The Girl Who Forgot Her Name

g she noticed

that settled deep in your bones and made your skin crawl. The kind th

ened h

mooth and unfamiliar. Her throat was dry, her limbs heavy. When she tried to move

A beeping sound came from somewhere b

low her breathing. Her body felt like it belonge

he's a

footsteps. Then a p

but tense. "Hi there, sweetheart. You're safe.

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floated in her mind with no anch

ou had a head injury and some bruises. Your scans were mos

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her fingers against her temples, wi

racked. "I don't remembe

d gently. "That can happen with head trauma. It's called re

ng. She looked down at her arms. Pale. Br

alone?"

, no phone.

er pocket and placed som

cklace. A s

arching for any trace of recognition. But again-nothing. It felt f

whispered. "I don

y, clouds rolling in. She watched the trees sway, people pass below, but none o

was

but she barely touched it. The doctor came, too-Dr. M

rated and bruised. The amnesia might be temporary. You may remember thing

t doesn't?

d from here. We'll help

window. Her fingers curled

lights, she stood in front of the small

ooked ba

g bruise along her left cheekbone. Hollow eyes. She looked seventeen,

she whispered t

the mirror d

re the bruises. What her laugh sounded like. What kind of clothes she wore, wh

lection was

rs don't ha

after midnight w

oom. Soft footsteps. Then-s

ing. The hallway light spilled

padded to the door. When she

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shook as she

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