Chapter 64: Chapter 64

“Kids, You all may go back now. It's late. And now Ethan's mother has arrived. She might be taking him home. So, no need of you to wait for him here. ", Coach told us after sometime.

" We'll leave after seeing him.", Grace said.

" I think it's better you guys don't see him now. He won't be able to recognize you and it will make him anxious. Didn’t you see how worried he got last time when doctor asked him whether he can recognize you ?", Coach asked.

" But he would recognize us since he recognized you.", One of the footballers said.

Right then the doctor came out of the room, smiling at us. " Ethan has got back his memory. ", he announced.

" Oh..thank God ! ", Grace said and jumped up from the chair.

" How suddenly, Doctor?", the coach asked in surprise.

"His mother's blue eyes has brought back his memory about Michael and that way he recollected every related incidents. He now wants to see you guys."

Soon we all enthusiastically followed the doctor to Ethan's room, at least everyone except me. I was a bit worried thinking how he would behave to me now. But anyway I was glad he got back his memory. Thank God his Mom has blue eyes.

We stepped into the room and Ethan smiled broadly at us. He had a big white bandage round his head instead of the red bandana he was wearing earlier. And he was wearing loose green hospital clothes. His sister was sitting on the bed beside him and was looking at his bandaged head with big doe eyes.

Ethan's eyes soon met mine and he stared at me for two or three seconds before he averted his gaze to others. My heart thudded rapidly in those few seconds.

" Ethan, can you recognize me now ?", Gavin asked a bit awkwardly, walking to him. Probably because last time he said he don't know him.

" Yeah..I can Gavin.", Ethan smiled.

" Thank God ! ", Gavin let out a sigh. " You remember her ?", he asked and pulled Grace in front of him.

" Yeah..", Ethan laughed causing his mom to let out a relieved sigh. " I can remember everything now.", he said to my greatest relief.

" You know I got really worried when you said you don't know me.", Grace said.

" I'm sorry.", Ethan smiled.

" Ahh..don't say sorry.", Grace sighed.

" We won the match ?", Ethan then asked looking at his football friends.

" Yeah..we won Ethan !", they squealed and his smile broadened. Then he was talking excitedly about the match with them. He was least bothered about the bandage and stitch on his head. He was glancing at all of us except me as he talked. So he hasn't changed that attitude towards me. I was starting to feel miserable again.

" Ethan, don't talk a lot.", The doctor warned him soon. " You shouldn't move your head now. Don't nod you head, okay ?"

" Yeah..let's talk about the match later.", His Mom said tapping on his thighs and then flashing a smile in our direction. "What are your names ? And who is Michael", she asked.

" Here, he is Michael.", Gavin said and pulled me to the front by my arm. I smiled awkwardly at Ethan's mother and then glanced at Ethan who averted his gaze to the room door.

" So Ethan, this is the blue eyed boy you told me about the other day ?", Ethan's Mom asked him.

" Yeah..", he hummed.

So he has told his Mom about me ? Did he tell he has a crush on me !?

" Glad to meet you Michael. Ethan has told me a lot about you. You draws really well, right ?", she asked.

" Uhm... ", I nodded. " I'm with him in Arts."

" Yeah..he sent me the pic of his eyes you drew. It was wonderful.", she smiled.

Ethan even send his Mom the picture of his eyes I drew ?

I looked at Ethan but he didn’t glance at me.

“ Ethan you know, Nate practically read every article available on internet about concussion. You should have seen how worried he was. He was literally flipping out.”, Milan said probably on noticing Ethan wasn’t looking at me. I think by now he also understood there’s something going on between us. I guess I was being so dramatic the last few hours.

Ethan finally glanced at me and this time it was my turn to look away awkwardly. But I caught Ethan’s mother’s eyebrows scrunching the slightest bit.

“ We all were so worried.”, Milan added awkwardly.

Thank fully Ethan’s Mom didn’t ask me anything more. She went on asking the names of the rest of us.

Ethan never looked at me once after that. Gaining courage, I kept on staring at him hoping he would finally look at me. But he never did. At last tired, I averted my attention to his sister who was frowning at me. I smiled at her but she didn't smile back. Then she whispered something in her brother's ears to which he whispered back something and averted his attention to Grace who was talking to his Mom then.

I smiled again as the little girl looked back. And she glared at me with her big brown eyes. Though she was a child, I had to look away. Her glare was intense. Seems like she didn't like me. What might have Ethan told her in her ear ?

Finally after about ten minutes of talking with Ethan's mother and his little sister, Evelyn, who talked a bit with Grace, we all decided to leave. Like Ethan said, his sister was stammering a bit. But it was barely noticeable compared to my stammer.

The coach was urging us to leave. It was already 7: 30 Pm. So it was late and we needed to reach back at hostel before 8. Also Ethan needed to do the scanning after we left. And then he was going back home along with his Mom and Sister as he needed rest.

" See you guys on Monday.", he said as we proceeded to leave.

" You mean next Monday and not the coming Monday, right ?", his Mom asked.

" No..I mean this Monday.", he said.

" Doctor said one week rest.", she rolled her eyes.

" Yeah..you come only after one week Ethan. You need rest.", Grace said.

" Yeah only after that.", His Mom confirmed.

" C'mon..do you think I'm going to sit at home for that long Mom ? I'm perfectly alright. Actually I don't need to come with you now.", he said.

" Ethan, you are coming to school only after one week.", the coach said sternly. " If you come before that, we aren't letting you in.", he added. Ethan sighed in defeat.

Soon we said our Goodbyes and walked out of the room. I was sad that I will only be able to see him after a week. But he needed rest now. And yeah, what is the use in he staying here ? He would only make me more miserable with his ignorance. It's better he go home. At least I don't need to see him so happy and jolly with others. And I don't need to hear him talk about Gabriel during lunch.

Yeah better sit at home and give me some peace for sometime.