Surfacing (Spark Saga) Read Online Free Page B

if I’d truly had some sort of premonition it would be sort of cool to know what it was.
    “You never told me.”
    I admit, I am a little disappointed.  I mean—it could have been real.  People have premonitions, right?  And now I might never know.  Then again, maybe I’ll get lucky and it will come back.
    “Dang it!”  I repl y.  “I can’t believe you didn’t bug the heck out of me to tell you.”
    “I know.  That was messed up.”  Cricket is staring with a thoughtful expression.  “You were so intense…You really didn’t want to tell me, so I respected that.”
    “That’s cool.  Hey, maybe it will come back to me.”
    “You really want to know who you’re gonna marry, huh?”
    “Wouldn’t you?”
    “Yeah, I guess,” she says.  “But, if you knew, you might not like who it is.  You might do things to change the outcome based on how you feel about that person now.”
    “True,” I consider. 
    “I mean, someone you wouldn’t dream of going out with now…things change, right?  You just never know.  So, who is it?  Who are you gonna marry?  Is it Alex?”
    “No—I mean, I have no idea.  I don’t remember.”
    “What do you mean you don’t remember?”  Cricket says with a slight laugh.  “Of course you can’t remember something that hasn’t happened yet.”
    “No, I mean I don’t remember having that conversation with you.  I don’t even know why I would say something like that, knowing who I’m going to marry.  By the way?  Doctor says I have amnesia, so don’t be surprised if there are a lot of things I don’t remember !”
    Cricket’s eyes widen.  “ Amnesia?  For real.”
    “ Yeah.  Certain things I remember, and others I don’t.”
    “Woah.  That’s major.  So will they come back at some point?”
    “Hard to say.  Maybe.  Maybe not.”
    “Wow.  So what do you think about that?  Is it weird?”
    “I have no idea…I guess if I don’t remember something that happened to me, I’m not really missing anything, right?  It would be different if I remembered something that no one else did.  Then I’d just be crazy.  This way, I’m just a girl with less experience.”
    Cricket t akes a deep breath and sinks into the couch.  “Well, let’s hope you remember all the good stuff then.”
    “No doubt,” I agree.
    But seriously?  I am just sitting here, turning over the idea in my head—of only remembering the good stuff—and if you want to know the truth, my whole mind is pretty fuzzy just now.  It’s like I have slipped into someone else’s body.  I can remember Cricket, but for the life of me, I can’t remember how I felt about her.  I mean, what was it that I liked most about her?  Why did we become friends?  I have no idea what her favorite color is, or what she likes to eat, or even her favorite movie.  I have no idea who she likes, or if she has a boyfriend (although I have a feeling it’s Zach).  I have a feeling I am going to be learning a lot of things, from scratch.
     
    After Cricket goes home, I decide to text Alex.  I don’t know why, but I have a feeling he might know, better than anyone, how to cheer me up.  Remembering Cricket’s suggestion that I thought of Alex as the person I would marry, I got a little nervous.  Truthfully, I couldn’t remember what or who I had in mind when Cricket and I had that conversation.  What if, by some strange twist, Alex is the one?  I mean, not now, but then?  I mean, everything’s changed, right? 
    I sigh.  There is only one way to find out.
                  -hey stranger!  I’m back!
                  -back among the living I suppose?
                  -in theory.   
                  -how do you feel?
                  -like I’ve been asleep for a week, duh!
                  -well at least you’re well rested
                  -that’s an understatement…
                  -so