days, the distan

ain - how he liked his coffee black but with a spoon of honey, how he r

ay she smiled only when she forgot to guard herself. He noticed she never talked

ery time he tried, the lo

tion at the counter, Clara overheard

, Adrian. Until your doctors confirm full cognitive

for that," Adri

fit to lead

n repeated, "or you'r

ch it

r scraping. Clara froze. "Argh!" Adrian yelled in p

immediately running to his son's side li

lled. She wanted to help but she wasn't going

lled and she came in

ng " he yelled. A powerful man in despair,

ing?" Clara asked calmly. "I felt like... it felt l

?" Clara asked. "What? " th

ent like this

er man answered and looked

asy with him. As much as his triggers are causing him to rememb

e?" She asked and Adrian shook his head no. "What about you Mr. Cole

e some mistakes that cost us, it'll be dangerous t

We'll talk about this later"

This is not only about the company. Adrian always thought I was strict, but he's my son and I want the best for him. I reall

, Adrian was look

right?" she

u mean apart from the fact that everyone s

onsumed . She warned herself

's not such

meeting hers. "You r

ew the old you, they just wa

e old me back?" He asked

p saying that?"

imes forgetting is mercy" she said . It wa

ight? I meant after the whole memory j

is face. "You were over in your head, I'm sure you hear

'm crazy?" He said w

at I meant Mr. C

n shock, she didn't pull away, she didn't speak for a while. "I'm just doing my jo

nt sounds of the city. Her mind replayed his voice, his questions, the way he'd grabbed

w. She'd promised herself she wouldn't get draw

ew the truth - she was

absentmindedly on a notepad. Circles, lines, words that didn't mak

la

used to be. But he knew one thing for certain - this woman, this stranger who

eeling that remembering her