The Pact - Season 1: Episode 17

I walked on, not quite knowing where I was going, or what was going to happen. It’s not everyday that one gets to remember a past they didn’t even know they forgot – that’s already a tremendous experience to go through. And discovering that someone with whom you had shared so many happy moments was dead – and has been dead for quite a while, while you did not even remember him, was the scariest knowledge one could acquire. Add to it the discovery that it was your brother and his friends who were there with him while it happened – and be thankful if you do not go crazy. I had come to the edge of the town, which was not very far off, and I could see the park Mandy had spoken of.

I walked, and when I almost reached the middle, I saw a person lounging out on a bench. I immediately recognised him as Tyrone. I walked over.

He opened his eyes, and looked up at me.“You came? Even after what you learnt today?” I smiled at him.

“Tyrone, I promised you I will come, and a promise is a promise.” He sat up, and I sat down beside him.

“Did they remember too?” I nodded my head.

“They remember everything. We saw Danny’s picture, and immediately we all remembered our childhoods, each other, and the days we spent in the woods.”

“And what about that day? Do they remember it too?”

“Every single detail.”

He sighed.

“They must really hate me more than ever now. They know it was my fault, and probably they want to kill me too now, especially David.”

I shook my head.“No, Tyrone. No one has blamed you. They both blame themselves for what happened that day. But it was no one’s fault Tyrone. It was an accident. You shouldn’t have been playing with guns, but I’m sure that the thought of someone having an accident never crossed your minds when you started that stupid game. David and Steve should stop blaming themselves, and so should you.”

He looked at me and smiled, as he took my hand.“Thanks Michelle. You’re a real friend. We have really got off on the wrong foot. It was always the same between us, since we were kids. We were both stubborn and determined to have our way, and we were always arguing. But deep down, we loved each other like real best friends.” I smiled at the memories, and said,

“And that’s the way it’s going to be. I don’t know what my brother’s reactions are going to be after all this, and whether or not he will stay with Mandy. I don’t even know if David and I will be together anymore after this. I don’t know if I will ever see David or Mandy again in my life – but I can promise you one thing. I will always be your friend, no matter what.”

I stood up, and he got up after me. He turned me around and hugged me tight.“I want that too. Now that the past has been dealt with, and we both know who we are, we can look to the future. And I promise that no matter what silly arguments we shall have, you shall always remain my best friend for life.”

We stayed there for another fifteen minutes, talking about all that happened in these past few weeks, and then I got up again.

“I have to go now. I have to go and check on my brother. I don’t know if Mandy is still with him, or if he sent her away, so I need to go back to see if he is all right. And I have to call David too.”

I went home, and I saw that Mandy was there, with Steve. He still looked shaken, and was still crying. I walked over, and asked him how he was feeling.

Mandy stood up and took my hands in hers.

“Michelle, the question is not how your brother is feeling. The question is how you are feeling?” I shrugged as I sat down.

“I’m ok, I guess. Maybe it hasn’t yet sunk in, because I wasn’t there to share that terrible experience with them, but I’m feeling much better than I have in weeks. At least now I know the truth, and I know everything that’s going on – and whatever happens, there will be no more mysteries.”

She smiled at me, and asked about Tyrone.

I shrugged, and said, “Tyrone is the same as always, I guess. Feeling guilty, confused, messed up – but ready to start over again.”

At that moment my cell phone rang. It was David.

“Michelle, please can you come over to my place? I need to talk to you. I need to show you something, and tell you something else. I just remembered it, and I don’t think any of you guys have remembered it yet. But I think I know the reason why we all ended up here together.” I hung up, and looked at Mandy and Steve.

“David says he has just remembered something else, and he believes it’s the reason why we all found each other after all these years.” I made sure my brother was feeling better, and that Mandy was going to be there to look after him, and took my brother’s car and drove to David’s house.