Vanessa
I don't move, not an inch. My back is pressed against the wall, my hand still near the doorknob, my breath held as if the slightest sound could betray me.
And I listen… I listen to everything.
Every word, every silence… Every pause.
Ethan, Clara… Their voices pierce the door like knives… like pieces of a puzzle beginning to fall into place before me.
At first… I don't understand, I only gather fragments.
“…I don't remember…” “…we remarried…” “…honeymoon…” “…trying to have a baby…”
My heart beats faster, harder. But it's not fear, it's something else. It's… absolute focus.
And then… She says it clearly. Without a doubt.
“I don't remember.”
And then… Everything changes.
My eyes widen a little, my breath catches, my mind… Goes blank for a second. And then… It explodes.
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