All Chapters of The Last Memory of You: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Raymond got into the driver's seat and slowly drove away from the mountain.An unease gnawed at him. It had been there ever since he and Jenna left Daniel's house, clinging to him like a shadow.He knew Adrian could never get out of bed so soon, and Rose wouldn't leave him. And yet, the weight in his chest pressed heavier and heavier.Jenna lingered at a stall to buy some food. The snow had only just melted, and the wind was still chilly.It was nearly New Year's Eve. The village was alive with festivity. Bright decorations were hung, and villagers moved around in pairs and groups. Laughter and chatter were everywhere.Raymond suddenly remembered—every holiday, he used to return to his grandmother's house with his parents and Rose. They would visit together as a family.But then, his grandmother passed away. Their parents, too, were gone.After that, he and Rose never really celebrated again.So when he saw her now, fussing over some stranger's illness, dragging herself home wi

Rose Murdock's POVThe night we set foot in Northvale, unease crept over me after Adrian was admitted to the hospital. Maybe it was the strangeness of being in a foreign land.I lay on the narrow cot beside his bed. For the first time in years, the nightmares returned.Raymond's voice was hysterical while he accused me. In the dream, my parents stood there, covered in blood, looking at me with grief and disappointment.I jolted awake. The room was drowned in silence. The steady beeping of the monitor echoed like a hammer in my chest.Adrian slept beside me, his body frail but resting—he needed every ounce of strength for the surgery ahead.This was the crucial stretch. I should have been watching over him, but the shadow inside me clawed its way up, dragging me toward the edge.I slipped out of the ward.The winter night in Northvale was harsh. I wandered up to the hospital rooftop.One step over the rail—that was all it would take. Then I could see my parents again, beg for f

Rose Murdock's POVAll that time, I had worried endlessly about whether his surgery would succeed. I often hid in some corner of the hallway and cried quietly.Now, knowing he would soon leave me, I found I couldn't cry anymore.After Adrian passed, I fought a lawsuit against his father, who tried to snatch his inheritance. That man only cared about money. With the help of a private investigator and a lawyer, I gathered evidence of his fraud and crimes and finally had him sent to prison.While sorting through Adrian's belongings, I found a photo of him and his sister tucked inside his wallet. Carrying his ashes and that picture, I kept the promise I once made to him—to take him to see the northern lights.Six months later, I returned to the Northern Territory. The day my plane landed, a call came in from Northvale as soon as I turned my phone back on.On the line was a stranger who introduced himself as a therapist."I haven't been able to reach you these past six months. Someon