Chapter 65: Chapter 65

Ethan's POV

It's three days since I heard Michael's voice. I didn't call or text him after I came back home. He texted me the last two days, but I didn't reply.

It's Gavin's order. He told me not to call or text Michael until I reach back school. He said our plan is working. I also think it's kind of working. He is showing signs of jealousy and he is so upset at me ignoring him. But this whole thing is making me crazy. I can't get that look of his out of my mind. He was so upset when I last saw him at the hospital room. His eyes clearly told me he cried. And later Gavin and Grace told me Michael really cried and he was so worried.

But the reason for all this is him. I couldn't concentrate in the game after I saw him and Andrea talking. They looked like they were talking some serious matter. To see them better, I went near to the railing. Andrea looked kinda flushed as she munched on the popcorn, Michael offered her.

And then the referee blew the whistle and I was thinking what Michael might have told her. Is he planning to ask her out ? Am I gonna lose Michael to her ? I couldn't concentrate in the game. I was just simply running through the ground with several thoughts in my mind. Then suddenly everything went black after a heavy hit on my head.

When I opened my eyes, I was in a hospital room with a white bandage around my head. For some moments, nothing came to my head. I felt totally blank. I couldn't remember anything but my name. I started to panic and the doctor came and asked me to relax. He said, I got hit by football on my head which caused a concussion due to which I'm suffering from short term Amnesia and I'll slowly regain my memory in a few hours.

After sometime, I was relieved as I could remember my Mom, Sister, my school and a lot of things. And then the name ' Michael' flew to my mind. I couldn't remember whose name it was or what this person was to me. I sat there for an hour or so, trying to regain my memory. I recollected a lot of things but still couldn't figure out who Michael was. I felt like I could remember everything but the things happened very recently. I couldn't remember about the football match or anything.

And then the doctor brought Gavin, Grace and our coach to room. I could only recognize the coach. I can't believe I couldn't remember Gavin or Grace at that time. It was like I've seen them before but I can’t remember where I saw them. I now totally agree that human brain is so complicated. I almost went through a panic attack when they said they are my friends. In my mind, my friends were those jerks- Tony, Kevin, Amelia, Sofia. And what I could remember vividly was Amelia trying to seduce me at a party. I felt like it was the thing that happened last.

After Gavin and Grace left my room in shock, I was trying hard to remember them. The name ' Michael' continuously repeated in my mind. Suddenly the words' You literally look like my b..brother', flew to my mind and I was wondering what it meant.

And then my Mom stepped into my room with my sister in worry. She sat in front of me and held my face. Looking into her blue eyes, my heart thudded heavily. I could suddenly remember about a certain blue eyed boy ' Michael'. Then memories flooded in my head one after another like thunder bolts. The sudden revelation of who Michael is, almost knocked me down. I couldn't speak anything for a few minutes and my Mom got really worried. She pleaded me to speak but I was in shock.

Anyway at last I opened my mouth and said I got my memory back and she was relieved.

I think if Michael came with coach instead of Gavin and Grace, I'd have got back my memory earlier itself. While Mom spoke to me, I was thinking about Michael. I wanted to see him and talk to him but I knew I was in the midst of my mission of somehow getting him to confess his feelings to me and so I needed to ignore him. It was a difficult task. But somehow I did it. However when they all stepped into my room, I couldn't help but search for Michael's baby blue eyes. Once I found them, I averted my glance and continued with my mission of ignoring him.

I could feel his eyes boring holes into my face. He was staring at me and it took me my whole will power to not look at him. I don't really know how I did it. I only glanced at him for a moment when they were about to leave and it was then I caught his worried miserable looks. And that look is now taunting me. I just wanna kiss his eyes and say I'm alright and he don't need to worry.

And I did it ! Like an insane person, yesterday I opened one of his photos on my phone and kissed it endlessly until I caught Eve standing at my doors and looking at me with big confused eyes and half open mouth. She had her tab in her hands and she just came to watch her favourite show with me.

" Why were you kissing your phone ?", She asked me with furrowed eyebrows as I looked at her after frantically placing my phone down.

" Because he won't let me kiss him. So I was trying to satisfy myself by kissing his photo.", I mumbled in frustration. Luckily she didn't catch it.

" What's wrong with you, Eddy ?", She asked walking in and climbing up on my bed after placing the tab beside me.

" Nothing..", I shook my head.

" No..! d..don't shake your head.", she said and held my face. " You have any problem ? You can share it with me.", she offered like a big girl. I couldn't help but look at her in surprise.

Actually she is acting like my older sister since we came back home Wednesday night. She has took up the task of bringing food to my room and then feeding me and reminding me to have medicines. And she is trying her best to amuse me with her best cartoons and stuff, although they only make me more crazy. She didn't go to school the last two days, telling the excuse that I'll be alone and bored at home after Mom leave for office.

And Mom actually let her and told her to take good care of me. She also made me shift to a room downstairs, so that I don't need to walk up the stairs and shake my head. Now both of them are treating me like I'm a small child.

Mom is still worried, although my scanning reports said I'm perfectly alright. I had this extremely rare congenital brain tumour when I was born. And I had to go through a surgery when I was just one and a half years old. But I recovered and I'm perfectly healthy now. However she is still worried the tumour might come back, although doctors said I completely cured and there's no need to worry.

" Ethan, don't hesitate to tell me if you have any p..problem or if you need anything.", My baby sister said looking up at me.

I laughed and pulled her to my lap. " I don't have any problem, Eve. I'm perfectly alright."

She frowned at me. " But you are always thinking about s..something when we watch cartoon and eat food. What are you thinking about ?"

" Ahm...I'm actually thinking about how much notes and work sheets I'll have pending when I go back to school.", I told her.

" Oh Eddy, don't worry about it now. Your f..friends will help you with that.", She said.

" Yeah..I hope so.", I nodded.

" Yeah..then C'mon cheer up ! Let's watch high school musical.", She squealed. I nodded seeing her excitement and then we watched high school musical for hours until I was blue in the face and Eve was sleeping beside me.

But nothing can take Michael out of my mind. Spending time with Eve and Mom only makes me think about him more. Someway they both reminds me of him.