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Harry

I was nervous, about what I was to hear from him. Yet I was eager to know, knowing that talking in a public place isn't one of the best idea, we decided to move ahead to somewhere more private. I had already changed out of my costume, but I decided to add a beanie to make my appearance less obvious. And now that of course is only my expectation, my fans would recognize me, even I if were to paint my face in red and white resembling a clown. Whatever I do, somehow they still would hunt me down.

We went inside a nearby diner; I was becoming impatient every growing second. I wanted to know how my Alex became Ava, I wanted to know all the missing pieces that I left behind.

Breaking the growing awkward silence between us, I spoke out

"The break finishes soon, I can't wait till end of the day."

"Eager I see." He added with a smirk, this kid was shitting, I swear if the ball wasn't in his court, I would have played my move and knocked him off. Yet the game was in his hands, and I was the one who had to wait. So I quietly, controlling my anger looked away, I tried not let my anger take over me.

"Chill, bro, I was just easing the tension."

Whoa, now that was a subtle way of doing that and it was working too, I see. Note my sarcasm.

"Mrs. Tanner was my mom's childhood friend, she and her was like sisters, so when Alex had that head injury, it was my father who treated her. She was getting better by the treatment. Day by day, her body responded well to the medicines she was given, and finally after three weeks, she came out of coma. Everyone was overjoyed, when she opened her eyes, she smiled. There were no signs of abnormality. She didn't have any kind of side effects, that my father feared would happen as a side effect to the treatment. But our happiness was short lived, when suddenly she fainted while talking yo her mom." He paused looking up to me.

I nodded, gesturing him to continue, deep inside a pang of guilt engulfed me. If I would have stayed back refusing everyone else, I today wouldn't have to sit before another guy to know about my girl. But what done can't be undone, so I continued listening to him, sensing a sad twist in the story.

"After several rounds of diagnosis, it was found that her one of the nerves connecting the cerebellum to the spinal cord is blocked. I am not sure about the exact medical complicity of the matter, but I do think it was something like that. So she had two options, since it was the cerebellum being affected, she could been bedridden for rest of her life, if either she took in medicines to slowly reduce the clot, or take the surgery, and get cured within a month or so. But since it was a brain surgery, it had its own cons, one of them being losing her memory. Her parents went ahead with the surgery, and miraculously succeeded. As we say the moment we are happy, there always a bitterness of life ahead in store to follow. Her parents died the following day in a car crash. As cliché as some tragic movie it may sound this is what really happened."

I was taken aback at the information fed into me, yet I wanted him to continue. "So she lost her memory after the surgery." I tried to summarize.

He shakes his head, I stared him in utter confusion, and he spoke.

"She never lost her memory, my father only brushed it or shaded it."

"I didn't understand, why would you do that?"

"So that the news of death of her parents doesn't exert her already weak body. We decided to break the news after she recovered completely, which took almost a year."

"So you're saying, she still has those memories inside her." my hopes reaching a new level as those words left my lips.

"Yes, but as I said they're shaded or temporarily kept aside my father. But they can be triggered back by anyone close to her. And I know that you are someone dear to her, your name was the first thing that left her lips, when she regained consciousness."

He said uneasily, I felt of warmth bubbling inside me after hearing that. Now there was no holding back, all the missing pieces were in my hand , and now my job was to only fit them back together.

One one question remained inside me, which still remained a mystery.

"Then where is Ella Tanner?"

"Now Harry, that's not my part to tell you. It's something you have to find out. I can tell you, but its not right thing from my side. But I can assure you, she is still safe and sound. Anyways my duty is over here, and I handover the rest to you. Before you start with your mission, I would suggest you to talk to my dad first, we would tell you better."

"Anyways sorry for being rude to you, I was just frustrated. You know, when she didn't recognize me." I apologized, ashamed of myself for judging him.

"Its fine. Can I ask you something though?" He said unsurely.

"Were you guys dating before the accident?"

I cringed at the word accident, "Accident, yeah accident.", that bastard purposely did that to ruin my life, yet its long time now, holding grunge won't do me any good. I nodded in approval, "She fell down the stairs the very next day after I asked her to be my girlfriend."

"Oh." was all he said, there was a disappointment in his tone, but I tried to ignore that, as of now I had lot more thing to bother now.

Ciao amici,

Early update, as all you guys are too sweet, also I may update the next chapter, after a long time as my exams are from next week. Also few more chapters to go guys, Smile is gonna end soon. L

Anyways lovya all

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