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Evelyn listened silently to Eleanor’s lament, saying nothing.
Only after Eleanor finished, looking at her expectantly, did Evelyn speak.
“I won’t forgive you for the past, but I won’t hold a grudge. I have my own life to live; I don’t want to waste time on this.”
Eleanor was silent for a long time, finally sighing deeply, then taking a diary from her bag.
Evelyn recognized it instantly.
It was the first gift she’d given Sebastian when they first started dating, bought with her hard–earned money.mill
Sebastian had
thrilled wing her ding their moments for thir future children. He’d wanted the children to k parents loved each other.
how much their
M
you. Now…so I took it for you.”
“If you want, take a look.”
Eleanor entered Sebastian’s ward.
Evelyn remained seated, holding the diary.
it
to you
he found
After a long time, she opened the yellowing pages.
this diary
[May 1st,2020. This is the day Evie and I fically became a couple. This diay is the first if he gave me. I’m so happy and excited. Il cherish this and love her well. I won’t let her down]
For the next three years, Sebastian kept his promise.
The diary was filled with his deep love for her.
From a single rose to fireworks filling the sky.
That love ended abruptly on the day of their elopement.
[September 11th,2023. I knew my parents strongly opposed our relationship, but I didn’t expect them to threaten suicide. Perhaps understanding my predicament, Evie initiated the breakup. But I don’t want to, I can’t let go of these three years. If she really leaves, I’ll go mad]
That day, he’d eloped with her, but failed.
Several pages were blank.
Then came entries without dates: pain, struggle, resentment, anger. Evelyn
children with Charlotte.
Further on, large words spanned two pages.
[Evie, I’m sorry]
knew
this was the period his parents pressured him to sleep with and have
She knew–this was the day he’d compromised with his
Her nightmare began.
A year and a half of blank pages.
parents.
Until Sebastian’s visit to Willow Creek. His entry was a response to her farewell letter.
[Evie, I’m sorry. I know you suffered greatly, yet I kept asking you to endure. At first, I wanted to quickly deal with her, sleep with her, have a child, and be free. But after the child was born, my heart changed. She was my first child; the thought of her never knowing her father softened me; I agreed to stay a while longer. Then my parents said a daughter wouldn’t suffice, that I needed a son. She pretended to help, sleeping with me right after her postpartum recovery; my heart softened. A woman, forgoing status and her body for me….I felt guilty; I wanted to be good to her. But my kindness became blades aimed at you, leading to your resolute departure. I often wonder, if I hadn’t compromised, would we be different now? Married, with children and grandchildren, going wherever you wished, instead of this. But I know it’s too late. All I can do is make amends, hoping you’ll soften someday] The clock ticked; Evelyn closed the diary.
Eleanor and others wheeled Sebastian’s bed out.
She was taking him back to Northgate for better treatment; his chances of waking up were greater
This might be their last meeting.
resolutely.
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Evelyn returned the diary. “Mrs. Wolfe, if he wakes up… ¿
“Please tell him: let the past be. We’re two parallel lines, never to meet again.”
Without looking at Eleanor or the unconscious Sebastian, she walked away
Towards her new life.
Sebastian, farewell. We will never meet again.
Years passed swiftly.
One summer day, I lay in bed, drifting off to sleep.
It was an unusual sleep.
A dizzying sensation overwhelmed me, a powerful force pulling me
into
a
vortex.
I awoke in a strange space, staring at a boundless expanse of stars.
*
voice echoed in my ears,
“Welcome, Subject 10017, Shirly, to the Main God Space.”
Memories, spanning countless years, flooded back.
I remembered.
I was a traveler, traversing different timelines, repairing broken worlds, and collecting fragments
A luminous gateway materialized before me–the portal to my next mission.
Without hesitation, I touched the “Begin” button.
The screen glowed, and I was swept into the next world…
of the Main God.
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