SARAH"You do not remember anything?" my aunt asked carefully, her voice slow and gentle, like she was afraid the wrong tone might break him.He shook his head slowly. "I do not remember anything at all," he said, his eyes clouded with confusion.A strange mix of fear and pity settled deep in my chest. Whoever he was, whatever life he came from, it was gone from his mind now, wiped clean like it never existed. All that remained was this man sitting in our small room, weak, helpless, and completely lost. I looked at him again, really looked at him, at the stranger I pulled from the river, and for the first time it struck me that saving him might have changed more than just his fate. I helped him sit more comfortably and tried to explain everything I knew, though it was very little. I told him where he was found, how close he was to dying, and how we brought him here. As I spoke, he only stared at me, his brows pulled together in confusion, his eyes moving like he was searching for som
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