surprise that after such a horrific accident, he would lock his emotions and memories away, and become who he thought you wanted him to be. If you speak with him, he may reveal to you why he’s–”
“Dr. Cruson, with all due respect, you may have been seeing my son for the past year, but I raised him. I think I know him better than you do.”
For the first time since having that conversation, Kelly was feeling doubt. She finally wanted to speak to him, and to see if Dr. Cruson was right, but he was fast asleep.
‘Later, we’ll talk,’ she thought as she ran her fingers across a wisp of his hair, before carefully blotting away her tears before they could fall. The next moment, the doorbell rang.
***
“Hello Sister Mary Ava, thank you so much for coming here. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am,” Kelly said as she moved aside to allow the older woman to enter her home. The minute she crossed the threshold, the sister felt a chill that ran deep to the depths of her soul. It was so unsettling, that it physically gave her pause.
“Sister Mary Ava?”
The concerned voice quickly brought the woman out of her contemplations.
“My apologies, Kelly. I did not mean to worry you. My thoughts just seemed to run away from me for a moment. Where is Cody?” she asked.
“He’s currently sleeping at the moment; his bedroom is the second door on the left when you go upstairs. I should warn you that he is currently restrained. I know it may seem harsh, but he really is too much for one person to handle, and he is a bit of a wild card, so please don’t remove his restraints unless absolutely necessary,” Kelly said, and could practically feel the other woman’s disapproval.
“What am I to do if he needs to use the restroom?”
“In that case, I’d only release him when the calm personality is present. You’ll know immediately which one is which, because they have an entirely different way of speaking, and the calm persona is an amnesiac.”
“I see.”
“I should also warn you that he is now switching between personas quite rapidly, sometimes within minutes. I’m not sure what they did to him at that hospital, but I can’t predict which one I’m going to get anymore. Sometimes he’ll fall asleep and then awaken the same person as he was before, other times they’ll switch. There have even been a few times where I felt as though both personalities were present, and that is… Just please be careful,” Kelly said before thanking the woman again and saying goodbye.
Now alone, Sister Mary Ava felt a bit of trepidation, but allowed her faith to quickly stamp it down. She then made her way to what she correctly assumed was Cody’s room. Just as Kelly said, he was somehow peacefully sleeping, even though he was thoroughly tied down.
‘What has happened to you, young one?’ she thought as she remembered her first encounter with what she called “a hyperactive ball of sunshine.”
“Nana!” Cody yelled as he ran over and nearly tackled the sister. It was sheer luck that they weren’t sprawled out on the ground.
“Cody! That is a nun, not Nana,” Kelly yelled as she ran over to assist the woman. Robert was standing by laughing his ass off, and only laughed harder when Cody ran and hid behind his leg. The boy wasn’t sure what a nun was, but he did know what “not Nana” meant; it meant she was a stranger!
“Actually, I’m not a nun; I’m a religious sister. Many people equate the two, but there is a difference,” the woman said casually, before formally introducing herself. “My name is Sister Mary Ava, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to St. Peter’s church.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sister. I must say that you really do resemble my mother, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen her, she moved to Florida last year, so that’s probably why he got confused. I apologize for the trouble,” Robert said with a smile.
“It’s no trouble at all,” the
“Dr. Cruson, with all due respect, you may have been seeing my son for the past year, but I raised him. I think I know him better than you do.”
For the first time since having that conversation, Kelly was feeling doubt. She finally wanted to speak to him, and to see if Dr. Cruson was right, but he was fast asleep.
‘Later, we’ll talk,’ she thought as she ran her fingers across a wisp of his hair, before carefully blotting away her tears before they could fall. The next moment, the doorbell rang.
***
“Hello Sister Mary Ava, thank you so much for coming here. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am,” Kelly said as she moved aside to allow the older woman to enter her home. The minute she crossed the threshold, the sister felt a chill that ran deep to the depths of her soul. It was so unsettling, that it physically gave her pause.
“Sister Mary Ava?”
The concerned voice quickly brought the woman out of her contemplations.
“My apologies, Kelly. I did not mean to worry you. My thoughts just seemed to run away from me for a moment. Where is Cody?” she asked.
“He’s currently sleeping at the moment; his bedroom is the second door on the left when you go upstairs. I should warn you that he is currently restrained. I know it may seem harsh, but he really is too much for one person to handle, and he is a bit of a wild card, so please don’t remove his restraints unless absolutely necessary,” Kelly said, and could practically feel the other woman’s disapproval.
“What am I to do if he needs to use the restroom?”
“In that case, I’d only release him when the calm personality is present. You’ll know immediately which one is which, because they have an entirely different way of speaking, and the calm persona is an amnesiac.”
“I see.”
“I should also warn you that he is now switching between personas quite rapidly, sometimes within minutes. I’m not sure what they did to him at that hospital, but I can’t predict which one I’m going to get anymore. Sometimes he’ll fall asleep and then awaken the same person as he was before, other times they’ll switch. There have even been a few times where I felt as though both personalities were present, and that is… Just please be careful,” Kelly said before thanking the woman again and saying goodbye.
Now alone, Sister Mary Ava felt a bit of trepidation, but allowed her faith to quickly stamp it down. She then made her way to what she correctly assumed was Cody’s room. Just as Kelly said, he was somehow peacefully sleeping, even though he was thoroughly tied down.
‘What has happened to you, young one?’ she thought as she remembered her first encounter with what she called “a hyperactive ball of sunshine.”
“Nana!” Cody yelled as he ran over and nearly tackled the sister. It was sheer luck that they weren’t sprawled out on the ground.
“Cody! That is a nun, not Nana,” Kelly yelled as she ran over to assist the woman. Robert was standing by laughing his ass off, and only laughed harder when Cody ran and hid behind his leg. The boy wasn’t sure what a nun was, but he did know what “not Nana” meant; it meant she was a stranger!
“Actually, I’m not a nun; I’m a religious sister. Many people equate the two, but there is a difference,” the woman said casually, before formally introducing herself. “My name is Sister Mary Ava, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to St. Peter’s church.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Sister. I must say that you really do resemble my mother, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen her, she moved to Florida last year, so that’s probably why he got confused. I apologize for the trouble,” Robert said with a smile.
“It’s no trouble at all,” the
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