[ WP ] Memory erasing tech is now common . A man has large self inflicted gaps in his memory that is he desperate to know more about , but a note from himself keeps him from doing it . when he finally does , the reason is something he would have never expected .

I did n't remember having the procedure done, but I was sure I had asked for it. My life was pleasant enough, I had a spacious apartment and several fancy cars. Each month I received a check from my mother and a lovely note reminding me both not to look for her and that she loved me. My blissful state, however, was interrupted on that dreadful morning of December 16th. 
 
 I had driven downtown for breakfast at one of the finer hotels, a personal favorite of mine. The staff were always polite and always remembered my name since I tipped them generously. As I stepped out of my car, I never suspected I was stepping out of my charmed life. From behind me came a shout and the sound of running feet. A young man and woman charged into me firing a handgun wildly. `` Kill him! Kill the fucker!'' I took two bullets to the chest and fell back in a heap. Darkness rolled before my eyes. 
 
 `` Dr. Elway,'' a voice called from beyond the darkness. 
 `` What?'' 
 `` Dr. Elway, come back to us,'' the voice chimed again. 
 `` I'm Charlie Embry.'' 
 Suddenly I felt a sharp jolt to my chest and the darkness rolled back. I was lying in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors and staff. 
 `` Gave us quite a scare sir,'' the most senior looking one said. 
 A flash of insight. 
 `` You're Charlie,'' I said not quite knowing why my lips were moving,'' Charlie Yutter.'' 
 Dr. Yutter frowned, `` Yeah Jamie. With all these radicals around I could n't leave you in wonderland anymore. You've got to come back.'' 
 `` Oh my god,'' the tears began to swell as my life streamed back. `` We fucked it all up.'' 
 `` You won the Nobel prize,'' Yutter muttered. 
 `` No, people ca n't be like this we should n't have done it. Memory should n't be fucked with. Without their pain and suffering people are n't really themselves, I took humanity out of man.''
