Can You Mend My Broken Heart?

439 A visit to Dr. Nelson - 2

"Hello, Raymond."

"Hello, Dr. Nelson. I am so sorry to disturb you out like this and your schedule."

"Well, you are my patient first Raymond. So you need not feel apologetic about it."

"You are trying to comfort me here and I am fully aware of it."

Saying that Raymond took his seat.

"Ok so tell me, Raymond, what's the real issue here?"

"The thing is I am having these weird flashes of memory every now and then and I am not sure why. I am seeing these bits and pieces of my memory. Some I can connect, but some I just cannot."

"Let's figure it out. Come lie on this bed. Will run some tests to monitor."

"Sure."

As Raymond rested himself on the bed, Dr. Nelseon connected the electrodes and sat next to him and said,

"Slowly try to remember about the flashes and try to tell me about each and every one of them. But first of all, try to relax. Calm yourself with a couple of deep breaths and close your eyes."

Saying that Dr. Nelson switched on the music system in his room which started playing a piece of calming music.

"Feeling relaxed, now we?"

"Yes."

Raymond said with his eyes still closed.

"Now tell me what was the first flash that you saw."

Raymond took a deep breath and said,

"I saw a lake or a pond sort of a thing. Birds were flying way high up. The sound made by the flapping wings was almost deafening for a moment and then there was sudden silence. I was, I don't know, probably I was doing something with the pebbles near the lake. And I see a couple of lounge chairs. There are some people sitting there, and then someone calls my name. Someone sitting on the lounge chair. I guess it is the voice of a lady and somehow the voice makes me happy."

Suddenly Dr. Nelson started observing a small spike in the monitor as Raymond started talking about that voice.

"Do you remember anything more about the voice?"

"Nothing more. I get up and start running towards the lounge chairs and then that's it."

"Was the voice familiar?"

"For a moment I thought it was my mother's voice, but since it was a happy one, I don't think that was my mother."

Saying that Raymond opened his eyes and looked at Dr. Nelson.

"Well, we need more Raymond. Concentrate now and give your best. Don't miss out on any details."

Dr. Nelson said and took a deep breath becasue deep inside his head he was recollecting the previous conversation with Akira about the memory of Raymond. He was more than sure now that something was there, buried deep inside the back of his head, which Mr. Sebastian was averse to.

Raymond closed his eyes and started recollecting.

"The next one is a memory inside my house. My dad's library. I guess I am just playing around. It's nothing significant I feel."

"No Raymond. Focus on the details and tell me what you have seen."

"I am just roaming around in the room looking for something and I just open a draw in my fathers' study cabinet. He sees me and just shouts at me to stay back. That's all. See I told you it's nothing special."

"Where is this cabinet? Is it still there in your father's house now?"

"I am not sure. I moved out of my dad's house long back. God knows if he still has the cabinet or not."

Saying that Raymond got up.

"Then I think we need to figure out if it's there or not."