When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I didn’t like kids?

I thought I liked Gregory plenty.

Kids are the best! They’re all a bunch of chubby little things that are just bursting with innocence. Just looking at them makes me feel better.

Did my feelings towards children really change after I almost died?

I looked at the photo of “Scarlett” and her kids. I replied absent-mindedly, “I guess so.”

I thought that might be one of the reasons Marcus and I were separated for such a long time in the past.

I felt a rush of guilt. If I had thought things through, I never would have allowed myself to reach this age without having any kids.

I felt unsettled as if every fiber of my being was fighting against some unwelcome virus in my body. Despite all this, I felt sorry for Marcus as well.

to live in this void any longer. I turned to face Marcus. “I want

the silverware in his hand before looking at me. He explained seriously, “I did look into psychotherapy, and I talked to some doctors. Psychotherapy is more suited to patients who have difficulty overcoming emotional hurdles. Since your memory loss was caused by an accident, it

Marcus continued, “Why did you suddenly think of

for a moment before lowering my head in despair. “I just want to recover my old memories.

mind, I’ll support your decision. We can contact a psychiatrist when we get home later. I’m still going to give you the same advice. Don’t hold out too much hope for

I looked at him hopefully. No matter how small the opportunity, I had to try to regain every

coaxed, a

was already dark by the time we finished dinner. There

of rain to K City, which was

Marcus focused on driving

on the brakes, but the car continued moving no matter how hard he pressed on them. In fact, the car

the handbrake, but we were moving at such a high speed that the brake wouldn’t catch. The car shot past a red light like an arrow released from a