Memory Loves Company

I opened my eyes.

A house? I looked around wildly. Where did the school go? Where the hell are Drake and Rose?

I walk around the room. It was a living area. Couch, TV, all the fixes. I hear faint voices that make me jump coming from another room. It sounds like several people. It sounds like they’re celebrating something? A blonde girl runs excitedly. She’s hand in hand with-

“Rose! Where the hell are-”

I run towards her to grab her by the shoulders, only to phase through her entirely. I stagger forward with a yelp. What is this place?

Rose and the girl giggle as they dart to the couch. Two other boys come in chasing behind (one with jet black hair, one with hair color similar to my dark brown), followed by Drake, who is walking in without care as he eyes them with a similar smile he had when I met him. Wait, he’s walking with-

“Wait, what?!”

That’s me. He turns to smile affectionately at me. And I give him the same. He’s got an arm wrapped around my waist. Are we...? Nope, not gonna question it. I’m probably dreaming anyway. Wait, why would I dream about this?

I slap my face. Hard.

“Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!”

The scene continues. Nothing changes.

Am I really stuck here?

Nothing else to do but watch. I can’t wake myself up so I’ll have to wait.

“What are we watching tonight?” Drake asks the group.

I look at the group closely. They’re familiar. Not just from the pictures. I know now that I used to know them but now I’m recollecting it’s myself. I murmur to myself.

“Your name is Nathan.” I point to the boy with black hair.

“And you’re Simon! Drake mentioned you before I passed out. And you’re Luna!”

How do I know them?

“I don’t know. Something to do with boat.” Nathan replies.

“Titanic!” Luna and other me exclaim simultaneously. Luna sits up with her arms in the air enthusiastically. Other me answers as though answering for a quiz.

“Really? You two are a bunch of romantics.” Rose rolls her eyes, but she does not object to the suggestion.

“No. I just don’t know any other movies about boats.” I say with a goofy smile.

“But you are a romantic.” Rose boops Luna’s nose. Luna blushes.

“Alright. Titanic it is!” Simon replies.

Everyone moves into a more comfortable position. Luna cuddles into Rose, who wraps an arm around Luna with a scarified smile. Simon and Nathan sit back, and Drake and I lean up against each other as Drake turns the TV on.

I don’t remember them at all, yet I act so at ease here. Why am I here? Unless...

“Ahgh!”

The headache is back for an encore apparently. I grasp my head firmly as I almost immediately faint from the pain and fatigue from the last.

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