Ally waits patiently the following day for Benson to come visit. She is not sure what time he usually comes; she was asleep the previous day when he arrived. She only woke when he was already here. She stays in her room for the entire day.Ally is not really sure if she is allowed to leave the room. Even if she could, her legs do not carry her very far. Gayle checks in frequently with snacks and drinks. Ally found a book that she liked and started reading it. She sits in the winged back chair where Bennet fell asleep and read while listening to the birds and horses outside. The atmosphere is peaceful and even though her loss of memory makes her nervous at times, she feels at peace.Ally puts the book down on the table and stands up slowly. She still finds it a bit difficult to walk the entire stretch of the room. There is a soft knock on the door and she slowly turns her head to see who is there.A strange man is standing in the doorway. He is wearing a denim pants and white sneakers.
Ally goes to sleep with a heavy heart that night. Benson never came to visit her. She asked Gayle to call him and ask why he didn’t come. Gayle only told her that she could not reach him. Ally lays in bed, staring at the ceiling in the dark room. She tries to remember anything she possibly could about her life with Benson. Ally finally falls asleep just after midnight. Her mind is tired of thinking about the life she cannot remember.Ally wakes just as the sun rises. Her heart feels heavier than before. She gets out of bed and makes her way to the bathroom. She is glad that, even though she is in a hospital of some sort, she is still able to wash herself in a private bathroom. She pours herself a hot bath and adds bubbles in the water. Ally lays in the hot water for a few long minutes. She feels her body relaxing in the hot water as the tension seeps out of her body.When she leaves the bathroom, she feels a lot fresher than when she woke up. She wraps a large towel around her body an
Ally spends the rest of the day trying to keep her mind busy. She tries not to think of the dream she had. It upset Benson and the details in the dream is nothing what their wedding was like. She wishes that Benson could show her some pictures. Maybe if she saw some pictures she would remember something.Gayle comes in with snacks and drinks.“It’s time to eat something.” Gayle says as she puts the tray down on the table. “Ronald will be by later today, also. You will need to start moving around a little more.” Gayle tells her with a smile. Gayle is always smiling. Ally cannot imagine how it must feel to smile all day long. “This afternoon you have a checkup with the gynaecologist. He will check if the baby is okay. You will be able to get little sonar pictures.” Gayle tells Ally as if she needs to make her excited to see the doctor.Ally listens to Gayle as she picks something from the plate and eats it slowly. She does not really feel like talking to Gayle. Gayle can tell. She takes
Ally looks down at her feet. Her ankles look puffy. She frowns at them. She didn’t realise they were swollen until Ronald said so.“It’s okay. It is a common occurrence during pregnancy. You can just lay on your bed and raise your feet a bit. The swelling will go down.” Ronald tells Ally. He rubs her calves and feet with oil and massages her ankles for her. They do not talk a lot during the session. Ally feels a little under the weather. She closes her eyes and lays back, enjoying the massage her feet are getting. It does not long before Ally drifts off to sleep.She wakes when there is a knock on the door. Ronald is gone. Her legs and feet feel cold from the oil cooling on her skin. She raises herself onto her elbows and looks at the woman standing in the doorway. She is dressed in a neat, white uniform. There is no doubt that she must be a nurse. Ally looks at her as she enters the room.“Good day. I am Nurse Clayton. I will be taking you to your next appointment.” She says, her han
Ally is still a little shaken by the flash image she saw of the dark-haired man with the greying temples. She tries to remember who he is as the doctor helps her onto the bed next to the sonar scanner. She lays down and tries to relax.The doctor first asks her some questions that she does not really know the answers to. He presses on her stomach and makes notes on his clipboard. A little bit later he takes out a large tube and squeezes some of the contents onto her stomach. Ally sucks in a deep breath when the coldness touches her skin.“Yes, it is a bit cold. We will now see if we can find your baby.” The doctor jokes. Ally wonders if it is possible to not find the baby though. The doctor puts the scanner from the sonar machine onto her skin and rubs it around a bit. He looks at her and smiles.“Uh oh. Mommy, did you know?” Doctor Clayton looks at Ally with a surprised expression on his face. Ally looks at him and wonders what he is referring to. She looks at the screen of the sonar
Ally wakes the next morning feeling worse than the day before. She waits for Benson to come around but he never does.Ronald comes to give her therapy but she cannot find the light heartedness to enjoy his banter today. She also cannot really joke back towards him. Ally’s heart feels heavy and it shows.After Ronald left, Gayle came to bring her food. She took a few bites but wasn’t really hungry enough to eat a whole meal. Gayle checks that Ally takes her medication and tells her what the events for the day are. Ally listens to everything that is available for her to do but she does not feel like leaving her room today. Gayle leaves eventually and Ally lays back down in her bed.Ally has no energy to take on the day. She spends most of the day laying in bed and waiting for Benson to come visit her. By late afternoon, Gayle comes back to check in on her.“Are you feeling sick?” Gayle asks Ally. She is worried. Ally turns around and looks at Gayle.“I am just tired.” Ally tells Gayle.
“What if you need to reach someone?” Ally asks Mike. She finds it hard to believe that there is not one single cell phone in this place.“You ask a nurse to contact your loved one.” Mike answers without hesitation.“You have got to be kidding me.” Ally mutters under her breath.“Why are you frustrated with this?” Mike asks Ally. He looks at her thoughtfully.“I just want to call my husband. I want to speak to him myself. I don’t want to ask someone else to call him because I want to do it myself.” Ally sulks out loud. Mike frowns a little and then slides to the edge of the bed.“Listen. You have to be very careful around here. They will not let you leave if you have a negative attitude.” Mike whispers to Ally. Ally immediately looks up at Mike. She knew something was going on here but she couldn’t talk to anyone about it.“Does it have something to do with the incessant smiling?” Ally asks Mike in the same hushed tone he used to talk to her. Mike does not answer. He only nods and keep
“Yes, that is my caregiver. Gayle.” Ally answers uncertainly. Gayle seems nice enough. Although Ally felt that she also smiled too much, she seemed to genuinely care.Mike raises his eyebrows and shakes his head slightly.“Why, what is wrong with Gayle?” Ally asks a little exasperated. Mike widens his eyes even further. Apparently, whatever this news is, it is only Ally that is unaware of the facts.“Gayle only looks after the wealthiest patients.” Mike whispers. “And I may as well tell you, that most of these patients, no, all of these patients are pretty damn wealthy.” Mike chuckles slightly. “You know how wealthy you have to be to be wealthy amongst the wealthy?” Mike asks. Ally cannot help but chuckle with him. She has no idea. She cannot remember ever being wealthy a day in her life.“Tell me.” Ally tells Mike.“Who is your husband?” Mike asks Ally.“Benson Ash.” Ally answers without hesitation. To her he is just a man. Apparently, he has a lot of wealth from the looks of it.“Wh