I didn't know who to trust anymore. Maybe I could only trust Atlas, who was holding me tight right now.

I wanted to know what happened to past me, but it seemed impossible to find any answers.

I really didn't understand why they erased my memories. They had no right to strip away my right to know, no matter who they were.

After a while, I finally calmed my overwhelming emotions and stepped out of Atlas's embrace.

I looked up at him, pretended nothing was wrong, and said, "It's nothing, I just missed you. Let's go home."

He bent down, gazed into my eyes, and said softly, "Really? If there's something wrong, you need to tell me. I'll help you fix it."

"What if I never remember the past again?" I couldn't hold back my emotions.

"Don't think about it, then," he said decisively.

"But I want to know about the time we spent together." I started to tear up.

"I'll tell you all about it. I'll recount every day I remember. I won't miss a single detail," he said solemnly.

Melancholy washed over me.

I remembered carried the hues of my

I didn't want Atlas to

been worrying about me for

and smiled as I said,

nodded without

putting on a cheerful facade and linking my

the car ride, I told him about the people I met at Archie's request. I was sure that Atlas knew who they were, but he didn't tell me much about

he took the ugly stone, examining it

that rock?

back, saying, "I can't take a gift that was meant

mine is yours," I said confidently. Then I looked at him suspiciously and teased, "Are you

too generous, sweetheart. You're giving away a valuable

was just a stone, but he had called me generous. Was

small, transparent glass bottle containing the golden seeds that

plant them in the garden when I get back. We'll see what grows from this. I'm so

and said, "Maybe you'll harvest

clutching

gift

the jade pendant from around my neck and showed it to him. He examined it

I don't know if it was just a placebo, but I slept very well last night without any

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