(Ethan's POV) Dr. Benedict pulls up a chair. Sets his tablet on the rolling table beside my bed. Shows me images of a brain scan—my brain scan, presumably. "This is a CT from when you arrived. See this area here?" He points to a dark spot. "That's where the impact caused the most damage. Frontal and temporal lobes. These regions control memory formation, personality, decision-making." "And?" "And you have what we call retrograde amnesia. The trauma disrupted your ability to access recent memories. In your case, approximately three months." "Will they come back?" "Maybe. In cases like this, memories can return gradually. A few at a time. Sometimes triggered by familiar people or places. Sometimes spontaneously." He pauses. "But I need to be honest with you. There's also a chance they

