yawn.
“That’s fine sweetie, I’ll be here in the morning. Get some sleep.” Betty walked her to the bed and tucked the blankets around her. She headed for the door and turned out the light before walking out the door.
“Is she out?” Dr. Howe asked.
“I’d give her another fifteen minutes and then she’ll be ready.” Betty replied.
Megan stretched and rolled over. She felt unnaturally refreshed. She does not ever remember feeling this rested. She climbed out of bed and went to the door. As she reached for the doorknob , it turned and the door swung open.
“Well good morning. Did you sleep well?” Betty greeted her.
“I have to say that was the best sleep I have ever had. I don’t remember dreaming though so…did the sleep study go okay?”
“Get dressed and collect your things and then come out here so we can go over the results with you.” Megan collected her things and sat waiting patiently for the doctor and Betty to come back.
“Good morning Megan.” Dr. Howe said as he came in the room. “I won’t keep you long but wanted to go over the results of the sleep study with you.”
“Were you able to get any results? I don’t remember dreaming last night.” Megan just wanted to get this over with so she could decide how to move on with her life.
“You did dream and shouted out a few times while having them. They seemed pretty intense but as I said they were just dreams.”
“Then how do you explain the episode the other day in Mark’s office?”
“I think you stressed your mind so much over whether these were dreams a r e real that you started mixing your dreams with reality. Vince is a scary looking guy and your dreams were scary, so it made sense that your mind put the two together.” Megan laughed at what he said. Vince was definitely scary looking. Maybe he was right.
“So what do I do?”
“Keep a journal of your dreams. Write down everything, including how you felt when you had them. I want to see you in three months to review them, but if you feel there is something specific or bothersome then come see me earlier.”
“ T hank you Dr. Howe.” She shook his hand as he got up and left the room. She turned to Betty now. “Thank you for being here for me.”
“No problem sweetie. Your friend is in the waiting room.” They both got up and walked out of the room. Megan turned and hugged Betty, said goodbye, and walked over to Gwen.
“So how did it go?” She asked as they walked out of the building. Megan told her everything the doctor said.
“I’m just relieved that it is over. I feel like if I have these dreams again that I won’t over react as much. Dr. Howe said if I hadn’t got my memory back by now, likely I won’t and I need to get that off my mind so I don’t have these mixed emotions.” The morning air was cool; fall was just around the corner. She had wasted too much of her time worrying about her past. It was end of summer and with the fall harvest soon upon them, she decided it was time to make changes . She picked up her pace and did not slow down until Gwen yelled at her to wait up.
“Sorry Gwen. I just feel alive and am ready to let go of my past completely and start a new life.” They intertwined their arms and ran together back to the dorm.
Chapter Twelve
Megan had finally saved enough money that she could go apartment hunting. She wished she had a car, she would not mind looking for a place out of town. She was tired of seeing the same people and places. She went downstairs to the lobby to grab a paper . It was no surprise to see Mark was there.
“Is there anything good in the paper today?” He tried too hard to get her to notice him.
“You know probably the same old stuff. I’m not sure why I buy it.” She and Michael had decided it might be best if she tried to be friends with him. It seemed to have worked. As long as she made an effort to talk to him, he stopped leaching on to her every time they were in the same
“That’s fine sweetie, I’ll be here in the morning. Get some sleep.” Betty walked her to the bed and tucked the blankets around her. She headed for the door and turned out the light before walking out the door.
“Is she out?” Dr. Howe asked.
“I’d give her another fifteen minutes and then she’ll be ready.” Betty replied.
Megan stretched and rolled over. She felt unnaturally refreshed. She does not ever remember feeling this rested. She climbed out of bed and went to the door. As she reached for the doorknob , it turned and the door swung open.
“Well good morning. Did you sleep well?” Betty greeted her.
“I have to say that was the best sleep I have ever had. I don’t remember dreaming though so…did the sleep study go okay?”
“Get dressed and collect your things and then come out here so we can go over the results with you.” Megan collected her things and sat waiting patiently for the doctor and Betty to come back.
“Good morning Megan.” Dr. Howe said as he came in the room. “I won’t keep you long but wanted to go over the results of the sleep study with you.”
“Were you able to get any results? I don’t remember dreaming last night.” Megan just wanted to get this over with so she could decide how to move on with her life.
“You did dream and shouted out a few times while having them. They seemed pretty intense but as I said they were just dreams.”
“Then how do you explain the episode the other day in Mark’s office?”
“I think you stressed your mind so much over whether these were dreams a r e real that you started mixing your dreams with reality. Vince is a scary looking guy and your dreams were scary, so it made sense that your mind put the two together.” Megan laughed at what he said. Vince was definitely scary looking. Maybe he was right.
“So what do I do?”
“Keep a journal of your dreams. Write down everything, including how you felt when you had them. I want to see you in three months to review them, but if you feel there is something specific or bothersome then come see me earlier.”
“ T hank you Dr. Howe.” She shook his hand as he got up and left the room. She turned to Betty now. “Thank you for being here for me.”
“No problem sweetie. Your friend is in the waiting room.” They both got up and walked out of the room. Megan turned and hugged Betty, said goodbye, and walked over to Gwen.
“So how did it go?” She asked as they walked out of the building. Megan told her everything the doctor said.
“I’m just relieved that it is over. I feel like if I have these dreams again that I won’t over react as much. Dr. Howe said if I hadn’t got my memory back by now, likely I won’t and I need to get that off my mind so I don’t have these mixed emotions.” The morning air was cool; fall was just around the corner. She had wasted too much of her time worrying about her past. It was end of summer and with the fall harvest soon upon them, she decided it was time to make changes . She picked up her pace and did not slow down until Gwen yelled at her to wait up.
“Sorry Gwen. I just feel alive and am ready to let go of my past completely and start a new life.” They intertwined their arms and ran together back to the dorm.
Chapter Twelve
Megan had finally saved enough money that she could go apartment hunting. She wished she had a car, she would not mind looking for a place out of town. She was tired of seeing the same people and places. She went downstairs to the lobby to grab a paper . It was no surprise to see Mark was there.
“Is there anything good in the paper today?” He tried too hard to get her to notice him.
“You know probably the same old stuff. I’m not sure why I buy it.” She and Michael had decided it might be best if she tried to be friends with him. It seemed to have worked. As long as she made an effort to talk to him, he stopped leaching on to her every time they were in the same
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