Plans with your best friend's boyfriend (scene 13)

We'd literally walked in the front door when my phone rang.

'Dean?'

'Reilly, hey. Umm how's it going?'

'I'm good, just got back from the hospital. Tara's doing much better, but you probably know that.' He says nothing.

'Actually I haven't been to see her. She doesn't remember who I am.'

So It wasn't just her Tara didn't remember after all.

'Her parents said it's some sort of amnesia. They think with time her memory will come back to her. I know what you're going through, honestly. It hurt like hell, but Dean, really you should visit her. The more you do the more chance of her memory coming back. And she's still the same old Tara. Trust me, just lack of the memories.'

'It's too hard. I can't kiss her or cuddle her without her getting freaked. It's weird man,' Dean says.

'Sure, but you can talk to her about normal stuff too. I just did. We had a laugh about the hospital. Think of it like starting from the beginning again.'

'I don't want to start from the beginning again.'

He sounded so selfish. I realised then who he sounded like and felt ashamed allover.

'What was that all about between you and Damien the other day outside of school?'

'Nothing. Are you right?'

'Bit bruised, but I'll live. It must of been something?' I say.

'Tara remembers Damien. At least that's what he's saying anyway.'

'What? She never said, or her parents? When did he even go and see her?'

'I know right, the little sneak went the day before yesterday, claims he just wanted to see if she was alright and apparently she said there was something familiar about him and knew his name, but not much else.'

I sat thinking about this for while.

'You still there?'

'Yeah.' I couldn't believe it. I suppose it was a good thing; jealousy still ripped through me. I couldn't tell if it was for him or for her.

'Anyway I got a little pissed and he wouldn't let up and give some space so I hit him.'

Well deserved I thought, but didn't say.

'Are you guys alright now?'

'Little dweeb, sure, well I don't know, maybe. He's tried calling a bunch, but I just don't want to hear it you know.' Another awkward silence.

'Was there a reason for the call Dean?'

'Umm yeah I just wanted to ask about Tara.' He said sheepishly. 'Do you want to get together and talk about it?'

I pull a face. Strange request, me and Dean never just hung out by ourselves? Get real Reilly. Maybe he's asking because he's mad at Damien? Or maybe because I'm the only other person who knows what he's going through. Tara would have wanted me to.

'Sure, when and where?' I hung up as we made plans and thought about calling Damien and then thought not. I didn't want to hear about how he was the only one Tara remembered.

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