The Boy Next Door – Episode 31

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
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©️ Authoress Adesewa✍️✍️
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✨ EPISODE THIRTY ONE✨
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☀️ FRIDAY☀️

💓 HUNTER💓

I groaned in pain as I tried to move my body which feels as heavy as lead right now.

I managed to open my eyes and I blinked severally while trying to adjust my eyes to the glare of the electric bulb hung overhead.

A hand was steadying me, trying to prevent me from falling out of the bed.
I discovered that it’s my dad.

“Dad” my word came out as a whisper.

“Mom” I called when I felt the familiar hug.
She was squeezing me so tight but I didn’t complain.
I’ve really missed her.

I saw someone standing in front of my video games, but I can’t see the person’s face properly from here.

The person moved closer to my bed and I was able to see her face.
It’s my one and only girlfriend.
Why is she looking so thin and sad?
I wonder if she hadn’t been feeding well.

“Dana! Are you not going to say something” I exclaimed and she looked quite perplexed.

“Hi, Hunter. I’m glad you are finally awake. We’ve all been so worried about you. By the way, I’m not Dana” she said and I chuckled.
This girl just loves joking around.

“Dana, stop this. Why would you be trying to deny your name?” U asked her.
I don’t know why she’s saying she isn’t Dana.

“I’m Alexa. I don’t know who Dana is” Dana said in a slightly raised voice.

I was more shocked when dad also corroborate her story that she’s Alexa and not Dana.

I know they are joking with me.
That’s the only explanation I can come up with.

Dana went out of the room with mom and she came back alone carrying a tray in hand.
I drank the tea mom brewed for me and I fell asleep few minutes later.

❤️ OLIVER❤️

I’ve been awake for hours.
I didn’t see Alexa this morning but I know she must have gone to school.
I’m just a bit sad that she couldn’t even say hi to me before she left.

Aunt Kate later came to my room to give me my breakfast.

“Good morning, ma” I said to aunt Kate.

“Good morning” she replied.
Her voice sounds dull and I think it’s because Hunter is yet to wake up.

“Hunter is awake” she said as if she was reading my mind.

“Wow! That’s really great. I wish I can see him right away” I said excitedly.

I noticed that she is still sad but I wonder why.
She left my room before I could ask her about it.

I ate my food in silence and I was very bored.
I miss my phone so much.

I managed to get out of bed and I paced the room restlessly.
I finally got tired of pacing to and fro, so I sat down on the bed staring into space.

I heard a knock on the door and I said the person should come in.

“Hi, mom” I said.

“Hi dear. How is your health?”

“I’m getting better. I walked for some minutes today”

“That’s good. Would you like to come home tomorrow?” She asked.

“Yes. I miss my room.
By the way, I need a phone” I said to mom.

“Don’t worry. I’d get you a new one” she said.

I remember how aunt Kate acted earlier this morning so I decided to ask mom about it.

“Mom, do you know that Hunter is awake?” I asked her.

“Yes, Kate said he woke up this morning” mom said.

“I think something is bothering aunt Kate because she didn’t look happy while telling me that Hunter is awake” I said to mom.

“The thing is that Hunter woke up with partial amnesia and he doesn’t recognise some people. He thinks Alexa is his former girlfriend” mom broke the news to me.

What?!
How come he is mistaking Alexa for Dana?
They are totally different from each other.

“Oh, no! How can we help him” I asked.

“The doctor said we should all indulge him for now so he doesn’t degenerate.
Hopefully, he would gain his memory fast” mom said.

“I hope so too” I said.
Just when I was happy that Hunter is also awake.
Why did he have to lose part of his memory?

I’ve been hoping that I’d ask Alexa to become my girlfriend whenever we go for our scheduled date, but I can’t see that happening anytime soon as Hunter has mistaken her for his first love.

❣️ ALEXA❣️

I woke up feeling very hungry.
Aunt Kate and uncle Evan had already left my room.

I went to the kitchen and I took some fruit from the refrigerator.
I made fruit salad into a plastic bowl and I left the kitchen.

I glanced briefly at the door of the study.
I was tempted to go and check on Oliver since I haven’t set my eyes on him today, but I thought better of it.
I don’t know if he already knows about Hunter’s partial amnesia or not.

I got to my room and I devoured the fruit salad as if I’ve been deprived of food for years.

I finished eating but I was too lazy to take the plate back to the kitchen just yet.

I was checking my twitter news feed when I began to hear the incessant hoot of a car.
I wanted to ignore it but my curiosity got the better part of me.

I looked out through the window of my room and I saw a towing truck in front of the gate with Hunter’s car on it.

I slipped into my pink flipflop and I hurried downstairs to open the gate for the truck to come in.

I opened the gate and I stepped back so the truck can come in.
Hunter’s car was safely towed into the garage after ten minutes.
Two men stepped out of the truck and I walked closer to them.

“Good afternoon, sir” I said to the men.
“Good afternoon, ma’am. Is Mr/ Mrs Sawyer at home?” One of the men asked me.
I know my uncle must have gone to work but I don’t know where aunt Kate is.

“Mr Sawyer has gone to work and I’m not sure if Mrs Sawyer is at home” I said to the men.

“Okay, ma’am” the man who has been doing the talking said.
I led them in and I quickly served them a can of soda each.

I went to aunt Kate’s room and she was sleeping.
I had no choice than to wake her because of the men I left in the sitting room.

“What happened? Do you need anything” she asked me as she opened her eyes.

“Not really. Some men brought Hunter’s car. They are in the sitting room” I said and she sat up straight.
She went into the bathroom to splash water on her face.
She came back and we both went to join the men in the sitting room.

“Good afternoon, ma’am” the men greeted aunt Kate.

“Good afternoon, sir. To what do I owe this visit?” Aunt Kate asked.

“We are here from the state correction facility, Alabama. We brought your son’s car home and you have to sign this form” one of the men said.
He handed aunt Kate a piece of paper and a pen.

“Thank you, sir” she said.

“We saw two phones in the house of Ms. Kilpatrick. I want you to check if the phones belong to your son and his friend” the man said.

Aunt Kate recognised Hunter’s phone immediately and she took the second phone to the study to ask Oliver whether it is his phone or not.
She came back minutes later and it was confirmed that the phone belonged to Oliver.
Aunt Kate thanked the men profusely and we watched the men drive out of the house.

🌞 SATURDAY🌞

❣️ ALEXA❣️

I woke up late today and I went downstairs when I finished my morning rituals.

I greeted my uncle and aunt before I sat down quietly.
I ate my bread, Omelette and tea.

“Oliver is going home today” aunt Kate said as I was drinking my tea.

“Oh!” was all I could manage to say.

“Is he in a fit state to go home” uncle Evan asked.

“Yes. He started walking since yesterday” aunt Kate replied.

“Okay. Remind me to visit Peter at home tomorrow” uncle Evan said to no one in particular.

I wait patiently till they both finished eating so I can take the tray to the kitchen.
I washed all the used utensils and I went back to my room.

I didn’t want to go to Oliver’s room to bade him goodbye.
I’m kinda avoiding him right now.

❤️ OLIVER❤️

I was very happy to get my phone back yesterday.
I stayed online throughout the night.
I was checking all my social media accounts to see what I missed all these while.

I had gotten tons of notifications and messages.
I just finished replying all the messages few minutes ago.
Most of the messages were from my schoolmates, some of whom I don’t even talk with.

I got a message from my cousin also.
He got to know about what happened to me through Dave who is his friend.

Dave also sent me several messages and I finally put a call across to him.
We spoke for almost an hour and I got to speak with Jack, my cousin.
Jack asked about my dad and mom but I was evasive when talking about dad.
I couldn’t bring myself to tell him the bad news.
Someone has to do that on my behalf.
Probably my mom or his dad who is my mom’s elder brother.

I left the study and I went to Hunter’s room.
I need to see him before I leave.

I knocked on the door and he asked me to come in.
I entered the room and he was operating his phone while I sat down on his chair.

“Hey, dude” I greeted him.

“What’s up, man” he replied after we exchanged our special handshakes.

“How is your health?” I asked him.

“My body is so stiff like hell and the pain is so much” he said.

“You’d be fine” I said knowingly.

“Can you believe that I can’t remember how I got these bruises. I’m trying to recollect but my brain is coming out blank.
Last night, I had a dream which was quite foggy. You were in my dream as well.
Crazy, right?” Hunter said.

“Preach. Care to share the dream with me?” I asked.

“It’s an odd dream, but I’d still tell you about it anyway.
I dreamt that you and I were locked in a dungeon and we were tortured by someone. I couldn’t see the face of the person though.
We were almost killed but miraculously we somehow escaped.
Do you know what this dream means?” Hunter asked me.

“Nope. You were right when you said we were tortured” I said calmly.

“Who tortured us? For what? How did we escape?” he threw different questions to me at once.

I don’t know how to explain everything to him without mentioning Alexa’s name.
I have to tell him something though.

“We were searching for someone and we had to go to Alabama. We were tortured by Ms. Kilpatrick.
That’s all I can say about the matter” I said to him.

“You mean the wicked English teacher at school is the one who tortured us” he said.
Wicked is an understatement.

“Yes. She was the one” I replied.
We talked for some minutes before I took my leave.

I went to Alexa’s room next.
I have to see her before I go home.
I knocked on her door and she came to open the door.
She was looking quite sad.

“Hi” she said quietly.

“Hey, you look sad” I said.

“I’m not really feeling fine right now” she said.

“What happen?” I asked.

“It’s about Hunter. You heard what happened to him, right?” She asked.

“Yes. I’m also bothered by it but I heard there’s nothing we can do for now than to wait for him to gain his memory back completely” I said.

“Do you know he doesn’t remember what made us travel to Alabama and everything that happened there?” I asked her.

“I thought aa much, since he didn’t remember who I am anymore” Alexa said sadly.

“I heard he’s referring to you as Dana” I said and she blinked back tears that were threatening to fall from her pretty face.

“Yes. It hurts so much. I don’t even have the slightest idea about who Dana is” Alexa said.

“Don’t let it weigh you down. Now, smile” I urged her.

“Pretty, please” I added when she didn’t make any attempt to smile.

“Okay” she said and she gave me a small smile.

“Better” I said.

“I heard you are going home today” she said.

“Yes, that’s why I came. I can’t go home without seeing you” I said.

“I’m sorry I didn’t come to check on you yesterday” Alexa said.

“It’s no big deal” I said and I pull her into a hug.
We disengaged after some minutes.

“Goodbye dear” I said sadly and I left her room.

TBC.

Stay safe, everyone.

Peace out✌️💞💕✌️
©️Authoress Adesewa✍️✍️

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