New Beginnings

~Chapter 2~
    The healer did a lot of strange things to me. Tut said he was testing my body to make sure it works. I wonder how he would know how it works? It's my body after all. Shouldn't I know how it works? Then again...how is it supposed to work any way.
    My mind reluctantly told me what testing was. It seems to tell me less and less now. Maybe it was because of Tut? He did say he's going to help me. It seems like a likely situation.
    For some reason he checked my head a lot. When he finished, he gathered up his stuff and went to the side to talk to Tut in, what my mind called, private. I want to know what they're talking about real badly. I'm afraid to go over there though.
    I sat on the edge of my bed, fidgeting. I started to look around the room. I wanted to see if I could occupy myself with something. Then I noticed that I wasn't the only one that was nervous.
    Standing by the door was a servant girl. She had short black hair that just reached her chin. Her eyes were big and bright. They were the color of lotus stems (Tut told me the flower's name).'Green' my mind told me. 
    Her dress was like mine: simple, sleeveless, flowy, and white. She seems really nervous and lonely just standing there. Especially since she's the only servant left in the room. The others left as soon as they could. I waved my hand to get her attention. Her eyes widened when she saw me smiling and waving. She looked around and pointed to herself. I giggled at her weird behavior. I nodded and motioned for her to come. She hurried over to me and asked in a hushed whisper, "Yes. What can I do for you?"
    "Sit with me," I smiled and patted the space next to me. She looked even more shocked. After a while, she hesitantly sat down next to me. I turned eagerly towards her.
    "...Layla," she said.
    "That's pretty. My name is Eydis. At least, I think it is," she looked at me curiously, "Say, why were you standing over there?" I leaned closer to her, eagerly waiting.
    "I-I was...um..."
    "Ah! I don't mean to intrude or anything! You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I was only wondering. I mean you can go and do whatever whatever you want! You can...um...go around in men's clothing if you wanted to. I mean who am I to stop you," I rambled, waving my hands around frantically. She stared at me then started to laugh. I stopped my ramblings to stare at her.
-THIRD POV-
    Tut and the healer's discussion was interrupted by a sudden burst of laughter. They turned to see a servant girl laughing while sitting next to Eydis.
    Layla was so scared when she found out how she was assigned to. However the girl was nothing like she expected. The rumors said she had killed many servants and guards brutally and without an expression of any kind. But this girl was kind and childish, not cruel and emotionless. She was like a child seeing the world for the first time. She had worried for nothing.
    Layla stopped laughing after a while and noticed everyone staring at her. She blushed in embarrassment and looked down. Then she felt something touch her cheeks. Startled she looked up and saw it was Eydis.
-BACK TO EYDIS'S POV :)-
    "Are you okay? Your face just turned...um..red? Yes, red. Do you need the healer because�"" Layla chuckled and stopped me from getting up.
    "It's okay. I'm fine."
    "Are you sure?" I asked worriedly. Layla nodded. I sighed in relief, "That's good." Layla smiled and there was a moment of silence.
    "Um," Layla started to say, "I was...um...what I'm trying to say is...um," Layla sighed as I looked at her attentively.
    "The reason I was standing there is I am to attend to you during your stay. So I need to be close at hand," Layla said finally. 
    "My stay? Do you mean while me and Tut are here in his uncle's home?" I assumed attend meant to take care of me. Stay though means to remain or continue over a length of time. A length of time might be long. Tut will have to leave soon. That means I'll be here longer than him. I started to panic at the thought of him leaving.
    "Tut? Who is Tut?" Layla asked confusedly. I was about to answer her when the very subject in question cut in.
    "That would be me," Layla turned to him in surprise. Tut walked towards us as he spoke with the healer following close behind, "I have given Eydis permission to address me as Tut."
    "Your majesty!" Layla jumped off the bed and hastily bowed. Tut made some sort of motion to get her to stand up. I took her arm and tried to pull her back to the bed. (AN: haha. A certain person thought very naughty things about this sentence. You know who you are and I know your reading this) Layla looked conflicted about sitting down. Then Tut smiled and sat next to me on the other side.
    "You can sit," he said to Layla. Her eyes widened and she hastily sat down. Tut then nodded to the healer. The healer took that as a sign, or something, and took a step forward before speaking.
    "Firstly, my lady, your body is fine, physically at least," I nodded at his words, "However you seem to have a case of amnesia."
    Amnesia? What is that? I poked around to see if my mind knew what it was, but as I noticed before it doesn't want to tell me. The healer noticed my distress and explained it further.
     "Amnesia is the loss of memory. There are two main types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia."
    "Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to create new memories due to brain damage. Long-term memories from before the event that caused amnesia remain intact in this case. Social and emotional support is critical to improving quality of life for anterograde amnesia sufferers."
    "But that doesn't sound like mine," I interrupted. He nodded before continuing.
    "Correct. I believe you have a severe case of retrograde amnesia."
    "Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall memories before onset of amnesia. People suffering from retrograde amnesia are more likely to remember general knowledge than specifics. One may be able to encode new memories after the incident. Recent memories are less likely to be recovered, but older memories will be easier to recall due to strengthening over time."
    "Wait, but Eydis doesn't even have general knowledge," Tut said. I nodded. I knew how to use my senses and how to breath, but that's as general as it can get.
    "That's how it's so severe. There has never been a case much like this. You either must have suffered through a great traumatic event or head trauma," the healer said. We were silent when he finished speaking. Then he sighed.
    "Don't stress too much, young miss," he told me, "Stress is bad for your health. Besides, you will get your memories back soon enough," he smiled at me. He turned to Tut and bowed before leaving.
    So I can't remember stuff because I hit my head too hard on something. Or I experienced something that made me so sad I forgot everything. I sighed and looked at my new friends
    Tut was thinking over something (probably on what the healer said). Layla looked worried about something (I wondered what it was). Then a noise interrupted our silence. 
    It frightened me but I was secretly thankful for it. I've had enough silence, thank you very much.
    Tut and Layla looked at me when I jumped. Then Layla chuckled before standing up.
    "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" she inquired. I shook my head and she smiled, "I'll go get you some food."
    Layla walked out of the room still chuckling. I was started doing that weird red face thing she did before. And last but not least, Tut was...ugh...Tut was trying to contain his laughter during the entire exchange.

Author's Note

Title is courtesy of my friend and twin. Layla is modeled after my other friend. Sorry it's late but I was busy with...well y'all don't need o know my private business. Actually amnesia was discovered in the nineteenth century by a French psychologist. But this is fiction so...I'm just going to say it was already discovered at this time. Please ignore grammar and spelling problems(again, I just spelled grammar wrong. Thank gods for autocorrect).