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Chapter 1

As she rode, the wind blew softly through her hair. was exercising her horses like she did everyday. had decided to come over early and watch her while she masterfully handled the stallion she was riding. took great care in looking after her studs. She lead each horse one by one into the open field and let them run. Watching them buck in delight at being let to run in the open field was one pleasure the horses looked forward to everyday. When each horse was safely back in their stables, each one in turn had their morning hose and rub down. held the hose while brushed at her favourite pony bubbles hind quarters. Cleaning all the mud and dirt from her hooves. It was a hot day, and found it funny to hose down more than the horses. “I’m going to get you ”, and picked up the bucket of water in front of her and threw it over , who in turn just turned the hose on her again. It normally only took a couple of hours each morning to do her routine with the horses, but this particular day, it had taken a lot longer.

After, and laid sprawled out on a hay bale to dry off a little in the sun. Quenching their thirst with a lemonade with loads of ice. placed his hands behind his neck lounging further and further until he fell off the end of the bale. laughed and went to give him a hand up, only thought otherwise, and pulled down on top of him. Kissing her eagerly on the lips, rubbing her hot hair, ’s hands wandered over her back. Feeling the sun burning down on her shoulder’s said “come on into the barn”. took ’s hand and lead her into the corner of the barn which was the coolest. Placing her down on top of some straw, looked lovingly into her eyes. The sun coming through a crack in the roof made them sparkle like jewels. “I love you”, he said movingly. It still gave tingles every time she heard him say that. Slowly ’s hands moved under her tight t-shirt, and he removed it with ease. This was ’s favourite place to make love. He cherished these moments in the barn. It was like the thought of getting caught that turned him on even more. Hearing the noises of the horses in the background always told them if anyone was coming, and up until now they had been lucky.

After making love, said “feel like taking the horses out , I need to stretch my legs?” always loved to go riding with her, so he agreed. always chose the stallion because she was strong enough to handle him. rode alongside her, watching how happy she was when she rode.

They got along the dirt track, and started to trot. had always been interested in horses, but never rode them as much. Since being with though these last 6 months, had found that horses were very much a part of their relationship. “When do you have to go , can you stay today?” asked, “I don’t have to leave until Monday, we’re not going to the states before then“, he smiled watching ’s face light up with glee. Together they rode in unison, from time to time looking across to each other. Showing the kind of love, that only two young lovers could possibly show, with the thought of earlier in the barn still fresh in their minds. didn’t notice the young fawn in front of her grazing, when suddenly it startled her horse, and made it rear up, and start to gallop. with all her strength and mite tried to calm the horse, and slow it down, but her horse just got faster and faster. tried to keep up, and help control the horse, but it was too fast. Ducking under approaching trees, and passing through thorny branches, still couldn’t bring control to the horse. She had ridden for most of her life, and was a very experienced rider, but she had never encountered anything like this. The horse just went on and on, until finally ducking under another branch. didn’t see the next one approach so quickly and she slammed into it, knocking her clean off the horse and landing with a thud. The horse stopped immediately like a bolt out of the blue. arrived seconds later and jumped off his horse at such speed. had a nasty bump on her forehead and had been knocked out. took his cellphone out of his pocket only to see he had no signal. He didn’t want to leave her, but he had to get help. He didn’t want to move her in case she had any broken bones. So he had to go for help. He rode like lightning, remembering that there was a town about 2 miles further on down the road. He was a blubbering wreck when he reached a call box. He somehow managed to get his words out in between gasps, while his chest pumped up and down.


Chapter 2

was taken to the local hospital finally, after taking over an hour to find her along the dirt track. She had been knocked unconscious and still hadn’t come round by the next morning. The doctors advised and her family, that it wasn’t uncommon to sleep for a great length of time after being knocked out like she did. blamed himself, even thought it wasn’t his fault. “What could you have done son”, ’s father said caringly, “I don’t know, I could’ve got the ambulance back sooner, if only I’d have remember exactly where she was”, held his head in his hands now. “Even I get lost out there still now , it’s very easy to let it happen”, said again putting a comforting arm round the young lads shoulders. “I can’t go to the states now on Monday, I have to be here with her”, said convincingly, “ok son, ok”, said patting him on the back.

waited there with ’s parents until later that evening, when started to stir. It had been well over 24 hours now that the accident had happened, and no sign of waking up until now. She stirred for about an hour, before finally opening her eyes slowly. She squinted up at the light, before her eyes adjusted properly. stood back while her parents went closer. They took their time, hugging their daughter, not leaning too much on her. She was still very dazed and still didn’t know what the hell she was doing here. Her parents stepped back, so could spend a bit of time with her. They were just about to step outside, when they heard their daughter shout. “Who are you? Get off me”, she screamed. looked in terror, “it’s me my darling, ”. started to panic, “get off, get off”, she screamed again. ’s mum ran back over “it’s honey, you know, you love him”, her mum tried to reassure her, “get him away mum, I don’t know him, please mum” cried. waited outside, while ’s parents consoled her, and called in the doctor. sat down on the floor in the corridor with his head in his hands. ’s parents came out while the doctor examined her. Now it was ’s turn to be consoled. “What’s happening, why doesn’t she know me. I love her”, cried. “Maybe tomorrow things will be more clearer , she’s had a nasty shock. Don’t alarm yourself ok”, ’s mum tried to explain. “I just want to make things right, get back to how it was”, stated, “it will son, don’t worry, you’ll have her back soon just the way she was”, said.


Chapter 3

left the hospital 3 days later. She had undergone tests and the verdict was simply, that could remember things in the long term, but not the short term. That was why she couldn’t remember , but could remember her parents. Remember what she done at school, her childhood. Even though her parents told her about it just wasn’t there. How could she not remember the love of her life. She just wouldn’t accept it. There was only one thing could do, and prove to her, that she loved him.

Every single day he sent roses, gifts, chocolates. Without fail, something turned up for everyday. stayed away the first week. It disturbed so much whenever he turned up, that it was considered not good for her, so he stayed away.

Weeks later, still he hadn’t managed to convince her. He stopped sending gifts everyday because it was upsetting her even more now. met up with and . “I desperately need to see her , I’m lost without her”, he pleaded, “we’re trying , she’s so stubborn, she won’t even listen anymore. Whenever your name comes up, she switches off”, said, “I’m losing her, I know it”, cried.

put together some pictures of the pair of them together, when they were truly happy, and put them in the package ready to go to her tomorrow. He wrote her a letter.

My dearest ,

I remember the day we met, your eyes shone like jewels, you captured my heart instantly. You wore a pink top and black jeans. You were never one for wearing dresses, but I loved that casual feel you gave me. We were a great team, we spent most of our waking day together. I used to come riding with you, when ever I could. You loved to listen to my music, I’m in a band remember? Oh no, you wouldn’t remember. We went on holiday to Paris. The capital of lovers, you called it. I took you up the Eiffel Tower. Please, please remember me my darling, I’ll do everything I can to help you, all you’ve got to do is let me.

I love you

x

That night after reading ’s letter had a restless sleep. Her parents heard her scream out loud at one time. Her mother went to see to her, but she had gone back to sleep. The same thing happened every single hour. She screamed out. Night after night she screamed in her sleep, she always said she didn’t want to talk about it. She just let it drop each day, and got on with her horses. still hadn’t got back on a horse. She done the exercising and the cleaning, but never the riding. Her mother arranged for her to see a psychiatrist.

was asked to talk about her nightmares. She started. “I lay in bed at night, and I see this figure. I can’t see his face, but he has hair I think, taller than me. He’s not really doing anything, just standing there. But I see him all the time, every time I close my eyes, he pops up, what is it trying to tell me”? The psychiatrist said “its something from your past trying to tell you, remind you of something or by the sounds of it someone”, she commented. “Could it be ? I was supposed to have had a relationship, but I can’t remember him at all. How could I not remember the man I loved”. started to get tearful now. “This short term memory loss could be anything from the last year up until 5 years, it may not mean, that you’ll never ever get it back. But, all the time you try and find the answers, you’ll just end up frustrating yourself”, the psychiatrist advised. “Do you think it would help if I spoke to him, maybe something he says will spark me into remembering”, asked keenly, “anything is possible, but only do it, if you want to, don’t be bullied into it. It could cause you more harm, by trying to remember, so just take things slowly”.


Chapter 4

contacted the next day and asked him to come over. thought that this was the turning point for him. He dug out all their home video’s of them together, and decided he would take them along. It was his final shot, he had nothing left. He tugged on his coat buttons while waiting at the door of her house. He stood there 5 mins before he even rang the bell. It wasn’t until her father was leaving the house that he saw standing there. “go in son, she’s waiting for you”, her father smiled.

was nervous, and he waited in the reception area for to show. She walked slowly down the stairs, her heart beating faster at each step she made. She didn’t know how she was going to start, or what she was going to say. She couldn’t even find a smile. She approached and just stood there with his letter between her fingertips. “Please, explain this to me, I really want to know”, she asked him, “ok”, was all he could manage in between gulps. She took him into the lounge where she’d already arranged drinks. She didn’t know why, but she’d instantly gone for the lemonade bottle in the refrigerator. “Oh my fave”, he said while taking a chair. looked at him curiously, how did she know. It was becoming more and more harder for her. “Please talk me through this letter. It’s since I received this, that I’ve been having nightmares, seeing things………” she trailed off. “What things, maybe you tell me first, and I’ll try and help”. hesitated. She thought to herself, why should she be telling a stranger these things. To her was a stranger. The strangest thing was, she felt drawn to him. He had the answers she needed. “I see this man, every night he’s there. He has hair, well I think it’s , I don’t see his face though. It’s a blur” she said. “It’s gotta be me hasn’t it, it can’t be anybody else, it’s got to be me. It’s telling you that you used to have somebody in your life. Trying to get you to remember”. said excitedly. shook her head, “why is this happening to me, and held her head tightly in her hands. “I have a head ache, please go”, she rose to leave the room. “Please let me stay…… for just a minute, I have some things to leave you”, he asked eagerly. stopped at the door and turned around slowly. “What things”, she asked. “Tapes. Video tapes, MP3 player, please I’m just going to leave them here, all I’m asking please is that you watch them and listen ok”. Now it was his turn to exit his seat. He got close to her at the doorway, and leaned in to kiss her cheek. “I miss you my darling, come back to me soon”, and he left. went back and sat down and stared at the tapes he’d left on the table for ages. She was kind of scared at what it might show. Scared there was stuff she didn’t want to see, but her curiosity got the better of her, and she went straight for the video tape first. She sat back and pressed play.


Chapter 5

The next few days, seemed a bit happier. She hadn’t seen the vision anymore in her dreams, but she couldn’t stop playing the video tape. It was of and in France. The pair of them looked so happy, so in love. Could it possibly be her. The Eiffel Tower, how could she possibly not remember climbing up them steps. She’d played the MP3 player for the last 3 nights in her bed. Some of the songs she remembered, she still felt weird though. She called him again to come over, there was more questions that she wanted answered.

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“How long were we together?” she asked, “about 6 months. The best 6 months of my life”, he responded. “oh my god, I’ve just had a thought….”, blushed and she got up and went over to the window. knew what it was, he answered the question so she didn’t have to ask it. “yes we made love, loads of times”. folded her arms tightly across her chest, and pulled them tighter, hunching her shoulders. rose from his seat and walked slowly and joined at the window. He continued. “you used to like it, when I kissed your neck here“, and his hand went to her favourite spot. She jolted and shrugged him away. “We used to do it in the barn, that was our favourite place”, he said again. “You’re scaring me now , how could I possibly not remember that”, she scowled, “that’s sick”, she hailed. “I used to help you with the horses, hosing them down, cleaning them, riding them with you, until that fateful day, I couldn’t do anything to stop it happening. I’ll regret that for the rest of my life”. turned to look at him and could see his pain. “I wish I could remember , my life seemed so great and interesting, and you seem like a nice person”, she smiled. She looked at his hair, his eyes that were sparkling at the start of this conversation, but had now turned grey. He was very attractive. It wasn’t impossible that she could fall in love with such a handsome man. “hopefully one day you’ll come back to me my darling”, and he kissed her cheek again and left.

went out to the barn and sat there for a while. Thinking that if she spent some time there maybe something would spring to mind. She laid back on top of a bail of straw and closed her eyes. The only thing that did spring to mind was that figure again. It startled her. It was so easy to believe what everyone was saying. To just continue with her life in a relationship she knew nothing about. She couldn’t just love a person, just because her family said she did. She wanted to feel it for herself.


Chapter 6

After that last meeting with , the figure entered back into her thoughts. While she was doing her jobs, cleaning the stables, washing the horses, he was always there. She entered the barn again. Went to the furthest corner where she had felt cold before. She sat down on a hay bale and laid back and closed her eyes again. The figure was there, only this time, he seemed to be clearer. He was definitely tall, hair. She got up and rushed inside to find her letter from . She couldn’t find it at first, but she really needed it. She found it finally in her bedside cabinet. She laid back on the pillow and read it again.

Dear ……………… she never read any of the other contents until she got to the bottom.

“I love you”

Reading those 3 little words sent tingles down her spine. WHY? She had read the letter before without feeling, now all of a sudden, reading back again “I love you” had this exciting effect on her. The hair stood up on her neck, like her feelings were coming back. She watched the video’s again. Played her MP3 player, and all the time, the figure was getting clearer. Then it disappeared. She searched her thoughts to see if it was still there. Like seeing that figure was somehow giving her the answers she was looking for. Now it was gone. What did that mean. She had kind of got used to having that figure. At first it scared her, now it was gone she missed it. It was some sort of link to her past, that she desperately wanted to find, and it had gone. Maybe it had been watching over her, and now felt that she didn’t need it anymore. All these thoughts had given her a head ache, so she decided to go to bed early.

She had a nightmare again that night. Only this time it was of the accident. She hadn’t seen it at all, couldn’t remember it. She was going at great speed along the dirt track and she could hear a voice calling her. It was a man’s voice. She turned around and saw as clear as day on the horse behind her. “Watch out, slow down”, he was calling trying to keep up. It was so clear, like it was happening right now. She tossed and turned, reliving the gallop of the horse as it shot out of control. Feeling the branches hitting her face. Seeing the figure clearly now, she knew it had been all along. “Help me ……..”, she cried, and sat up in bed, realising she had just shouted out his name. Her parents came running in, “sweetie what is it”, her mother asked quickly, “mum I remember, I‘ve just seen it as clear as day, it was in my thoughts”, smiled “I love him, I have to go to him”, and she jumped up out of bed and ran downstairs, “hunny, you’re in your pyjamas”.


Chapter 7

arrived at ’s house banging down the door. “! !” she screamed through the door. came downstairs rubbing his eyes, “hey where’s the fire “he said when answering the door and seeing there. threw her arms round his neck, and kissed him eagerly on the lips not wanting to let go. held her back not quite understanding what had happened. He didn’t care as long as he got his girl back, he didn’t even want to ask. When they came up for breath, said “, I remember, I had a dream, it was about the accident, you were there, as clear as anything. I woke up shouting out your name, oh ” she held him tight again. couldn’t believe it, he’d waited weeks for this and now his dream had come true, and he was holding her in his arms. “I love you”, she whispered, and when he looked at her, she had tears streaming down her face. He rubbed the back of her hair and left her to whimper against his bare chest. “Come in, you’ll catch the death of cold”, he noticed she was in her pyjamas. “I just ran , I needed to see you”, and they both laughed now seeing her PJs.

The next day went to the doctors. She needed to let them know, she had started to remember. The doctor sent her to the hospital to complete her tests. It seemed like 99% of her memory was back, the rest would come. She could now get on with her life and start enjoying it again.


Chapter 8

spent the next 4 weeks with . Now she had him back she wasn’t letting go. It was like being given a new start, and they was taking advantage of it. pampered her, gave her gifts everyday. Spoilt her so to speak, and wasn’t letting her near another horse for a while. She did miss it, she loved to ride her horses, but hadn’t been on a horse in 3 months. “ will you do something for me”, she asked, “anything baby”, replied, “will you come riding with me again”. was shocked. It scared the life out of him even thinking about it, but obviously didn’t show it. “Is that what you want my darling, I mean I haven’t been able to look at a horse since the accident, I don’t know if I can”, confessed. “maybe it will help us both then babe, I really need to do it, and I feel that you’ll the only person that could help me”. wished she’d asked someone else, but he loved her, and would do anything for her.

The following day, they got their riding clothes on, and headed out back to the stables. was very nervous and ’s tummy was doing somersaults. stood there for a while by the paddock, just staring out into the open field. “Help me to do it please, my horses need me”, pleaded. “only if you want to, I’m not pushing you into anything, I think its too soon”, stated. “The longer I leave it, the harder it is going to be, I need you ”, she leaned into him, placed his strong arm round her shoulder, “then I’m here for you my darling”.

It took ages to get her near the stables, she had been there everyday to clean and feed them, but knowing she was going to be riding them had taken its toll on her. “Right I’m ready , I’m going for the stallion”, she stated, and started to unbolt the stable door. “Is that wise my darling, I mean are you sure”, said worriedly. “Yes I need to do it ”, she said sternly. mounted the same horse he was riding on that fateful day, and he reached across to before they rode out of the yard, and he held her hand. “Let’s do it baby, take it slow”, said promptly. He smiled at her, and waited for her to lead her way out of the stables. They had agreed that it would only be a slow trot round the paddock, just to get her feel of riding again. Her look changed immediately the horse started to trot, but stayed by her side the whole time. They trotted in unison round the paddock, staying together. 3 laps round the paddock and her tight lines on her face started to fade. knew that she was accomplishing what she’d set out to do today. It was never going to be easy for her, but she was strong willed, and would always take things in her stride. They came to a stop by the gate, and she removed her riding hat. The joy on her face said it all. “I did it ! We did it! as she leaned across to his horse and kissed him softly on his round lips. led her back to the stables as they dis-mounted and he hugged her tight again. “Don’t ever scare me again, will you, I’ve lost you once, I don’t want to lose you again”, stated while kissing her passionately again. “That will never happen my darling, I’m going to be very careful from now on”.

They hosed down the horses after their short ride, and decided to turn the hose on again. She remembered the last time he done it and smiled. She remembered it, she couldn’t believe it. She smiled and he knew what she was thinking as he took her hand and lead her into the barn.


THE END



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