Chapter 126

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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.