Chapter Twenty

The doctor was done with the examination with Ryan.

Evans, wearing a concerned expression, held the doctor on his wrist and took him aside. "Ryan," he began, "I'm eager to know when he will regain his full memory." His voice was barely a whisper.

The doctor offered a glimmer of hope. "Ryan’s loss of memory doesn't appear to be too severe," he explained. "In about three months or less, he should begin to remember things from his earlier years." This was a promising revelation for Ryan who was eavesdropping.

Ryan felt a sense of ease, he smiled broadly for the first time since he woke up from whatever it was that erased his memories.

He had hoped that soon, things would begin to fall into place. It might not be easy but he was excited to experience it.

Mr. Evans couldn't hide his joy upon hearing the doctor's assessment, promptly settling the doctor's bill.

As the day went by, Ryan kept thinking about what the doctor had said earlier, smiling all through. His memories may have been l