Erased from His Memory

Chapter 5- I'M BACK

~Margaret~

"Flight JQ626 bound to Sydney is ready for boarding at gate 8" I sighed as I heard they announce that our flight is starting to board now. "Shall we go Margaret?" John asked. I just nodded at him and took off my headphones, even though there weren't music at all. I just don't want to talk to anyone and still my head is just having a mind of its own that it keeps on arguing at me if I am ready or not for this. I took my bag from the chair and we started lining up. As you all wonder why my dear bestfriend Eliana isn't coming with us, its because she got the case of the runs again. I told her to stop eating stuff that's bad for her and nope she didn't listen at all. So right now she is in her room sulking that she can't see her family but I promised her that next time we will come back to Sydney again. Yes everyone! the big city that we kept on mentioning is Sydney I live there like my entire life, but well fate has its own ideas and decided to let me fly out home. As me and John entered the plane went to our designated seats and buckled up I was in my thoughts again. After that whole conversation me, John, and Eliana had during our break, I still managed to do all of my work done and after work I head straight home, went in my room, took a shower, putting my comfiest pajamas, and just layed on my bed the whole time. I didn't even notice that Eliana arrived already until she went beside me and I just felt the dip of my bed. I sighed and closed my eyes until she started talking. "Margaret, I know what you are thinking." I didn't said anything back to her and still closing my eyes. "Don't ignore me Margaret!" I haven't notice that I was crying during the time that I was closing my eyes until a tear fell off from it. "I don't know Eli, I--I--I just dont know what to think right now." then I wiped the tears. We just layed their silently until Eliana starts to talk again. "Margaret maybe it's time to face them again." I scoffed. "Yeah right! Another sign that I am coming back and letting everyone know that I am alright?" she just shrugged and move closer to me. "Margaret, you are not alone in going back there, you got John and me with you." I then looked at her with a furrowed eyebrows and said. "What's that suppose to mean Eliana?" She just gave me a sigh and said "It means whatever or whenever you feel during our stay at Sydney, there is someone to comfort you and that is me and John." I looked up at the ceiling and realise that Eliana was right. She and John will be with me from all of this trip, and both of them ever since, are always the people that I can turn to. I was out from my thoughts when John asked me if I was hungry, I told him I am fine and just look at outside the windows. I am seating from the window seat and every time that I travel I always chose the window seat, whenever I am watching the clouds its just giving me a soothing feeling. I even always wonder if I was a bird in my past life that looking at clouds and flying is always my thing. "Margaret thanks for doing this, and sorry if Eliana isn't with us today. What was she thinking eating all of those cheese last night?" I giggled at John and said "Same I was even asking that same thing since this morning why she ate the whole lot of cheese in the fridge." and I laughed. How I wish Eliana was here though, but my dear bestfriend is as stubborn as she can be. "Well, I will just have a little nap and you as well so that we can have the energy to party tonight.” Oh I forgot to tell you, today is the day of the wedding and well we would be arriving at the time of the reception, we are kind of flying in and out because our work wouldn't allow us to have an off yesterday and just gave us a half day work today and lucky for me because after this I am off for two days, so more free time of sulking after this whole trip. I sighed of that thought. I still haven't got the chance to ask John about who the business partner was. I was suppose to ask him again but to my dismay he was already asleep.

"Thank you for flying with us and may you enjoy Sydney" I woke up to the announcement that we landed already. I can't believe that I fell asleep the whole flight. Well, just like John would say I need to have the energy for tonight. At least I got the energy if ever I am going to see all of them. I yawned as John took our hand luggage's from the overhead. "It seems like that nap isn't enough Margaret?" I gave him a death glare and he just chuckled at me. "let's get out of the plane now before those flight attendants will be the one to give us a death glare." I looked at on my surroundings and was shocked that it was just me and John left on the plane. I just nodded my head and followed him out. We then took our luggage's from the luggage area, as we are about to head from the airport I asked John if we are going to take a taxi or an uber I can fetch us one, but he just smiled at me and said that a driver is already waiting for us outside. I was shocked at what he said and just followed him. As we are approaching outside a black s-class mercedes car, I am not really into cars but I know that this one is a luxury car, beside the car standing a man that seems like 50 years of age he smiled at John when he saw him, he opened the door of the car for us then took our big luggage's and put it in the boot. I was even trying to help him but he just smiled at me and said he can managed. We then buckled on our seats as I was seating at the back and John was on the passenger side at the front and then off we go. "How are you young master John?" the driver asked John. He smiled at him and said "I'm all good Peter! How's everything been doing up here? Seems like nothing has changed?" As John said those words I look around and he was right nothing has changed in Sydney still same old busy streets and big buildings. If New York is the concrete jungle of North America, I reckon Sydney is Australia. I think. "I can see that you got a friend with you young master" Peter as what john said his name earlier eyed me from the rearview mirror and I just smiled at him. He looks familiar though, I think I saw him somewhere but I cant remember. John isnt really those showy type of guys even way back nursing school, I can sense that he was really from a well-off family but he never really shows it and he didn't even told us about his life as well, he is likely one of those people when you ask he is going to answer, but if not, he just let it be. "Oh yeah! sorry to be rude Pete that's Margaret my friend since nursing school and now we are workmates in Brisbane." I saw him furrowed his brows when John said my name Margaret he looks like he was thinking of someone else and not me or am I just imagining things again. "Margaret this is Peter our most trusted and loyal driver ever since that I was born." with a smile on my face I said "Nice to meet you Mr. Peter" and he smiled back at me. "Pleasure is all mine young Miss, and how special girl you are isn't it? you are the first girl that the young master----" he didn't even finished his sentence as John started talking to him. Mr. Peter just keep on looking at the rearview mirror like as if he is studying me or he knows me or something. I don't know maybe coming back here is jut making me imagine things. As we drove around the city to go to the hotel that we are going to stay for the night. I was just in a trance of memories in here. The restaurant that we keep on eating, the shopping center that me, Eliana, and her sister will have a shop around and funny thing her sister is always the one uses his credit card, the lights, the park, the opera house. I should stop this, I try to run from his side but each place of this city always reminds me of him. I sighed. I missed Sydney though, but it's just to hard for me to take everything in. All I can say at this time was that I'm back, I am really back. "We are here young master and young miss." Mr. Peter told us. When I was about to head out of the car, I was in total shocked I know this place. Even if its new, this was his project before he forgot about me. The project that he wanted me to handle. John looked at me with concerned and ask if I am okay, I said yes and started to walk out of the car. We were inside the hotel and I was just mesmerized at everything. The details, the paints, the stairs, even the big hanging chandelier in the middle of the foyer. He didn't changed it a bit and some of this ideas were mine. I just close my eyes and just took a deep breath. "Miss Summers?" the receptionist asked me. I opened my eyes and I just froze right then and there. Natalie my secretary before. I forgot to tell you, he encouraged me to work with him in his company after that whole fiasco that happened one day and the investors and business partners almost wanted to backed out of what happened but I was there to help save him. So after a whole debate with him I agreed to work with him and he made me the designs project manager because he said that I am really had an attention to details and artistic. I smiled at Natalie and I was about to say something when John asked her "Do you need her I.D?" the receptionist looked at John then looked at me and smiled then nodded at him, I gave her my I.D and I can sense that she wanted to hug me or ask me something. After putting our details in, she gave us the keys to our room and before we head into our rooms I gave her a squeeze and say thank you. She was shocked at what I did and before she could hug me back I then head off. I haven't notice that John was talking to someone "Young Master John it's been a while isn't it?" John smiled at the bell boy. "Yes Louis, its been a while." Louis was just looking at the elevator until it dings. "I can take you to your rooms now" I smiled at Louis and he smiled back. we were at the top floor that looks like the pent house. Louis opened the door for us and put our bags on the side of our bedroom doors. I cant help but be mesmerize the penthouse was huge. It has a kitchen, two bedrooms, a dining table in the middle of the living room and kitchen and what's the best thing about it? Well, it has a view of the city. I was still looking every where until John talked. "Margaret your room is this one, and I would be in the other room. Go get ready now because like in two hours we will be heading down for the reception." Wait! the reception is just downstairs? I was suppose to ask John when he went into his room and seems like he was taking a shower. I then went into my room and to my amazement its so huge. The whole room is like the size of me and Eliana live. Wow! They really outdone it this time, can't believe them or yet can't believe him. I wanted to sleep on the bed this whole thing is just making me tired, when I looked at the time it was too late for me to have a nap so I just took a shower and get ready.

I was almost finish with my make-up when John knocked at my door. "Come in!" I said. John peeped through the door "Are you finish Margaret?" I then put my lipstick down clean up the edges of my lips and I am done. I went outside the toilet and I saw John wearing a dashing black suit with black bow tie. Wow! that's all I can say when I saw him. He gave me a smirk and said "Oi! wipe your drool" I gave him a straight face and said "I did not drool and besides you are the one who's drooling so wipe it!" and I laughed. He then laughed as well "Oh Margaret! Can't help it you look beautiful tonight" and a blush crept on my face. I was wearing a long sleeves open back black gown that Eliana wanted me to wear, she said it will look better on me and looks elegant and classy. I then paired it with a silver high heel sandal with dangling earrings and a bracelet, I then put my hair into a low bun and put a little bit of loose hair that I curled with my fingers. "Shall we?" he asked as he opened the door for me. "We shall" I said playfully, but before we head out into our room I realize something, so I smacked his arm he then turned around at me and said "What did I do?" I giggled at his reaction. "You got a lot explaining to do Young Master John Myers!" and he laughed. While we were heading to the big hall were the reception of the wedding was John explained to me that his father owns one of the biggest company here in the city, their company is the second in rank. I was just listening to him and I raked my head of all the people that I met during my time here. When he said his fathers name I suddenly stiffened. Wait! He is the son of George Myers! Seriously! This really can't be happening right now. He said that he just didn't want people to see him differently that's why he's not really talking about his family. My head was still in head space as we were already standing at the front door of this big hall inside the hotel that we stayed in. I just keep on praying that I couldn't find anyone or no one will ever know me. Then it suddenly hit me as we enter into the hall. The whole place was massive with such beautiful white roses as decorations, the center piece of the tables has candle lights and the stage has a band instruments, but all I can see was just a pianist playing and someone doing violin. It was just a chill vibe kind of wedding. This can't be happening. I know whose idea is this and I got a hint of who is getting married today. I can't take it any longer so I asked John. "By the way, who is getting married today?" John looked at me confused. "Did I forgot to tell you my Dad's business partner's childs name is?" I shake my head that said no then I asked.. "What's the name?" He rubbed the back of his neck and when he started talking I just wanted to be eaten into the ground. What sorcery is this? Why this keeps on happening to me? All of my doubts and questions just gave me an answer on that night. I suddenly can't breath, I felt that my eyes started to water, I really don't know what's happening to me, but i am still grateful that John was there. "Margaret?” with a concerned look at his face. "Who was it again John?" I really wanted to confirm it again. "Its Adam Parker" That's it! The name that the last thing that I wanted to hear. When I heard it a big pang came jnto my heart, I felt like I can’t breath anymore, I should compose myself this is not the time Margaret, so I just closed my eyes took a deep breath and told myself that I can do this, seeing him moved on and got married that is really a sign for me to let him go. I thought that I am numb about this pain already that I'm not going to feel anymore but its back and I am back, not just in this big city but also in their lives. I was on the verge of crying but I’m just really trying hard to compose myself so that John wouldn't notice it, I will just call Eliana later to tell her everything and let it all out to her then after this I am all free, free from heartache, sorrow, pain, and most of all from this man named Adam Parker.