"Nothing. I'd like to have a talk with you." Tom sat down beside Patricia. His love for her was immense, so he decided to take the initiative to start some sort of courtship.
"About what?" Patricia didn't know what game Tom was playing. They already had a long talk about rehabilitation not long ago. What did Tom want to talk about this time?
"Well, I want to talk to you about your amnesia." Tom looked Patricia directly in the eye. No one could escape from the facts.
"I'm recovering well. Why should we talk about this again?" Patricia was nervous. Was Tom seeing through her now? Was it time for the big revelation? If so, what should she do?
"Don't you want to have your complete memory restored?" Tom pondered more seriously. Didn't she want her missing memory back? Maybe she didn't want to remember anything about him.
"If it's a bad memory, I'd rather not remember it. I do think that I remember everything, despite everyone telling me otherwise." Patricia stared at Tom. If she'd lose him after she remembered the past, she'd rather not go down that route.
"So it doesn't matter if you forget some things about me?" Tom knew that Patricia had a lot to hate about him in the past. She surely wouldn't want to recall those days with him.
"But I know you now, right? Isn't that all that matters? Why do you think the past is so important?" Patricia bowed her head. She felt apologetic, but she didn't say anything about it.
"Okay, I hear you. Whatever you say." Tom knew it was a lie. He put on a bitter smile. For better or worse, no one wanted to be forgotten.
"Come on, Tom. How about a smile? Don't be so damn serious. I mean, we are already in a hospital." Patricia was as lively and active as ever. Everything was normal, except that she once fell in love with Tom.
"Okay, time to knock it off. Let me know if you don't feel well." Tom forced a smile at Patricia. He didn't want to upset Patricia.
"Huh? I thought you were gonna stay with me tonight." Patricia shot the doctor a reproachful pout. She had waited for Tom the whole day. Suddenly he was going to leave after just spending a few minutes with her. Was it something that she said? She wondered whether they were really in love now.
"I'm tired today. I will try to spend more time with you tomorrow, okay? Have a good rest." Tom bent over to kiss Patricia on the cheek. They seemed to love each other, but they were both being extremely cautious. Tom felt there was a time bomb in his heart. Everything would change dramatically if and when Patricia got her memory back.
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