When Maisie opened her eyes and found Daniel, the dream and reality merged abruptly, memories flooding back like a tide. Tears burst forth like a broken dam, and she threw herself into his arms, wailing.

Daniel paused before gently patting her back, coaxing, "Cry it out... It'll all be okay."

After shedding her tears, she could bid farewell to the past. No memory-erasing drugs were necessary to say a final goodbye to those painful memories.

Daniel smiled bitterly.

Despite the chilly early spring night, the small car space became warm due to his embrace.

After a while, Maisie cried herself to exhaustion and dozed off. -

The next day, she woke up in an unfamiliar room.

Someone's warmth seemed to linger beside her.

was elegantly decorated in the simple cream tone

eye on the bedside table. It was of a

picked it up, caressing

lush trees, azure sky, fluffy white clouds atop peaks, and sunlight bathing the land

adorned her face in the photo. It was her only trip with Daniel to the highest mountain in

she wanted as a gift on her birthday that year. Cautiously, she had made that request, thinking he might not agree. Surprisingly, he had readily consented. After setting aside

in her life, much like the sun

and placed the photo

in. Seeing her awake, he sat beside her with a smile that

my own home," he said softly.

nodded. "You never brought

unsure how

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