I initially ask.

"Oh what's that? Are you really sick?" repeating the question she had asked earlier.

"Did I get sick then Mom? Nor nearly get deceased?" I asked with my eyes still closed.

"Why did you ask that?" She asked in surprised response to my question.

"Just answer it Mom," I ordered.

"What kind of sick are you referring to? There's so many illness you've been experienced," she said so I stood up slowly.

"When we left from our very own home, what was the reason?" I asked and she suddenly fell silent for a few minutes.

"You had a tumor then," she began and my heart suddenly started beating faster.

"You lost your memories before you had a tumor, the doctor said it's called retrograde amnesia. But you're fine now son. You don't have any more problems," she said and I was a little enlightened.

"All right.. thank you Ma. I'll off th call," I said and immediately cut it off. I sat on the bed first to calm my breathing, my head hurt again although I had some worries.

F L A S H B A C K

I was walking between our school buildings when someone pulled me. All of a sudden I saw Mel with her and she immediately grabbed me with a kiss. I didn't know what I had done and she violently approached me. A few more minutes into our kiss when I let go I realized it wasn’t Mel.

"Who are you bit.... arghhh," suddenly all around me was spinning.

"Heyyy... Heyyyyy!" I heard her shout but I could see nothing and I felt my body falling.

•••

"Right now he is not well. We still have a lot to do with him," I heard an explanation when I opened my eyes and saw only bright light. I turned to the left and saw Mom talking to someone. I looked back to the front and I didn't realize that my tears were dripping.

"Alex? A-alex! You're awake!" she said and even hugged me.

"Why are you crying son?" she asked and I looked at her face, I could see she was crying too.

"Mom...," I said hoarsely.

"Oh what's it son? Why? Are you in pain?" she kept asking and I didn't know what I wanted to say to her.

"Mom.. about Mel.. Mom?" I asked while sobbing.

"Why? I don't know where Mel is now," she replied and I couldn't remember Mel's face as long as everything around me went black and I couldn't feel anything.

E N D - O F - F L A S H B A C K

Suddenly my tears flowed when I remembered that. I even remember someone that Mom always on her phone trying to call someone and mentioning the name Mel. I remembered about everything! Everything I forgot! Just because of that tumor, I forgot about Mel! It hurts so much to feel frustrated now. Gradually I fell asleep crying.