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When I had called last night, the nurse had told me that Amber had been sleeping, so that gave more credence
to it being just a dream.
Yet… I remembered the fear I had felt so strongly last night that it had jolted me awake. That had been Amber’s
fear.
Was it possible I could have felt her nightmare?
Or was she right…? Did something happen?
By now, I knew better than to simply write off her feelings. Amber was not an overly emotional person. She was
a good Healer, and could hide her true feelings in a crisis.
The only other time I had felt her fear that vividly was when her life had been in grave danger.
That memory alone made this worth looking into.
“ If something happened last night,” I said, “Wouldn’t it be on the video? It records the whole night through,
right p>
Amber looked up, surprised. “Of course p>
She hopped to her feet and rushed to the desk. Grabbing the mouse, she clicked the time bar of the video and
tried to rewind. Almost immediately, she frowned deeply, all new hope in her eyes dwindling.
“What is it?” I asked, coming to her side.
“The video… there’s time missing,” she said. “Two hours p>
“Are you sure?” I said, but as I moved over her shoulder, I could see clearly what she was talking about. The time stamp jumped ahead two full hours as she moved from one frame of the video to the next. “How is that possible? A computer glitch p>
“Maybe,” Amber said. “But this, combined with my feelings about last night… I don’t know, Julian p>
I placed my hand on the small of her back, hoping to offer comfort, as she was starting to look incredibly
frustrated.
“It’s going to be okay,” I said. “We’ll figure it out somehow p>
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She nodded, but I wasn’t sure if she believed me. She continued rewinding and fast–forwarding the video, going over the time skip again and again.
“Amber?” I asked, when it seemed like she was caught in a trance.
She blinked and pulled herself from it. Looking at me, she said, “I’ll be okay. Can you go out with Alice? I just
want to talk to the supervisor about something. I’m sure he’s in now p>
Her fear of what happened last night likely made her nervous about Alice so I eagerly agreed. I couldn’t piece
together a missing night for her, but I could make sure our daughter was safe.
Before I left, I gave Amber a soft kiss on the cheek. She didn’t pull away. Instead, she leaned into it, surprising
“Amber…” I said.
“Thank you, Julian,” she told me.
“What for p>
“For keeping me steady p>
Amber’s POV
I went with Julian toward the waiting room, but stayed in the back offices while he passed through the door to
leave. Once it had closed behind him, I dropped my entire façade of good humor.
Julian had helped me ease the disquiet in my mind, but with that calmness came clarity and no less worry at
those new revelations.
If I didn’t remember last night, it was possible, as Julian suspected, that I had fallen asleep. But it was also
possible that something else had happened.
Something that would make me forget the night’s events, just like Gloria had forgotten much of her own life.
With determination in every step, I walked into the supervisor’s office. He looked up from the paperwork on his
desk. “Amber? You are here early p>
“I need to order a toxicology report,” I said.
“We already have one scheduled for our patient this morning,” the supervisor said.
That was good, but it wasn’t what I was talking about.
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So I told him, “I need one performed on me p>
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