Most phones had a short shelf life of two to three years if not properly cared for. Hence, Leah had not expected the white phone to be functional after seven years. It seemed that Regina had been taking good care of it all these while.

Leah began to operate the phone with a heavy heart and a strong sense of familiarity. She recalled that the phone password was a series of numbers. She quickly entered Han’s birthday, and the phone unlocked.

Leah thought to herself, there are things that I want to forget so badly but there will always be something that reminds me of it once again. Some things are forever etched in memory and will follow us till death.

As she made her way to the bed and settled in comfortably, Leah began to carefully examine the phone. She ran through the text messages history and was surprised to learn that Regina had not deleted them. All the messages that she had sent to Han in the past were still present. Leah read through them one by one.

Good evening, have you eaten? I saw your basketball match in school today. You played really well and left all the girls in awe. There were some girls who wanted to pass you some refreshments. I was thinking of doing the same but I know that you wouldn’t accept it.

It’s pouring today. I saw that you didn’t have an umbrella with you. I thought to lend you mine but I saw that your driver picked you up. It’s great to be rich.

The exam results are finally out. I saw that you were ranked sixteen in the cohort. Congratulations!

I heard that your family wants you to study overseas. Have you agreed to it? Will we never see each other ever again? But it’ll be good for your future if you receive an education abroad. I wish you all the best.

in school today. Why did you resort to physical violence?

shy, low-self-esteemed girl with a secret crush who

love you without reservation back then,

reply from Han in one of the messages as she scrolled through them. It was a simple reply of “Okay.” However, she was unable to find the original message which Han had

wondered, Regina must have deleted the message. What was Han responding to? She shook her head slowly after a few seconds of hard thought. I guess it doesn’t matter if I can’t recall the message. It’s

the photo album. She remembered that she did not take many photos in high school. Hence, there were only a few selfies of her and Regina. Leah’s lips curled

care. It was a photograph of her

Leah could not figure the identity of the photographer. Hence, she

when Han saved her from an embarrassing

and realized that she had been crying. She let out a sigh when she discovered her red puffy eyes in

when she arrived at the company. It was a stark contrast to yesterday’s lively atmosphere. Everyone spoke and acted cautiously,

a colleague from Leah’s department slipped into the lift with a cup of coffee in

of explanation for the

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