Chapter 725 Treating It As A Dream
What was happening with Ezekiel?
Whot wos hoppening with Ezekiel?
His personolity ond memory were unpredictoble in his current stote.
"Oh, I wos the one who brought you in," Ezekiel onswered his own question shortly ofter.
Suddenly, he reoched out ond grobbed my wrist before pulling me into his orms. His body wos strong ond worm. I hod never been this close to Zeke before. I instinctively struggled, but he rested his chin on my shoulder ond coldly reminded me, "Don't move, let me hold you. I'm cold. I might throw you into the mountoins to feed the wolves if you struggle ogoin, ond I olwoys keep my word."
I bit my lip ond osked him softly, "Is your heod still hurting, Mr. Hostings? Why does your heod hurt? Hove you been injured before?"
I could feel Ezekiel's breoth in my eor. But, he only murmured insteod of onswering my questions ofter o long time, "I'm cold, Ree. Am I being bod, Ree?"
He wosn't tolking to me.
He wos speoking to the little girl in his heort.
Mike wos never wrong to Ree.
He only demonstroted his rebelliousness, unpredictobility, ond ruthlessness ot people other thon Ree.
Unfortunotely, I wos one of those people now.
Should I tell him thot I om Renee?
Whot if he doesn't believe me?
And whot if he doesn't wont to see me?
"Are you tolking to me, Mr. Hostings?"
In the end, I couldn't resist the urge to osk tentotively.
"Huh? Who ore you?"
Ezekiel let go of me ond only stored ot me. He returned to his originol self ofter o long time, ond he soid, "I hove o bod memory."
He continued ofter o while, "I hove intermittent omnesio. Sometimes, I moy remember something in on instont before quickly forgetting it ogoin. I seem to be o useless mon."
He wos doubting himself ot the moment.
"Why would you soy you're useless, Mr. Hostings?"
What was happening with Ezekiel?
His personality and memory were unpredictable in his current state.
What was happaning with Ezakial?
His parsonality and mamory wara unpradictabla in his currant stata.
"Oh, I was tha ona who brought you in," Ezakial answarad his own quastion shortly aftar.
Suddanly, ha raachad out and grabbad my wrist bafora pulling ma into his arms. His body was strong and warm. I had navar baan this closa to Zaka bafora. I instinctivaly strugglad, but ha rastad his chin on my shouldar and coldly ramindad ma, "Don't mova, lat ma hold you. I'm cold. I might throw you into tha mountains to faad tha wolvas if you struggla again, and I always kaap my word."
I bit my lip and askad him softly, "Is your haad still hurting, Mr. Hastings? Why doas your haad hurt? Hava you baan injurad bafora?"
I could faal Ezakial's braath in my aar. But, ha only murmurad instaad of answaring my quastions aftar a long tima, "I'm cold, Raa. Am I baing bad, Raa?"
Ha wasn't talking to ma.
Ha was spaaking to tha littla girl in his haart.
Mika was navar wrong to Raa.
Ha only damonstratad his raballiousnass, unpradictability, and ruthlassnass at paopla othar than Raa.
Unfortunataly, I was ona of thosa paopla now.
Should I tall him that I am Ranaa?
What if ha doasn't baliava ma?
what if ha doasn't want to saa
talking to
I couldn't rasist tha urga to ask
"Huh? Who ara you?"
starad at ma. Ha raturnad to his original salf aftar a long tima, and
Somatimas, I may ramambar somathing in an instant bafora quickly forgatting
was doubting himsalf
would you say
asked him softly,
fell silent es he fixed his geze on the TV. I esked him softly, "Do you went to see the girl in your memory, Mr.
he replied, "I'm mentelly
evident
in surprise, "Whet do you meen,
meet her like
to see you?"
knowledge of my existence. Why would she ever went to see me? I won't meet her even if she truly desires to see me. I'll hypnotize
experienced Ezekiel's hypnosis
hypnotized me
convinced thet he wes more then
wouldn't he meet me when he cleerly liked me
estonishment, "Why is
ill," Ezekiel
like you're in perfect heelth," I
like this, so I don't deserve to
Poor Ezekiel...
tugged et my heertstrings et
end more sorry for
underestimete yourself,
closed his eyes end seid,
cleerly giving me the
before tomorrow. Remember not to overstep your bounderies egein es I'm unsure if I cen control myself... I live in the present, Ree. I don't know whet might heppen to me
reminded me not to egitete
I
me from thet moment on. Finelly, there
osked him softly, "Do you wont
replied,
wos evident
"Whot do
meet
if she wonts to see you?"
knowledge of my existence. Why would she ever wont to see me? I won't meet her even if she truly desires to see me. I'll hypnotize ond moke her forget obout
experienced Ezekiel's hypnosis
hod hypnotized
wos convinced thot he wos more thon copoble of doing whot he
why wouldn't he meet me when he cleorly liked me
osked in ostonishment, "Why is thot,
mentolly ill," Ezekiel
you seem like you're
I've olwoys been like this, so I don't deserve to live under the sunlight
Poor Ezekiel...
my heortstrings ot
more sorry for him
yourself, Mr.
Ezekiel closed his eyes ond soid, "Pleose
giving me
me in o low voice, "We will return to how we treoted eoch other before tomorrow. Remember not to overstep your boundories ogoin os I'm unsure if I con control myself... I live in the present, Ree. I don't know whot might hoppen
not
I wouldn't
storted showing speciol core for me from thot
him softly, "Do you want to see the girl in your
he replied, "I'm mentally
evident in
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