I breathe out a sigh and say, "The truth is Ray..."

"I have lost all my memories".

A heavy pause.

"What?"

"Yes, infact, I don't even remember you! My past memories are just blank. I don't remember the school days, the band or the people you have mentioned. I remember nothing!".

"Quit joking Lisha! This ain't funny..."

"I am not..."

The call ends abruptly.

I look at my phone screen and then look over to Dr Kim.

"Doctor..."

"Let's have the coffee first."

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Taking a sip of the coffee, Dr Kim says, "Don't worry. Let's give him sometime."

"But he..."

"It must have been a shock to him too. Learning about your memory loss like that...But more than that I am concerned about something else..."

"What is it?"

"The 3 other people that he mentioned...Why is he not able to reach out to them? Did something happen to them?"

"I...I don't know. I just feel so useless in this condition..."

"Don't say that. We will definitely find something."

"Thanks, Doctor..."

I felt glad thinking that atleast one person was with me.

Dr Kim had always been by my side. Although, I had stopped taking her sessions after my headaches stopped, we were still in touch. It's all because she is one of the most level-headed person I know. Anytime, I need any advice she is there for me.

But my heart still wavers...

My life has suddenly...

Turned upside down.

From the engagement to a one-night-stand...

And a man as dangerous as him obsessed with me...

People close to me keep getting hurt...

The stress was enough to trigger back my mental problems that were surpressed for so long...

"Lisha...Are you okay?"

"I...I don't know."

"Just breathe in....and breathe out"

I do as Dr Kim says.

"Don't panic so much. We will figure out a way"

"But how...? Ray is definitely weirded out and I am not sure if he will speak with me again. He was an only lead from my past...What are we gonna do do now? "

"Well we have to start somewhere... What was the name of the town he mentioned again?"

"It was XX town, he also mentioned Arora middle school."

Dr Kim pulls out her phone and starts typing something.

"What are you doing doctor"

"What we do when we don't have any other options?"

"Huh??"

"Google"

And before I could even react, I notice her expression change to a confused or rather a worried one.

"What is it?"

"Take a look at this", she says turning her phone towards me.

On the search of XX town- there came up quite a few articles.

"XX Town, teen girl, kidnapped and beaten up. Escaped a narrow death"

"Apartments XX town."

"XX town, fire at townhall- 30 dead, 17 injured"

My eyes widen at the articles.

"Doctor...what is this...?"

"Seems like a lot was going on in that town..."

"The kidnapping case...could it be??"

"Most probably, yes. The article reads as- On 17th November, a teen girl was kidnapped on her way back home by 3 men- Oh there is a video"

Dr Kim plays the video which looked like a CCTV footage and narrows her eyes.

"Take a look at this", she hands me her phone.

It was a CCTV footage of 3 men, covering a brown haired teen girl's mouth with what looked like a drugged handkerchief, and then forcefully dragging her into their car.

The video wasn't of great quality but that didn't stop me from recognising the fact that the girl was me.

"It doesn't mention your name here, but this girl has striking resemblance to you", she says.

"Yeah...this is definitely me".

"Hmm...Let's go through them to find some more details."

"On the morning of 20th November, an elderly lady, alerted the authorities, about a young girl lying at a corner of a park. She was badly injured and her head bleeding profusely."

"So that was..."

"Yeah, and there's more- Apparently, the girl couldn't remember anything. The police asked her multiple questions, but they had no leads. According to the police, she had been suffering from Amnesia due to the head injury".

"Is there anything else?"

"No, I don't see anything more in this one. Let's check the others..."

"XX town, fire at townhall- 30 dead, 17 injured- This article is dated just around the time of your kidnapping. Its only a few months apart!"

"A fire...?"

"Seems so. It looks like a fire took place on the day of some event gathering in the townhall. Around 30 people died, and many injured."

"And the dates are..."

"February 24, just a few months after your kidnapping...I think your family must had already moved out by then."

"Yeah, that's true." I say.

Pausing for a bit, I look up at Dr Kim.

"Please forward me those articles."

She does as I ask and I realise what I need to do.

"Do you have any plan?"

"Not a definite one but I am forwarding these to Ray..."

"That's a good idea. He sounds trustworthy, so it will be a good way in making him talk again"

I nod and forward the articles to Ray.

And almost instantly I get a reply.

"What is this now?"

"This joke is going too far Lisha..."

"Or are you even her?"

"Check those articles above. You will understand." I typed.

Ray left me on seen.

Unable to control my anticipation, I opened the video in the article, downloaded it, and sent it to Ray on chat.

"This girl"

"Don't you think that it is me"

"The resemblance is obvious."

And soon enough, my phone rings again.

Ray was calling.

"Hello Ray! Please listen to me don't cut the call-"

"Let's meet."

"I will try to make it there by monday".

"Okay...Ping me the location details"

"Let's meet at XX town"

"..."

"I want to know..."

"What happened in that town"

"While I was not there".