Memory loss

Charlene POV

I sat on the chair beside Dominic's hospital bed and placed my head on the bed and closed my eyes, trying to block out the sounds of the hospital. The beeping machines, the footsteps of the nurses, and the distant chatter of other patients all blended into a disorienting cacophony.

I must have dozed off, because the next thing I knew, I felt someone rubbing my arm. I opened my eyes to see Dominic looking back at me, concern etched on his face.

"Maria, are you okay?" he asked, using a name that was not mine.

I was taken aback. "Who's Maria?" I asked, feeling confused. Did he just mistake me for someone else?

Dominic's brow furrowed. "What do you mean? You're Maria, my wife."

My heart sank. "Dominic, I'm not Maria. I'm Charlene, your wife. You were attacked, remember? You're in the hospital."I explained to him wondering how he couldn’t even remember my name and why he was suddenly acting strange.

Dominic looked at me blankly. "Attacked? Hospital?" he repeated as if s