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wanted to ask Mary one hundred and one questions! Saying her goodbyes Mary vowed she wouldnt shop there too often.
    Walking further down the street she noticed a little antique shop and decided to browse and see if there was anything that would catch her eye. Mary liked to collect old things but Mark thought that it was a stupid hobby and hated what he called "her clutter !"  So she tried to resist all urges to buy things. But Mark was not here and no-one was going to stop her this time.
    The shop was quite small and although Mary wasnt tall she had to duck her head down to enter the small door frame. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the dimness of the room but when it did she gasped, there were all sorts of treasures here, from giant lion statues to tiny dragon fly brooches. Mary had found herself in heaven!
    Browsing the small shop she looked and smiled at everything, how she wished she could take it all home. Finally she decided the dragon fly brooch was ideal and bought it for herself, the antique dealer told her it would match her green eyes perfectly and pinned it to her blouse for her. Thanking him she left and headed back to the hotel, it wouldnt be long till Sam was back to take her out. She wanted to freshen up before then.
    Practically running the rest of the way she did not see the car coming around the corner and it drove straight into her. Mary was flung across the road and knocked unconscious. Sam stepped out of the car in shock and fear realising that it was Mary, or as he knew her Tracy, he ran to her side, cradling her head in his arms, while the blood from her head dripped onto his shirt. Taking his mobile phone from out of his pocket he rang for an ambulance.
    Chapter Five
    Mary woke up and looked around her wondering where on earth she was. Looking up she saw a man with dark hair and brown eyes staring down at her "Tracy, oh Tracy you are awake!" Mary shook her head who was he? Who is Tracy? she had no idea. "Where am I?" she asked. "Let me get a doctor for you Tracy" he said rushing away, Mary tried to sit up but the pain in her head made her pause for a minute. She reached up and felt the bandage on her head. What has happened to me she thought.
    A small bald man in a white coat came back with Sam, "Tracy my dear you are finally awake," he exclaimed, "So good to see you"  Checking her over he helped her to sit up and told the nurse to bring her some tea. She shook her head slowly, "Just water please." looking back and forth at Sam and the doctor she asked them "Where am I? Who am I?"
    "Oh dear I thought this might have happened." Pulling up a chair the doctor took Mary's hand in his, "You where involved in an accident down near Marthas hotel, you had a nasty knock to your head, hence the bandage, I had to stitch it up for you, though I need to check those stitches soon as its been a while since they went in."
    Mary interrupted "Been a while?" she paused "What do you mean a while? and while we are at it where is here?"
    Sam replied "Tracy, you have been here for about two weeks. Dont worry all of your stuff is fine, I took it to the cottage, the one I was going to view, with you being in the hospital so long I bought it and moved into it." he lowered his eyes "I wanted to be close to you, while we waited for you to get better!"
    Mary was confused "Are we together?" she asked. Then hysteria took over, "But who am I? where did I come from?" trying to get out of the bed Mary began to panic, the doctor had no option but to sedate her, while hoping that the next time she woke up she would be better able to deal with the news.
    Mary woke again a few hours later, it was dark, though the nurses kept a small light on near the reception desk. Mary slowly tried getting out of bed, waiting for the pain in her head to hit. It did but not as intense as it was earlier. Slowly everything that happened that afternoon came back to her. She was scared she didnt know who she was, those people had called her Tracy