Forget Me Not: Chapters 1–5

by Alyson Derrick
Waking up from a two-week coma, eighteen-year-old Stevie Green has trouble remembering events and people from the past two years of her life in a small town in Pennsylvania.

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  1. tine
    a prong on a fork, pitchfork, or antler
    A rack of antlers with asymmetrical drop tines.
  2. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
    A bundle of tulips gripped tight by spindly fingers.
  3. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
    She goes on, telling me all she’s learned about the meat industry’s effect on the environment.
  4. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
    Even though I could cancel, even though I want to cancel, I need to keep up some semblance of normalcy with other people in my life or they might get suspicious.
  5. snide
    expressive of contempt
    I tense my jaw, biting back a snide comment.
  6. intolerant
    unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
    It feels like I have to do that more and more these days, and I’m not sure if he’s getting more intolerant or I’m just becoming less tolerant of him.
  7. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
    “You have a ton of flowers anyways.” I try to change the subject, looking around at the slew of potted plants lining the edge of the porch.
  8. ginger
    having a bright orange-brown color
    I scan the busy dining room and finally spot Savannah’s fiery ginger hair at a booth next to one of the large windows.
  9. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
    “My point is that even though you’re not leaving town, we are, and things won’t be the same. I just want to make sure we get to spend some of this time together.”
    Maybe a year ago, that would’ve made me feel some pang of guilt or remorse, but not now.
  10. jeopardize
    put at risk
    But I would never do anything to jeopardize our plans.
  11. subtly
    in a manner difficult to detect or grasp
    “I’ll have that out for you stat so you don’t fall behind.” He motions subtly to my friends’ plates and then disappears into the kitchen.
  12. coy
    affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
    When I look back at Savannah and Rory, they’re both smirking coyly at me.
  13. apathetic
    marked by a lack of interest
    I look over at Rory, hoping for some backup, but all I get is an apathetic shrug.
  14. off-color
    in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
    But he’s the only other Asian kid in the whole town, and we’ve exchanged the kinds of looks over the off-color things customers say here that tell me he gets it.
  15. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
    If Wyatt wasn’t the kind of place where there’s a distinction between “cute” and “cute for being Asian,” he’d probably have girls lined up at the door to go out with him.
  16. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    I knew no one would ever venture over there, and so they’d never find out that I’m only there for about ten of the twenty hours I say I am.
  17. sprawling
    spreading out in different directions
    Ten minutes later my Volvo bounces down the overgrown dirt roads that run along the farthest edge of the Martin farm, where the hundreds of acres of sprawling fields start to give way to the thick, green forest.
  18. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
    The sound gets louder as I weave my way through the massive trees, gnarled branches and vines twisting together above my head.
  19. bale
    make into a large bundle bound for storage or transport
    “Shouldn’t you be baling hay?”
  20. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
    It would be an understatement to say I haven’t been too crazy about this town the past couple of years, but this particular place, these woods, with the sun shining perfectly through the canopy…
  21. groove
    a long narrow furrow cut by a natural process or a tool
    I crouch down to steady myself, digging my fingers into the shallow grooves of the bark.
  22. smattering
    a small number or amount
    The light smattering of summer freckles that are just beginning to show themselves.
  23. induce
    cause to arise
    It’s been six days since the accident and they still have you in an induced coma.
  24. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
    Five more minutes, I try to say, but it comes out all garbled, complete nonsense.
  25. collected
    in full control of your faculties
    “Mr. Green, please,” says a woman’s voice I don’t recognize. Calm, collected.
  26. register
    enter into someone's consciousness
    Finally, I register that there’s a soft hand resting over mine, familiar, comforting.
  27. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
    I turn my own over, grabbing onto her with as much force as I can muster.
  28. sterile
    free of pathological microorganisms
    A strong sterile smell hits me in a wave all at once, just as a middle-aged lady in a white coat enters the room.
  29. monogram
    mark, print, or embroider with one’s initials or other letters
    My eyes drop down onto the dark-blue monogrammed lettering on her pocket. MARGARET REICHER, MD.
  30. prod
    poke or thrust abruptly
    She runs her fingers down my cheeks, across my forehead. I nod again, feeling frozen in place, like a slab of meat on a cutting board, being poked and prodded.
  31. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    The ache in my head grows and what should be an easy answer eludes me.
  32. trauma
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
    “Her brain has undergone a major trauma. This isn’t abnormal. Sometimes it just takes some time. We need to be patient with her.”
  33. threshold
    the entrance for passing through a room or building
    There’s a creak in the doorway and I jump when I see a girl standing just outside the threshold, in the hallway.
  34. contract
    become smaller or draw together
    I watch her eyes light up and a smile spread across her face as her chest expands and contracts under the fluorescent lights.
  35. magnitude
    relative importance
    I stutter around my thoughts for a few seconds, but then I realize the magnitude of what he’s saying. She’s responsible for me being alive.
Created on Fri Oct 20 10:11:19 EDT 2023 (updated Fri Oct 20 14:35:55 EDT 2023)

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