The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 104
Alexander
I hadn’t expected Iris’s memory to come flooding back on our very first attempt at the visualization exercise. That would have been extraordinary.
But after three days of trying to follow the doctor’s orders – which was not easy with a willful and reluctant patient – I was getting absolutely nowhere and I was getting tired of it quickly.
eem like a good sign that we had made zero progress.
me a headache.”
g to take another week? Tw
would it
re of her strength, and once it was here, she and our child would be my focus.
st try.”
sualization exercise.
said stubbornly. “I’m tired. And I don’t see any point to you asking me questions about
id you come?”
We could see about it again tomorrow.”
knowing it might make Iris agitated to see me agitated.
ixing her tea, her back to me.
e ask.
the bed, climbed up and made herself comfortable. All while wearing a pouty face. “I don’t want to,” she said
tigation… if you won’t take five minutes out of your day to help me. Then what the hell are you doing here, Iris? Why did you even come with me?”
Alexander, stop it!” She looked up at me with horror. “Why are you gett
to take care of me. That’s what you said.”
ome pressure to the muscle but it didn’t stop its incessant spasming.
body to relax.
anyway.
n for five minutes, on recovering your memories.” My arms flew into the air in frustration. “So what are we doing here? You’re refusing to accept my help, and refusing to help me.”
ry to remember. I’m sorry. I was just tired and being stupid.”
down. “I don’t think you’re stupid, Iris.” A sigh escaped my lips. I hoped she wouldn’t read too much into it. “And thank you for saying you’d be willing to try. Do you need a minute before we start?”
her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater. “No I’m okay. We can do it
bed and I dimmed the lights, as we’d been doing all week for this process. This was part of the doctor’
xandra’s suite. You are working, like any average day. Tell me what you see.”
close your eyes and this time, keep them closed. Okay?”
d, exasperated. But rolled back onto her back and closed her eyes.
t the start again. But this time, Iris behaved, keeping her eyes closed
. What did she look like?”
l bad.”
her
ould hardly move.”
e say?”
said she felt like she might
’t believe it. Iris was rememberin
ll details like the doctor instructed.
o to get a bin?”
bathroom. I took the bin from under the sink.”
he bin?”
oom, carrying the bin, what did you see?”
Oh my god,” she cried. “Ohmygod ohmygod.”
ing down her cheeks. “She already threw up,” she said.
mom,” she said. “You don’t want to remember her like this
shoulder and took a step back.
, Iris. What I need is to know exactly what happ
imaced. “She had thrown up all over herself. It was awful. It was everywhere. And it was all red.” Suddenly she threw her hands to her eyes, began to shake her head side to side viole
il finally she seemed to calm down and become very tired.
her some time to rest, she laid her head on the pillow and seemed to fall fast asleep in an instant. I turned the dim lights out entirely before making my exit.
any, I allowed myself to smile.
eved one.
Iris had been able to dig up today was not pretty. But it w
it meant that