Trips Down Memory Lane Novels & Stories

Liam let out a soft laugh and playfully tousled my hair. "Selena, it's been ten years. You've grown distant from me!" I pretended to be annoyed and pushed his hand away. "Ugh, you've ruined my hair again!" It was as if we had been transported back to the days when the three of us were thick as thieves. Once my fever recovered, Liam stuck by my side, helping me pick up all the essentials I needed to get by.

Get the hell out. In the end, Sophia forced a bitter smile. "Fine, fine. It's all my fault for being so pathetic." With that, she turned and fled, leaving behind a trail of humiliation. But honestly, she only had herself to blame. Taking advantage of their distraction, I quietly slipped into a colleague's car and left. To help clear my head, Jane had signed me up for a group tour. The destination was Thornbridge—a place I had dreamed of visiting since I was young.

"Happy to see me? I'm your coworker now!" "It's so good to have you here." I smiled and pulled her in for a hug, feeling glad to have a friend by my side at work. "By the way, how much do you remember about the past?" she curiously asked after we let go. I frowned and tried to recall, but a lot of memories were missing. Seeing my troubled expression, she gently explained, "You took a memory loss pill and forgot many things. If you can't remember, don't force it."

“What if it’s not data? What if it’s… something else? Something he hid for us to find?” “Then we’ll find it,” I said. Her eyes flicked toward me, searching for something I wasn’t sure I had left to give — faith, maybe. “And if it’s something that changes everything?” I didn’t answer. Because I already knew it would. We passed a rusted sign half-buried in vines — VALENCIA 118 KM. The letters were fading, eaten away by time, but they still pointed the way forward. Lena leaned back in her seat. “I used to love road trips,” she murmured. “Before all this. Windows down, music loud enough to drown the world.”

He smiled relieved. The drive was something, we were in the car with David and Zac, and they started to party before we even came to the restaurant. The interesting thing was that there was no alcohol involved, no one was drunk, but everyone was happy. I remember in the old days before we even came to a party we started to drink, we were out of control. We did things that we would not remember in the morning, nevertheless, we would find out on Facebook or Instagram. Usually, us being idiots and me hiding from Nat with some girl. That is why all of this now is so different and new, but different in a good way.