Dasha could still not remember who she was, as days went by. After a series of tests, she was diagnosed with total retrograde amnesia. So, while she was recuperating in the hospital and after her discharge, she was under psychotherapy and hypnosis. However, none helped. Her past was still dark as a starless night and unknown as the exact number of stars above.
Old Carmelita expedited the processing of her adoption paper, naming her as the old woman’s niece, Nicole Hernandez. She taught and guided Dasha to do normal things and to live normally.
The amnesiac woman was very thankful to the old spinster. She was introduced to the people as Old Carmelita’s niece, thus Dasha calling her Tita Carmel.
“Are you sure you want to stop the therapy?” Old Carmelita asked Dasha one night while they ha
