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Chapter 17: Memories
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They spend the day, relaxing in Grants apartment. Both happy to stay at home as they both feel as though they have things to think about. When he’s walking her out of his apartment building, later that day to hail a cab for her. Amber pauses as a car break’s hard causing it to screech along the road out front. The sound causes Amber to relive the accident. As her head hits the car, she staggers back. Making Grant grab her around the waist to stop her from falling. As she remembers hitting the ground her hand goes up to her head and she feels the scar along her scalp.She looks at Grant wide eyed and her eyes roll back in her head as she passes out. She isn’t out long though. Just long enough for Grant to lower her to the floor and hold her to him. She blinks open her eyes “it was me, that was hit?” she questions, “Grant I want to go home, I need to talk to my mother?” she continues before he can say anything.“You aren’t feeling dizzy?” he asks her, she shakes her head no.
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Amber arrives at the country clinic and shown to her room. Liz has explained to her on the trip up. That they will use some intense therapy, showing her pictures retelling stories that happened in the past. All to jog her memory. She has been warned that it can sometimes be very painful, but to imagine it as forcing a very rusty door open in your mind. Once it’s opened the pain has gone and the future is whole and open to you again.Images have been flashing in her mind but come so quickly she is unable to see them clearly, but with the images come different emotions. It is the emotions that linger far longer than the images. Liz has told her to just take it easy for the rest of the day getting to know her surroundings and settling into her room.She is allowed to do some off line work after breakfast for an hour. Then after that she will go to Liz before lunch, then break for lunch and then go to group therapy. Until mid-afternoon and then rest for an hour. They have dinner
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It’s been six months since Grant and her mother have seen Stacey properly. They did go up for the open house day, two months ago. But it was too short and if anything, they just missed her more. The therapy was going well she was remembering more and more but she still referred to Stacey as the third person. Liz had explained that it was her last string to cut. She is apprehensive, so was finding it hard to let go of that final piece of Amber.They are together again, planning another video to send her. “We could do another baking video, let’s bake her some of the coconut squares that Stacey loved?” Grant suggests to her mother. They were sitting in the coffee shop near the entrance of her mother’s apartment. Grant had made the decision about four months ago to buy there too. He now lived in the third block of apartments, that was furthest away from the entrance of their gated community. But closer to the small lake, park and trails. He had become much closer to her mother
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The day started like any other for Stacey Greenbank. Since starting a relationship with Grant Muster. On waking she'd send him a voice message saying good morning and that she will see him soon. She would then go wash and make them their packed lunch. She wasn't big on breakfast so often skipped it.She loved her job, helping to design and create new learning toys for children with disabilities. That is where she met Grant nearly two years ago now. It had been her second day there when he had literally knocked her to the ground by turning around quickly and knocking into her.He had apologised and held out his hand. It wasn't until she looked up into his clear light blue eyes that she had been struck at how handsome he was. Then she had realised he was holding a white cane and that he was blind or pratically sighted.That was the start of their relationship. Stacey had confessed to him three months later and they'd started to date.Stacey had loved the fact that he had wante
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"Sweetheart, go back and check on him? I can see you are worried. I'm fine, in fact I'd like sometime on my own" her mother says sick of watching her daughter sit only to get up seconds later and start pacing again."Are you sure?" Stacey asks, at her mother’s nod though she kisses her mother on the head before she running up the stairs to her childhood room.She's back down in no time with a jacket and her bag "I'll be back later or early tomorrow. I’ve got my phone, call if you need me" she promises her mother as she kisses her cheek before heading out the door.Her mother breaths a sigh of relief, as she hopes Grant will be able to help her greave in a good way. Because at the moment she is like a zombie.Stacey’s trip back is a lot easier than the one going as she catches the train with no difficulties. She knocks on Grants apartment door, when he doesn't answer she keys in the code and enters. She finds him in his bedroom with his headphones on listening to something.He smi
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Her mother covers her mouth with her hand and stares at the doctor wide eyed "Amber was the name of her twin sister. She died at the age of two from heart problems" she explains"I see, then that might explain what she said next" the doctor says"I asked her if she knew why she was in hospital? To which she answered that her sister had died in order for her to have her heart" Stacey's mother gasps on hearing this and her hand goes to cover her own heart."Why would she think that?" she asks"We heard that she was very upset when she ran out onto the road from her initial accident. It's my belief that she suffered a traumatic experience mentally before having one physically. We'll have to get a professional over to talk to her, to find out for sure" he tells her.He also recommends not saying to much about it until they've tested her more. Her mother goes back to Stacey’s room and feels like she is walking on eggshells as she doesn't know what is safe to talk about.When the Psychiatr
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Amber nods towards them "Hello, nice to meet you" she says politely. "Amber? Amber Greenbank? Not Stacey Greenbank?" Grant asks her, Clive and his wife seem a little startled by him mentioning Stacey's name and move closer to Amber subconsciously."You knew my sister? I'm sorry she is no longer with us. She was in a fatal car accident some years ago" Amber explains"No longer here? She's dead? When did she die exactly?" Grant demands bit loudly."I was unwell at the time, but my mother said she died after coming to the city to visit an ungrateful man, just over 3 years ago, that might have caused her accident" Amber answers him.Grant goes pale and sits down heavily on a chair. Clive and his wife share a look and he shake’s his head a little so, she doesn’t say anything."Are you alright, Grant?" his friend Marcus asks him."Yes, but I don't feel too good so, if it's alright with you, I'd like to go home?" Grant asks"Of course, if you're not feeling well, then you must go home. A
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Over the next few days Amber finds herself thinking about Grant and wondering if he’s okay. Which again surprises her, as she isn’t normally someone that worries about others too much. Near the end of the week, Marcus calls to say he might have a joint project she maybe interested in. It’s a school build for special needs and they want to showcase the new technology now employed that can help learning, development as well as helping in everyday life to aid in final independence of each individual who attend the school.Amber is excited to hear about the project and arranges to meet him and some others that will help in its design. The expected completion time is 2 years, so Amber spends the weekend organising her current projects so, she can finish them quicker in order to focus more on the joint project. Sunday afternoon she gets a call from Grant asking if she is free to meet and have coffee. Thinking it is about the joint project she agrees to meet him at a coffee shop near
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It’s been six months since Grant and her mother have seen Stacey properly. They did go up for the open house day, two months ago. But it was too short and if anything, they just missed her more. The therapy was going well she was remembering more and more but she still referred to Stacey as the third person. Liz had explained that it was her last string to cut. She is apprehensive, so was finding it hard to let go of that final piece of Amber.They are together again, planning another video to send her. “We could do another baking video, let’s bake her some of the coconut squares that Stacey loved?” Grant suggests to her mother. They were sitting in the coffee shop near the entrance of her mother’s apartment. Grant had made the decision about four months ago to buy there too. He now lived in the third block of apartments, that was furthest away from the entrance of their gated community. But closer to the small lake, park and trails. He had become much closer to her mother
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Amber arrives at the country clinic and shown to her room. Liz has explained to her on the trip up. That they will use some intense therapy, showing her pictures retelling stories that happened in the past. All to jog her memory. She has been warned that it can sometimes be very painful, but to imagine it as forcing a very rusty door open in your mind. Once it’s opened the pain has gone and the future is whole and open to you again.Images have been flashing in her mind but come so quickly she is unable to see them clearly, but with the images come different emotions. It is the emotions that linger far longer than the images. Liz has told her to just take it easy for the rest of the day getting to know her surroundings and settling into her room.She is allowed to do some off line work after breakfast for an hour. Then after that she will go to Liz before lunch, then break for lunch and then go to group therapy. Until mid-afternoon and then rest for an hour. They have dinner
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They spend the day, relaxing in Grants apartment. Both happy to stay at home as they both feel as though they have things to think about. When he’s walking her out of his apartment building, later that day to hail a cab for her. Amber pauses as a car break’s hard causing it to screech along the road out front. The sound causes Amber to relive the accident. As her head hits the car, she staggers back. Making Grant grab her around the waist to stop her from falling. As she remembers hitting the ground her hand goes up to her head and she feels the scar along her scalp.She looks at Grant wide eyed and her eyes roll back in her head as she passes out. She isn’t out long though. Just long enough for Grant to lower her to the floor and hold her to him. She blinks open her eyes “it was me, that was hit?” she questions, “Grant I want to go home, I need to talk to my mother?” she continues before he can say anything.“You aren’t feeling dizzy?” he asks her, she shakes her head no.
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Over the next few days Amber switches from herself to Stacey. She begins to remember some of the time's, she is Stacey. But doesn’t realise that she has changed personalities. She just thinks of them as memory lapses, that she then remembers some of. She is becoming stressed about it though, thinking she has an underlying mental problem.When she talks to her doctor, she asks her to go in and does some tests on her. The tests show that her memories are slowly coming back. She is told to not stress over it too much, as there is no health problems to worry about. Her doctor does ask her to keep a journal of the times, she can’t remember and to jot down when she does remember things and what they are.They go to watch the first ground breaking of the joint project. The first phase has been approved and they have started to prepare the ground for the foundation to be layed. Grant made sure to keep Amber next to him and hold her hand whenever possible. To let others know they wer
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Grant pretends to be asleep, so Amber can get up and grab her clothes before running to the bathroom. He gets off the bed and goes into the kitchen to start breakfast, while waiting for Amber. She comes out a little later, looking refreshed, even wearing the clothes from yesterday. “I’ll grab a quick shower and then breakfast will be ready. You didn’t call your mum last night she might be worried?” he tells her. Amber smiles at him “I received a text from her saying she was going to go visit her sister. She’ll be back sometime next week.”Grant nods and goes to get his shower. Amber lays the table and makes them coffee. Grant is true to his word and is back just ten minutes later. They sit and have breakfast and then a thought hits Grant. How did she know where everything was? “Did you find everything okay?” he asks herAmber looks at him and then the table “I did thank you” she answers looking thoughtful. “So, if your mum isn’t about, you can spend another day with me?” G
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Amber wakes wondering why she would dream of her sister with Grant. She ponders on it while she gets ready for work and decides the best thing to do is talk to her doctor. Over the years she has helped her with her feelings of guilt about being alive when her sister isn’t. Maybe this is the same thing?The boys are having breakfast when she goes down. “Well, we’ve just heard that Grant went swimming with you and the boys” Mary says looking a little too excited by the news. “Yes, I looked around his family’s research facility yesterday and mentioned it to him. He taught the boys to dive from the one-meter board” Amber explains“He did? You didn’t tell us that boys” their mother says turning to them. “Nate has been a little preoccupied by other things” Clive says in way of explanation, which has Mary all smiles again. Not liking the look on Mary’s face Amber makes an excuse about needing to get to work early.“Go, you lucky girl. We’ll talk tonight” Mary says a little cryptical
