CHAPTER 15

"So you're telling me you saved the hot cupcake, Raven Lorraine last night and all of this happened after that?" Eva looked amused while Anna sat biting down on her lips, rocking back and forth.

Anna could not help but let out everything that was piled up in her mind and ended up telling her everything that happened since last night. Although she skipped the part where he kissed her neck, she was too flustered to talk about it. Everytime she thought about it, a chill ran down her body.

Eva hummed nodding her head, narrowing her eyes as she stared ahead at the door she spoke up very softly, almost like a whisper, "Is he hot?"

"A lot" Anna whispered back, staring somewhere far behind the door, her mind wondering elsewhere as she recalled his green gems that could sparkle even in the dark.

"Wow! Really?" Eva squealed in her high pitch voice and Anna flinched as she snapped back into reality. Eva was looking at her with a teasing look and she looked away, a tint of red colour shaded her cheeks.

"N-No, that's... that's not what I meant" she said looking around the room to find something to drop the topic.

"Then why are your cheeks flushed my dear Annie?" she continued teasing, nudging her with her elbows and Anna stood up from the couch, clutching the cushion tight against her chest, "Hey, stop it" she whined in a baby voice.

Eva burst out into a fits of laughter, clapping her hands as she successful got her best friend blushing. Anna stomped her feet on the floor and whined again, Eva closed her mouth with her hands to muffle her laughter and inhaled deeply before exhaling with a huff, finally calming down. Anna was looking down at her with a pout and she smiled at her cute behavior. She patted the seat near her and Anna looked at the spot before plopping herself beside her best friend.

Eva swung her hand around Anna's shoulder as the pout refused to leave her face. "Sorry Annie, I am just teasing you" she chuckled. Anna huffed before leaning on het best friend's shoulder, "I don't know what's wrong with me, I just can't..." she let out a soft sigh.

"Can't get him out of your mind" Eva continued for her and Anna nodded slowly and she looked down at her fingers in her lap, biting her lips. She could not deny the fact that he had occupied her mind from long and she could not get away from the thought. His green eyes kept flashing in her head over and over again and goosebumps spread over her hands and legs when she recalled his burning stare.

"Okay. Comm'on, let's go" Eva stood up picking up phone from the table. Anna stood up and started walking towards her room after placing the cushion back on the couch. "Wait, where are you going?" Eva asked furrowing her brows as Anna halted and turned around lazily, slumping her shoulders, she looked as if she just got out of the bed after not getting sleep the whole night.

"Room?" Anna pointed at the stairs that lead up to her room. Eva shook her head with a smirk before picking up her car keys from the table and raising it up to show it to Anna, her eyes widened and the smirk widened on Eva's lips.

"No" Anna said almost like a whisper.

"Yes" Eva whisper yelled.

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"Where is Noona? I want Noona" Raven said with a pout as the doctor asked him the same question for the seventh time and received the same answer again. Charlotte sat on the bed beside her son holding his hand between her palm as she sighed closing her eyes when he kept repeating the same statement again and again.

"Raven, Noona is gone long back, you know that son" Ric said, who was standing beside the doctor as Raven shook his head into denial, "She was with me, bring her back. Bring me my Noon" He whined folding his hands across his chest, the pout glued on his lips as he narrowed his eyes looking at the doctor and his Dad who stood there just staring at him with a frown.

He shifted his gaze to the lady sitting beside him and she flashed him a small smile.

"Mother.." he shifted in his place to face her and rested his head on her shoulder as she stroked his head softly, "What is it Baby?" she asked him softly, a small smile spreading across her lips. He looked up at her with puppy eyes and repeated his statement, "Bring me my Noona, Please Mom".

Charlotte opened her mouth to say something but was cut off when the doctor cleared his throat, "Mr. And Mrs Lorraine, a moment please.." he gestured with his hands to a corner as he walked away from the bed and Ric followed him. Charlotte stood up from the bed to join them when Raven held her wrist with his huge hands, firm but gently, "Mom.." he whined and pouted.

She melted at his voice, he looked nothing like the Raven she saw a couple of days ago,she patted his head a little, "I'll be back Baby" she smiled at him warmly when he slowly let go off her hand and slumped his shoulders, nodding his head. She joined the two men who were patiently waiting for her.

"Doctor, why is Raven behaving like this ? What's wrong with him?" Charlotte spoke up, her face was pale and eyes puffy, she lacked her usual glow and sparkle of the blue eyes. "Well, as to what I have observed after talking to him is that, it's a case of Traumatic Amnesia."

Charlotte gasped a little and Ric furrowed his brows, waiting for the doctor to proceed further, "It's a period of temporary memory loss because of any kind of hit or blow to the head. He might not remember things that happened in these recent times but will distinctively remember certain things from past and will behave like it's happening in the present."

The couple looked at him appalled and Charlotte glanced behind at Raven who was fiddling with the hem of the bedsheet. "But why is he like...." Ric's voice trailed off as he stood beside his wife before following her gaze. Raven was not his normal self although he lost some of his memories, his behavior was weird.

" I know what you are talking about. It's because of the sudden shock to the brain which may have lead to his behavior to change. His brain was searching some way to escape the pain and agony of the accident and so it has adapted to the most carefree times of everyone's life, childhood. He will not recall everything of his childhood but will behave like he is in it and as I mentioned before it will be temporary, with proper and timely medication it can be recovered from sooner." The doctor said as Ric felt a bit of relief but Charlotte on the other hand sat down at the nearby chair holding her herself together, trying not to break down into tears. She cherished Raven's childhood for how cute and adorable he was but having him behave like that now was weird and somehow painful to see.

"Oh, yes, who is the Noona he is asking for? I assume he remembers her well, if you could keep her around him, he might recover soon." Charlotte looked up at the doctor in utter shock as Ric resembled somewhat the same expression. "That.. That's not possible" Ric spoke as he turned his gaze towards the window. His brows knitted together and an unreadable expression took over his face.

"Think about it. If it could help your son's recovery, than why not?" The doctor insisted as he placed his hand on Ric's shoulder. "Because...." His words got stuck in the back of his throat as Charlotte got up from her seat, completing the sentence for him,

"Because she is dead"