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.

could it compare to what I remembered myself? What I remembered carried the hues of my own emotions, rather

Atlas to worry about

worrying about me for too many

handsome face and smiled as I said,

He nodded without

cheerful facade and linking my

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

given me, and he took the ugly

interested in that rock? Take it then,"

back, saying, "I can't

Then I looked at him suspiciously and

kissed me, and praised, "You're too generous, sweetheart. You're

just a stone,

glass bottle containing the golden seeds that rolled around

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

and said,

a child, clutching the little

gift was

my neck and showed

it soothes the nerves and will help me sleep. I don't know if it was just a placebo, but I slept

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