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My Dog Reacted to My \u201cFianc\u00e9\u201d\u2026 And That\u2019s When I Knew Something Was Wrong<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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After a life-changing accident, I woke up with no memory and a stranger by my side, claiming to be my fianc\u00e9. I couldn\u2019t remember him, but I trusted him, until my dog\u2019s strange behavior made me question everything. Was this man really who he said he was, or someone else entirely?<\/p>\n

You never think something terrible will happen to you. It was just an ordinary evening. I was driving home after hanging out with a friend, listening to music, singing along, feeling happy.<\/p>\n

But in just one moment, everything changed. A car came speeding around a corner and crashed into me. The collision was the last thing I remembered.<\/p>\n

I woke up in the hospital and was told by the doctors that I\u2019d been in a coma for a week and a half. They said I was lucky that I didn\u2019t end up disabled after such an accident. But I didn\u2019t feel lucky.<\/p>\n

I had partial amnesia. I remembered my family, my closest friends, my dog.<\/p>\n

Some memories were still there, but I didn\u2019t remember where I worked. I couldn\u2019t recall the address where I lived, though I remembered what the house looked like.<\/p>\n

But the most important thing was, I didn\u2019t remember him. The man who, according to the doctors, had stayed by my side every day I was in a coma.<\/p>\n

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The man I saw when I woke up. The man who said he was my fianc\u00e9. Derek, that was his name. I looked at him and saw nothing but a stranger.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t she remember me? She remembers her family, her friends, why not me?\u201d Derek asked the doctor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith partial amnesia, this happens sometimes. The patient loses only part of their memories,\u201d the doctor explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been together for almost a year and a half. We\u2019re engaged. We were planning the wedding. What am I supposed to do now?\u201d Derek asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can talk to her about your relationship, show her pictures, maybe it\u2019ll help bring back her memory,\u201d the doctor suggested.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe? What if it doesn\u2019t work?\u201d Derek asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s already fallen in love with you once, maybe she\u2019ll do it again,\u201d the doctor said before leaving the room.<\/p>\n

After that conversation, Derek never came empty-handed. He\u2019d bring me our photos, gifts he\u2019d given me, and tell me stories of how we met, our dates, how we moved in together. But\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, but I don\u2019t remember any of this,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay, we\u2019ll get through this together,\u201d Derek reassured me, taking my hand.<\/p>\n

My mom never stopped questioning me, even while I was in the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe you didn\u2019t tell me anything about Derek!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom, please, I don\u2019t remember anything. What do you want me to say?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDerek said you were going to tell me after he proposed, but the accident happened before you could. I don\u2019t know if I believe that. You\u2019ve always been so secretive,\u201d my mom said.<\/p>\n

This went on for several days. I\u2019d hear stories from Derek, complaints from my mom, until the doctor finally gave the okay for me to go home.<\/p>\n

Derek picked me up from the hospital, and we headed to my, or rather, our house.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t wait to see Otis, my dog. I\u2019d missed that little ball of energy so much that I couldn\u2019t even explain it.<\/p>\n

When we got to the house, I could already hear Otis barking loudly, probably as eager to see me as I was to see him.<\/p>\n

But as soon as Derek opened the door, Otis ran out and attacked him, barking loudly and trying to bite.<\/p>\n

Otis was a Jack Russell, a small dog, and he\u2019d never reacted like this to someone he knew.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet him away from me! Calm him down!\u201d Derek yelled, trying to keep Otis away from him.<\/p>\n

\u201cOtis! Come here!\u201d I shouted, but the dog didn\u2019t respond. \u201cCome here!\u201d I said more firmly.<\/p>\n

Otis ran to me, wagging his tail, but still barking at Derek. \u201cQuiet, stop,\u201d I said, picking Otis up.<\/p>\n

He stopped barking, but only for a moment. As soon as I came closer to Derek, he started again, trying to break free from my arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cLock him in the backyard,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he\u2019s trying to eat me!\u201d Derek said, as if it were obvious.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand. You said we live together. Why is he reacting to you like this?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, he\u2019s never liked me. While you were in the hospital, I stayed with you, and your mom took care of him. Maybe he forgot about me,\u201d Derek explained.<\/p>\n

I frowned but didn\u2019t say anything. I took Otis to the backyard and played with him for about an hour.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d missed him so much, and it was clear he missed me too. Derek\u2019s reasoning didn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d been in the hospital, yet Otis hadn\u2019t forgotten me. I went inside, and as soon as I did, Otis started barking again. He barked nonstop. My head even started to hurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really strange,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d Derek asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cOtis\u2019s behavior, he\u2019s never acted like this,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, he\u2019s a dog. It\u2019s hard to make sense of his behavior,\u201d Derek replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s my phone?\u201d I asked. I hadn\u2019t thought about it during my time in the hospital, but now I needed it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt broke during the accident. I\u2019ll get you a new one tomorrow,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, because I want to meet with Sally,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh\u2026 I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea,\u201d Derek replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctor said you need rest,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t say anything like that. What, I can\u2019t even meet with my friend now?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d wait a bit,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

This situation was starting to bother me more and more. I didn\u2019t remember Derek, Otis was acting like he was a stranger, and now I couldn\u2019t even see my friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to sleep in another room, with Otis, if that\u2019s okay with you,\u201d I said. Suddenly, I was scared to sleep in the same bed with Derek.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy can\u2019t he sleep outside?\u201d Derek asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he\u2019s a house dog. He doesn\u2019t live outside,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always left him outside,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

These words made me frown again. I would never have left Otis outside to sleep. That wasn\u2019t like me at all.<\/p>\n

I slept in the guest room with Otis, and Derek slept in the master bedroom. It felt safer that way.<\/p>\n

Derek bought me a new phone, but he changed the number, and I couldn\u2019t contact Sally.<\/p>\n

I also didn\u2019t remember the password to my social media accounts. I felt helpless, like I was locked in a cage, because I only went out with Derek.<\/p>\n

I kept looking at our shared photos, still unable to remember him. I didn\u2019t remember anything about him, like he\u2019d never been in my life.<\/p>\n

But Derek kept saying that my memory would come back soon, though I had my doubts.<\/p>\n

He also insisted we get married soon. He said he loved me so much he couldn\u2019t wait. But how could I marry a stranger?<\/p>\n

One day, I heard Derek talking to someone by the front door. I couldn\u2019t see who it was, but he didn\u2019t look happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told you, it\u2019s not time yet!\u201d he yelled before slamming the door shut.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho was that?\u201d I asked him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey mixed up the address,\u201d Derek said.<\/p>\n

An hour later, Derek went to work, and I stayed home, filled with anxiety. I needed to figure out what was going on.<\/p>\n

Why couldn\u2019t I remember him? Why was Otis reacting so strangely to him? Why was he forbidding me to see my friends?<\/p>\n

I rummaged through his things, but I didn\u2019t find anything that pointed to something suspicious.<\/p>\n

Then I heard a knock at the door. When I opened it, I saw Sally. I immediately ran to hug her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m scared,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t let me see you,\u201d Sally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand what\u2019s going on,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKait, listen carefully. Derek doesn\u2019t exist,\u201d Sally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d I was stunned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to find him, but there\u2019s no such person,\u201d Sally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut how? I don\u2019t understand\u2026\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, but you\u2019ve never met him, and he never proposed. There are two possibilities: either you didn\u2019t tell anyone, or Derek\u2019s lying,\u201d Sally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what should I do? I don\u2019t think Derek and I were ever together, Otis is barking at him like a mad dog,\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

But Sally didn\u2019t finish, as a courier arrived with a large envelope. I signed for it, and we went inside to see what it was.<\/p>\n

When I opened the envelope, I found a marriage contract. After reading it, everything became clear.<\/p>\n

The contract stated that if we divorced, Derek would get half of my assets.<\/p>\n

And that wasn\u2019t a small amount\u2014my grandmother had been wealthy, and everything she owned had been passed down to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cBastard!\u201d Sally yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t get it. How did he find out about my money? How did he know I had money?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, but I think we should call the police,\u201d Sally said.<\/p>\n

She hid in one of the rooms while I waited for Derek. I knew he was coming because Otis started barking again.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, how\u2019s your day? Got the contract?\u201d Derek asked as he walked in.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but\u2026 you get half of my assets if we divorce?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, but there are conditions. Did you read it?\u201d Derek asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to agree to this,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop, it\u2019s only in case of a divorce. I\u2019m hoping we\u2019ll be together forever,\u201d Derek said, reaching to kiss me. But just then, we heard a knock at the door. Sally had also reacted quickly to Otis\u2019s barking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho could it be?\u201d Derek asked. I just shrugged, knowing full well who it was.<\/p>\n

The police arrested Derek as soon as he opened the door. It looked like something out of a movie.<\/p>\n

He screamed, struggled, calling me and Sally names, saying we ruined everything for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still don\u2019t understand how he knew I had money,\u201d I told the police officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve identified him. His name is Harry. He worked as a nurse and spent a long time working at a nursing home,\u201d the officer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother spent her last months at a nursing home,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s probably how he found out about you, then used your condition to pretend to be your fianc\u00e9,\u201d the officer said.<\/p>\n

I watched as the police car drove away with Derek inside. Otis happily ran up to me, and I picked him up.<\/p>\n

If it hadn\u2019t been for him, I might never have started doubting Derek\u2026 Harry. Who knows how this might have ended.<\/p>\n

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