Time
Time passes slowly at the hospital.
It passes to David faster than them. He is in coma. Rick watches her father remembering the final explosion in the song, when the two vehicles crashed. His mother protected him, he always was conscious. Now is waiting the results of his medical tests.
Also Roger is waiting the yours, during a second he feels regret for once in his life. Why doesn't mind what Mary said? No, the blame is of the driver, he hates her.
The doctor comes past the midnight:
-Rick, all the tests are positive. You may go out when you want.
-May I stand here with my father? How is he?
-We need to make him more tests. His prognosis is cautious.
The doctor explains Roger:
-Your case is similar to the boy.
-I choose to stand with my friends.
-But now we have to take him. I advice you to go to sleep, the night will be long.
Roger asks:
-Rick, do you want go to my house? You need to sleep.
-Will we come in the morning?
-Off course. Come on.
David does not wake up before his boss and son comes back. They must wait.
Rose and David appears at the meal hour. They greet and she begs:
-Go to eat. We will stay with our son.
A young, blond and attractive woman is hidden waiting the moment to enter at the room. She also hates Roger for his treatment. When she gets into the room, David opens his eyes. He thinks he is in heaven because she seems an angel.
-Who are you?
-My name is Mary, you are here for my blame. Thanks God you are alive.
Rose speaks taking his hand:
-David, my son.
He watches her with surprised face:
-Mom?
She cannot response, she is crying. His father asks:
-Don't you recognize us?
-I remember you younger.
Mary resolves:
-David, do you have see yourself?
-No, I want.
Mary takes a mirror from his bag and she gives it to him. David sees himself with surprise in the beginning and later he cries.
-David, I let you with your parents. I will come back tonight. Mister, lady, I am sorry. I did not see the car by the rear mirror, it was in my blind angle. Would you pardon me?
Rose answers:
-I pardon you. The matter is you are here facing the consequences. Go with God.
She leaves the room. The parents recover their serenity, he says:
-David, don't worry. You get our support.
-Thanks, dad. Will you refill my memory?
-We will.
Two doctors and a nurse come now. The main one orders:
-Please, let us alone with the patient.
They obey. The same doctor introduces:
-He is Nicholas, psychiatrist.
-Glad to meet you.
-Also I. Tell us your memories. Don't hurry, take your time.
-I remember my childhood, I wasn't a very good student.
-Does this bother the relationship with your parents?
-Only with my father, mom understood it.
-Had you friends?
-Yes, too much, because I was funny.
-I understand. Continue after the school.
-I started working at a real estate agency. I learnt quickly, the next year I promoted. The relationship with my father improved, he was proud of me. That agency was a branch, Roger came from the main in New York.
-Roger? Would you know him if you see him older?
-I think so.
Nicholas whispers something to the nurse, she goes out and return soon with Roger, David salutes him. Nicholas explains:
-Excuse me for this test. David suffers amnesia. May I do you a question?
-Sure, I want to help.
-How David was when you meet him?
-He loved his job, ever progressing. I went with the idea of moving him to New York.
-Thanks, you may stay. David, what is your last memory?
-My eighteenth birthday, a few weeks later the visit of Roger. It was sad for my parents and happy to me, they don't want I went out. I was decided and I told them I would go being of legal age.
-Do you remember the travel?
-I don't.
-Well, thank you David, I have enough for now.
-Doctor...
-Call me Nicholas.
-Nicholas, do you think I'll recover my experience working?
-It's soon to know it. Don't effort yourself, be patient.
Roger adds:
-Nicholas has reason. Take care yourself and don't worry.
The medical visit is over at 2.15 pm of the Monday 3 of 2011. Three persons comes in the room, David just knows two of them, the third one runs to hug his father. As if David sees himself, as a time travel, nobody told him anything before.
-Daddy, I never had seen you crying.
-Excuse me and get patience. I don't remember you.
-I know it. Grandma told me. I love you.
-How are you at the school?
-Well, I had haven better years.
-You are one of my kind, I love you.
It's evening. Roger left them after the meeting between father and son. Mary comes back as she promised. Rose kisses her and says:
-We leave you, take care him.
-Be calm, I will.
-Try to sleep. David, also you. Don't think, everything will be solved.
-I'll mind you.
-Very well. See you tomorrow.
She kisses both, but Rick and his grandpa only to David. They stay alone.
-Mary, what is your job?
-Programmer, expert in internet, and so on. I am freelance and work where I have my computer.
-Have you brought it?
-Yes.
-Will you teach me?
-I debt you. Any moment is good, do we begin?
-Let's begin.
David wasn't an expert, though he knew too much. Now he must learn from zero. He just remembers when the agency in Corbin entered in internet, since then it has changed too much. Now he is discovering an amazing world what will hook him.
Rose an David visits the Bronx house by first time. It is small, two rooms, one toilet, kitchen and living. Rick guides them. She recognizes the furniture moved from the previous house. The soul of Mary is reflected here, they feels her absence. Rose has strong mind, she can overcome the emotion.
The fridge is empty, it usually never was full. She finds cans of vegetables and fish, a bottle of oil and salt. Less is nothing. Rick offers:
-I can go to the store, now it is opened.
-David, go with him. Buy fruits, wine, soda for Rick and bread.
Hours later, at the bed, they talk:
-Rose, you know I always look for the bright side.
As response, she whistles the famous song of Monty Python, they smiles and he continues:
-Dave has amnesia. If he would be well, this house would be as a grave for him.
-I agree. I hope he will recover his memories, then he won't be able to live here. The best would be he will return our home.
-But he have got a new job.
-Everything has changed. Do you think Roger will keep his word? I doubt it.
-I don't know. It is midnight, do we sleep?
-A good idea. Good night.
-Good night.
Time passes quickly at the hospital, while Mary and David sail by Internet. It is midnight.
-David, you ought to sleep. I leave you.
-I am not sleepy, but I don't demand you to stay. Where do you live?
-Very near, ten minutes walking.
-Wow! Also you need to rest. It was a very long day.
-Thanks, I agree. Good night.
-Good night.
David remembers an advice of Nicholas:
-Do you know what music was sounding at the accident?
-No, I don't.
-The song "On the run". Listen it again and again until it brings you any memory.
Now David is alone, it is the ideal moment. He takes his iPhone and searches by YouTube his favorite album, he chooses the official video. It brings him memories from Corbin, nothing more. "On the run" begins. He does not remember to have seen it before. The protagonist is at an hospital bed, as him.
David listens "Time" by his earphone, to respect the silence. A phrase is recorded in her mind:
"And then one day you find ten years have got behind you, ..."
He thinks this album was made for him, it reflects his situation.
"Home, home again. I like to be here when I can..."
He wonders: "How my home is? Nobody told me about."
He is already sleepy and turn off the phone.
David's body also is damaged with contusions, broken bones and muscles. The good news is he will be able to walk, but with two crutches in a season.
David wakes up knowing he is going to be operated today. He is the first to be taken to the theater. The operation lasts seven hours. The results are satisfactories, though David is still asleep.
Rose watches her son in silence, when he opens his eyes.
-Good evening, my son.
-Evening? What time is it?
-It is a quarter past seven. How do you feel?
-Better, without pains. Where are dad and Rick?
-Outside this room, with Mary. They just allow one person with you.
-Mom, what do you think about Mary?
-She is a good girl, with strong will, intelligent, opened mind and over all, I like her sincerity.
-Is she better or worse than my wife?
-They are very different. She was more lovely and talkative. I get along with both.
Rose always has given her son freedom to decide. At the school she supported him, the low grades just were something bad to his father, she used to say: -David are not born to study. -The discussions between his parents were frequents. When David triumphed at his job, his father admitted she had the reason.
It is dinner time. David is hungry, he can move his arms and hands, a nurse raises the top of the bed, letting him sitting. Rose helps him, as if he is a baby, he feels himself comfortable.
The dinner is over.
-My baby, I leave you. Whom do you want to see?
-Mary, she lives nearer.
-Very well, so we go to your house.
-How is it?
-Small, when you will return, I don't know how we are going to fit.
-As you use to say, we'll decide in its moment.
She kisses him and says see you tomorrow.
Mary comes without computer, he feels a deception and mention it, she answers:
-Look that poster.
It has written: It is forbidden the use of electronic devices, they can alter the medical instruments.
-Well, no internet. I wanted you to sail again.
-Just for that?
-No, I like you.
-Also I. You are as a funny boy.
-I am only eighteen.
-I agree. Please, don't recover your memories, maybe I lose the comparison.
-With who? She was my past. Although I recover it, I will never be with her.
-Please, change the theme.
-OK. Talk about you.
-I was born in Mexico DF, I enjoyed learning English. I ought to work soon to bring money at home. In my free time I discovered internet and I felt as you now. When I was the legal age, I left my home to live here.
-Mary is your real name? It doesn't seem Spanish.
-It is María Guadalupe.
-Have you buddies... or boyfriend?
-No. I am very introverted and shy.
-You don't seem so.
-Because internet is my passion.
-Mary, thank you very much. It must be too hard for you to open your heart.
-It is, but I debt you.
-Now I believe you are shy, your face is red. What can I do for you?
-I want you away from here.
-I promise I'll recover soon.
Effectively, David is discharged of the hospital the next Monday, before the lunch time.
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