What about us? by Henderson Jacqui

Author:Henderson, Jacqui [Henderson, Jacqui]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-01-17T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter fourteen

We’d chosen this place specifically, because it was within walking distance of both the sea and the town centre. It was small, with only two rooms to let and was tucked away on one of the back streets, so it was bound to be quiet, which was just what we wanted. The woman who showed us up the narrow, well-worn stairs was polite to us and effusive about the area, but she didn’t seem to know me. The large double room she took us into held no memories for me, nor did I get any sensation of familiarity from it.

As she left us, Grace turned to me with an expectant look on her face.

“No, nothing...” I said slowly.

“Ok, don’t force it. We’ll unpack and go for a walk, just as we planned. Then just wait and see.” she said, smiling.

She started putting our things into the bedside drawers and the bathroom, but in her eyes I saw a flicker of insecurity and realised there was nothing I could do to alleviate it.

We quickly discovered that I knew my way around the town and that I knew a lot about the history of the place. That in itself wasn’t such a surprise, given my love of the subject generally, but it added to the sense of déjà-vu that I got practically every time we turned a corner, or stopped outside a shop. Some of the gift shops, or restaurants, I would remember as a house, or as a butcher’s or something, but it was hard for me to fix a time in my mind. I didn’t know if I’d been there as a child or as an adult.

“Maybe you came here often and that’s why it all seems so jumbled. You could have seen things change over the years. You may even have lived here, or near here for while.” she said, taking my hand and squeezing it lightly.

“Don’t try so hard,” she continued, “Just let the memories come of their own accord. Once you have them back we can sort them out, but leave that for later. For now, just relax.”

“You’re right, as usual.” I said, feigning disapproval at her suggestion.

But she was right and it was exactly what the good Dr Green would have said. I started to look forward to my next appointment with her; I was sure that she’d find it all very interesting.

We wandered in and out of shops for a while, buying nothing, but not letting that spoil our day. In one antique shop Grace became captivated by an old fashioned music box that played a tinny tune we didn’t recognise. It was beautifully made and a bit expensive, but not ridiculously so. She had very few treasures in her life and I made up my mind to go back later and buy it for her birthday.

We had lunch in a pub and then walked along the beach until the sun began to set. She was always so easy to be with. We joked,

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