Chapter 10 - Back To London

Rachel sighed recollecting everything that happened three months back. She remembers hitting some rock and was unconscious but probably somehow she got saved. Just then the nurse entered the room for a regular checkup. Rachel wanted to know what had happened in these three months. So she thought to ask the nurse everything.

Rachel asked the nurse "Can you please tell me how I came here? And what happened in these three months.

Nurse told her that "You are lucky that some fishermen saved you from the river and brought you to the hospital. Our doctor was very kind and helpful so he took your responsibility as a guardian since we couldn't find your identity. Suddenly after a month a person came and inquired about you and introduced himself as your boyfriend. He told us your name is Rachel and he is Andrew but he was not able to provide any evidence and neither did he have any photos with you. Since there was no concrete proof, Dr Daniel did not believe him. Andrew used to visit you everyday and ask about your health. He was so concerned about you, so Dr Daniel did give him updates but never left him alone with you. Whenever he was here me or Dr Daniel were always present in the room".

Rachel thought 'Boyfriend my foot, he is worried about his secret which I am aware of so he wants to kill me'

Rachel was startled when the nurse came to hold her hand for BP checkup. As the nurse completed the checkup she told that doctor will come in a few minutes.

Later, Dr. Daniel entered the room and wished Rachel. He asked "How are you Ms. Rachel, did you recollect anything?"

"No doctor" Rachel felt guilty for lying but she had no option. She doesn't want to get entangled with anything right now and also she has no proof against Andrew and Sophia. If she would talk without evidence later Andrew might find her and kill her but right now she wants to pretend to have really lost her memories and go back to her home first.

Once she reaches there, she can then think of what to do with these people.

"Okay, then we have to run a few tests regarding your memory loss. So, we will be doing an MRI scan, will that be fine?" Daniel asked.

Rachel hesitated but had to agree and nodded in agreement

After sometime she was taken for an MRI scan, after that Rachel was waiting for reports. Daniel entered the room with reports in his hands. Rachel was looking tense when Daniel approached her. He stood next to her bed and started explaining about reports.

Daniel said "There is nothing wrong with the report, I checked it thoroughly. You don't seem to be suffering from memory loss". He hesitated in confronting Rachel but as a doctor he had to.

Rachel panicked as she had been caught. Then she thought he had been taking good care of her and she could trust him. So she decided to tell him the truth and requested him to listen to her first carefully: she started to explain to him about her visit to Peebles and her encounter with Andrew and the incident that happened within two days of her stay in Peebles. She had not talked about her background but told him that she is from London and had a grandpa who is worried about her. So she has to reach London as soon as possible. Please help me, I don't know anyone here and I can't trust anyone.

"Should we inform the cops about it?"

"I have no proof against him and if I file a case now I might have to stay here, right now I want to go back home, I have some contacts, once I reach my home then I can handle them better, right now I am powerless"

Daniel accepted her explanation he felt bad hearing her story and was concerned as she is not safe, he was thankful that he always had doubts on Andrew, then he informed her "I was planning to make a trip to London in few days but knowing your story I am planning to visit London tomorrow, I'll take you with me if that is fine".

Daniel knew she would be traumatized to travel alone and therefore made this offer.

Rachel got excited and said "Thank you so much. Sorry to trouble you, I will come with you as I am now scared to travel alone and I don't have any money. I definitely owe you a favor Mr. Daniel. If it is fine can I use your phone and call my grandpa?"

He offered her his phone.

Rachel called her grandpa and he answered the phone he got surprised as she called him three months later.

He had tears in his eyes and said "Were you this upset with your grandpa that you didn't call me for three months?" Grandpa got emotional.

"I am sorry grandpa, I was in a coma for three months, I just woke up yesterday"

Hearing that grandpa was shaken and worriedly shouted on the phone, "What the hell, where are you Rachel? Grandpa will come right away to pick you and how did you get into a coma?"

"Grandpa I'll come home and explain, you don't need to come here, I'll come home as soon as possible, just take care of yourself"

Grandpa reluctantly agreed, after talking to him, she handed the phone to Daniel and asked him when can we leave?

Daniel said "I have my own car, we will be travelling in it, so we can leave whenever you want."

Rachel asked "Your work?"