A Story A Day. Story 282 of 365: Memory.

She woke up feeling dizzy, the warm sheets against her skin. She realized she was completely naked, and that surprised her, she was unable to sleep naked. She turned around and saw that she was not alone in bed. What had she done, now? Her boyfriend would kill her, yet, she didn't remember a thing. She got out of bed slowly, sure that she had had sex with the stranger. She tiptoed around the room and into the bathroom, when something left her frozen on the spot. Another woman was staring at her. The other woman kind of looked like her, only a bit older and with another hair cut. When she discovered that it was herself staring at the mirror, she left a muffled scream escape. Footsteps came from the bedroom, and the stranger stood completely naked by the doorframe.

-Are you okay?- he asked genuinely concerned.
-Who are you? What happened to me?
-Did you drink too much yesterday, honey?

The scared look that crossed her face, let him know that that was not the problem.

-Are you okay?- he repeated clueless.
-You tell me!- her pitch was getting higher and higher as she panicked.
-Okay, honey. Let's go dressed, and we will take you to the hospital.

They got inside a car she didn't know, and drove through streets she barely recognized. She was hyperventilating on the verge of a panic attack. As soon as they arrived to the hospital, she was rushed to get a CT scan, while he waited outside. The neurologist talked with her husband about what could it be, puzzled because she was relatively young. However, the results were clear, she had had a stroke, yet the doctor had never seen one of such characteristics.

-Will she recover?- he asked, while looking at her. They had given her sedatives, although it was not recommended, to block all the new stimuli she was receiving.
-I don't know. Maybe she will never be able to remember the years the stroke has wiped away, maybe some memories will remain. Only time will tell.

He stared at her, wondering how would it be, trying to understand how much work would it take to have his wife back.