Chapter 5: New Home
"Alright, you are good to go" Foreman said while looking at AJ after a checkup. "Thanks, Dr. Foreman." AJ said. "AJ, what did I say earlier, you can call me Eric" Foreman said with smile. "Okay, Dr. Foreman" AJ replied. "whatever you say boy, and don't mind Dr. House about yesterday. Feel free to reject him if you want, it would be certainly fun to watch him being rejected.." Foreman said with some amusement, "I will think about it." AJ replied.
"So, can we take him home?" Anu inquired. "Sure he can go, and Mr. Carter could I talk to you outside?" Foreman said while moving to the door and John nodded and followed. Emily started her thing "AJ, did you know what happened today?! there was this senior...".
*swipe**swipe*
After walking away from the room, "Dr. Foreman, what is it?" John asked. "Mr. Carter, like I said before, AJ is currently having one of the worst situation, the 'memory loss', he may or may not remember the past events in the future. Don't force him in any way possible. I heard from my colleagues, how he handles the medical emergency in the hallway and I first-handly experienced how smart he is in diagnosis yesterday. It's look like he already experienced those things even though you and Anu Carter said otherwise. So, don't try him to remember like how he know medical things and others. It would be good for him to start everything new and bond over his family." Foreman said.
"Dr. Foreman, we loved him and still loves him. We know it will be harmful to force him to remember the things he forgot. I can understand your concern. We also don't know how he got the medical knowledge, he is usually quiet kid. But we don't care, we are glad to see him okay again." John said with some smile.
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After proper discharge they got into the car. While going, "Excuse me.." AJ called others while they are doing their things, like John driving car while listening to classic music, Emily trying to change the radio, which became clash between John and Emily. Anu tried to mediate the situation. Everyone suddenly stopped talking or whatever they are doing. They ready to listen carefully what he is going to say. AJ suddenly panicked.
'brother finally going to talk' Emily thought. 'Come on AJ honey, you can do this.' Anu thought. 'What is he going to say? Ask anything' John thought. After regaining consciousness AJ didn't take initiative in any conversation with them. Even though AJ is quiet in the past, but he would occasionally talks with them. So, everyone suddenly became quiet is reasonable in this scenario, they even turned off the radio.
"Hmm.. can I ask you something?" AJ asked. "Yes Honey! whatever it is" Anu replied quickly. "May I know what is the full form of AJ, and why everyone calling me, AJ Carter? I can understand Carter is last name as in John Carter. But I don't understand AJ means. Is it my initials?" AJ asked.
[Author Note: Guys!!! Below I am revealing MC's full name, which may be lightly cringe. Please understand, I spent quite a lot of time to come up with this. So, just enjoy it.]
John sighed while smiling lightly, Emily lost her interest soon and continued her battle against her dad. Anu smiled, "Sorry AJ, we didn't mentioned this. Your full name is 'Albus James Carter'. Because of its long name, we come up with short form 'AJ Carter' which you liked in the past." Anu said while some sadness in her eyes. "Oh, Okay. Thanks for the answer." AJ said after understanding. "Dear, we are family, you don't have be formal." Anu said with some motherly love while holding AJ's hand. "Okay, I will keep that in mind." saying AJ slowly withdraws his hand from Anu.
Seeing this Anu became sad again, John seeing this from the rear mirror, "Hey guys, what do you say, to celebrate AJ's return, shall we get ice cream?" John asked. "Yay!! I want butterscotch 3 scoops with sprinkles, cranberry, and lot of choco nuts on the top.." Emily suddenly became energy when the 'ice cream' word reached to her and stops whatever she's doing (like battling for radio station), then started ordering for her. Seeing Emily, how quickly changed, Anu gently smiled at Emily, soon forgot the sadness she had. Seeing this, John also smiled.
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After having ice cream at some shop, they soon reached the home. "Come on, emily, don't be mad at dad. I am just trying to protect your teeth" John said, emily is the first one to exit the car while having angry face. "It is just 1 extra scoop, what makes it difference?!" emily talks loudly. *sigh* John sighed. "She will be okay dear. I will talk to her" Anu said while leaving the car.
Then AJ left the car and walking towards the front door where Anu is opening the door. "Hmm.. Mother.." AJ called, Anu suddenly turns back while emily ran into the house. "yes dear, what's wrong?" Anu asked. "Where was I hit my head?" AJ asked while walking on the stairs. Anu suddenly remembered the incident where AJ lying on her laps and blood everywhere in her hands and her skirt. "Mother.. What's happening to you?" AJ asked Anu, where she was in a trance and her hand slightly trembling, Soon she came back to her sense.
"Sorry honey, I thought about something.." Anu said as she forced her smile. "Oh, you hit your head in this upper stair, where an iron nail was damaged, but we changed everything to safe honey. You don't have to worry about this" Anu said while gently hugged him. AJ suddenly stiffened in this situation. Seeing the AJ reaction, Anu quickly moved some distance, "Sorry AJ.. I forgot.." while hiding her sadness in the eyes. "Its okay, Mother" AJ said quickly to reassure her. "What's happened honey?" John asked while taking stairs. Before Anu replied, "Its nothing, I just asked Mother about the head hit incident" AJ said to John in normal with reserved tone.
While mentioning 'head hit incident' word, Anu stiffened. John who happened to see this, "Come on, honey we got lot to do" John while saying embraced Anu and guided her into the house. "Come on, AJ welcome home." John said while moving in the front.
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After entering the house, AJ realized that it is spacious comparing the how it looks outside. From the door, to its right there is some space for shoes and footwear, then after some distance to the front on its left a spacious hall and there lays family size sofa with individual sofa besides it, facing a huge color TV. From the hall, there is a way to kitchen and it also looks quite spacy. From the kitchen it moved to dining room. Then across the hall, there is staircase to upstairs. To its right a spacious master bedroom, which looks like room for John and Anu. Then to its left, lays two individual room. According to emily, his room is in the last room of left side.
After entering his room, there are some boxes laying in the left corner saying 'books', 'dress', 'school', 'projects'. a quite a big bed in the middle and cupboard and desk on the right side. and there is medium sized window on both side of bed. The room is quite spacious.
After closing the door, AJ walked slowly towards the window, 'hmm.. finally some lone time. I can understand they want the old me, but what can I do when I don't remember anything. I can somehow feels Mother sadness. But I need some time to assess my situation. Hope everything will be alright..' then AJ came to the window and sees how the neighbors and houses in the street visible to him as this is one of the few 2 story house in the town.
Soon, he saw some interesting scene. In the neighbor's backyard a small boy looks like 9-10 years old, wearing football helmet, a body protection for his torso, hands, and legs, made of card boards, an oven gloves in his hands and the oversized shoes. It looks like he is going for a war.
As he walks towards a rooster, that is already there from the start, both are standing still. As they are having a showdown or something. Suddenly *buckaw* the rooster starts to charge at him. He tried to stay still, but soon the rooster started to fly towards him. "Oh boy! Experiment No. 5, failed. Ahhh! mom!! the monster attacking me!!!" as the rooster trying to peck at his card boards, the boy soon runs clumsily to his house.
"Haha.. what is that kid even doing from the start? Starting to fight against Rooster?" AJ asked amusingly to himself while laughing.
After calming down again he looked at various houses, "Its okay... may be it is a good start, to live again without knowing the past, right?" AJ again asked himself and looked at the sunset.