Michael did not reply to her, instead he stared at her and said “So tell me, what’s the obsession with Kenny Jones and Steven Cole? I know that you had no interest in him before you lost your memories.” Marianne is in shock and wants to know why Kenny’s parents had ruined Francois. She wants to demand or make Michael explain what he really meant. Yet, the sentences that just come out from Michael makes her unable to say anything. Then she heard Michael say “Well, my words earlier of ‘you don’t have to answer it if you don’t want to’, I forgot to say that I am also applying that to myself. It wouldn’t be fair if that only applies to you.” Marianne looks at Michael, observing him. ‘It doesn’t seem like I&rsq

          “So you think it’s someone that is close to them? Do you know anyone?” asked Leonna. Marianne nodded. “Yes, I think it would be someone who knows them all. I don’t know anyone but I will ask Francois about it. I’m also curious who this person is. She is probably an old acquaintance or old friend to them. I’ll let you know when I find out,” said Marianne. Leonna laughs. “I didn’t think that you would also be this curious. The old you wouldn’t care about anyone.” Marianne frowns. “I don’t think that the past me was that insensitive before. Maybe, that is what I had wanted others to see…” Marianne sees Leonna’s mocking expression on her face,

            “Hello Marianne.” The sound of the cool voice of Francois made Marianne’s heart leap.               “Hey, how are you?” said Marianne, while controlling her breathing. ‘Why do I feel like it has been ages since I’ve heard his voice when it was only yesterday that I was talking to him,’ she thought. Francois’ sharp ears noted her way of expiring the air. “Did I interrupt you during your exercise?”               “N-no,” she can only manage to say, for explaining herself would only make her more like a fool. She heard Fran

Marianne had locked herself in the room where the relics and the journals of her ancestors are kept. It’s been five days since she had last seen Francois, and four days since she had last spoken to him on the phone. During those days, she had spent her time mostly at the company of her Aunt Florence and Leonna. She had taken some time off with her instructors, but had asked them for some homework so she will still be doing some work. Her therapists are important to her so those are the only ones that she had kept going. She even skipped going to her usual visiting days at the hospital. She told herself that it’s not because Francois had told her to but it’s because she wants to spend some more time with Leonna and Aunt Florence while they are still staying with them. (Florence had mentioned to her before that they would not be staying there for long.)  She hears some kn

           “Oh, what’s the matter dear?” asked Jane, with a concern in her voice.  Marianne started sobbing, and with a breaking voice, she said “My husband... doesn’t care about me. I thought that... I thought that… I don’t know what I was thinking...” Jane patiently listened and said “Tell me, what happened?”             “Well Francois went… mission, he’s back… (sob) he didn’t tell me, again...” cried Marianne.            “Oh… it seems to me like you’