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(Elaine's POV)
The two of us stopped at the side of the lake and he sat down. He waited for me to sit, before finally uttered a word in a form of random conversation.
“This place looks beautiful, isn’t it?”
I was absentminded for a few moments, before I agreed.
“Indeed. Do you know where this place is?” I asked the oddest thing I have ever asked. It’s obvious that this is just a dream, a realistic dream at that, but most dreams felt like this one.
Asher shot me an undecipherable look, his eyes looked quite empty even though the orange hue from setting sun glinted on the glassy surface. Then he stated, “This is my inner consciousness.”
I thought he was talking gibberish for a second, yet the look on his face speaks the truth. He wasn’t lying.
“What…” I breathed. “What are you talking about?”
His facts were too hard for me to process, yet I have
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