Our wedding was scheduled in 2 weeks and Chris couldn't remember his mother, talkless of me, his bride to be, perfect time to be in a coma and wake up with what the doctor calls partial amnesia, "madam, he could get his memory in one day, or in 10 years, just be certain he will get his memory back" doctor mayowa always said with a smile, sometimes I felt like using his insides to hang him to a tree for the 10years he always added, I didn't have 10years, not like I couldn't wait, heck I could wait 50 years for the motherfucker.
Days passed and I couldn't see any sign of recognition in his eyes, he couldn't remember anyone, bloody truck driver that hit him, didn't spend 3days in the hospital, why did my own have to be different! I thought.
Its been months he woke up from the coma, my family pressured me to cancel the wedding, his family already did from their end, I remember when he opened his eyes, I kissed him out of excitement, bastard went into a shock! I was almost kicked out of the hospital, but I wasn't going to give up, this man had to remember me! You can't make a woman fall in love with you for 5 years, then go all amnesia on her! No way!!! .
I walked Into his hospital room, his eyes were closed, but they opened when I shut the door, loudly, on purpose,
"Hi" I smiled, he smiled back, sounding tired he replied "how are you Lola?"
"I'm fine, I brought some pictures you might want to look at" I said, setting up space beside him, he mumbled some words I didn't hear, "what was that?" I asked
"I said, Ive looked at over 400 photos over the past months, or weeks I don't even know, maybe its time to move on! I'm not getting my memories back" I was startled, didn't know when tears rolled down my cheeks, I left his room.
The next day, I came to the hospital early enough, I had cried all through the night, I wasn't wearing the engagement ring he gave me, I'd planned to sneak into his room and drop the ring on the table, I opened his room door quietly, inside was darker than normal, I reached for my bag to bring out my phone, the screen light would help and not wake Mr Amnesia up, suddenly the lights came up! I saw many people!! I haven't screamed so loud in years, Chris was standing with them, he had the most beautiful smile a man could have, he held my hand, "lucky you are in a hospital, don't faint if you faint on our wedding day, I'm waking you back up"
"Fuck you!!!" I screamed at him, we kissed..., I whispered in his ear, "you pranked me yeah?, game on"
"It was the doctor's idea", he whispered back
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a very cruel prank!
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