“Come on Sean,stop kidding me!You scared the shit out of me,do you know that?”J said while raising an eyebrow but Sean just shook his head and repeated”Who are you?”
J turned around,sharing a few worried glances with Abs,who sat down on the other side of the bed.”Sean,man,what is the last thing you do remember?”
The singer shrugged his shoulders.”I think I went to school…”
“To school!?”J suddenly hollered.Sean nodded his head.
Abs stood up again,dragging J with him along the way,and replied”Alright mate,we will come back soon.Just keep calm,alright?Try to sleep some more.”And with those words J and Abs left the hospital room…
“What!?So you mean he can’t remember a thing anymore!?”Rich asked confused.Right after J and Abs had retuned from their visit and told the others about Sean’s strange behaviour all of them had decided to go and see a doctor to get an explanation.
The doctor nodded.
“Yes,although I’m not saying it won’t come back again.He must have hit his head while falling down the stairs and that probably caused the amnesia.His memories might come back in a few days,or a few weeks,or a few months.It can even happen that he will never be able to remember a thing from the past few years again,but lets not think of that yet.I reckon he has good chances to become the same again because he’s young and healthy.”
J sighed deeply and muttered”Great.Just fucking great.”
“Well”the doctor continued”It’s important to help the patient remember things again but make sure not to push it too far.Take him to places he often visited,tell him certain things about his past,but not too much cuz patients who suffer from amnesia can’t always see the difference in memories and stories they hear from friends and family.”
Scott nodded.
“And what about his job?Can he go to work again?”
“Yes,that would be perfect.It might help him a lot,actually.”
Abs was the first one to stand up.”Thank you doctor.”He nodded and smiled.”You’re welcome.I hope things will work out with your friend.”
“I hope so.I absolutely hope so”.
It had been a week since the accident and it was the day that Sean could go home again.All the lads had tried their hardest to help Sean but no matter what they did,Sean couldn’t remember a thing from the band or his popstar-life anymore.
“Alright mate,welcome back home.”J said while opening the door to the apartment they were sharing.Sean stepped inside,feeling a bit uncomfortable.He had the idea he was stepping inside the house of a total stranger and definitely not his own.
“Okay Sean,let me show you everything.”J announced.He too felt strange in this new position.A person who he had already known for years suddenly had become a stranger.J had tried to imagine how horrible it would be to lose your whole identity in one short second and the only conclusion he could make was that it was absolutely terribly.Now J was determined to help Sean to make the best of it all.He watched Sean walking around the house,lost in his little own world.
“Sean?”J asked softly.The younger man looked up.
“Do you want a cup of tea?”
Sean nodded.”Yeah,maybe that’s a good idea.”