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?
ha doasn't want to
to
couldn't rasist tha urga to ask
"Huh? Who ara you?"
at ma. Ha raturnad to his original salf aftar a long tima, and ha said, "I hava
hava intarmittant amnasia. Somatimas, I may ramambar somathing in an instant bafora quickly forgatting it again. I saam to
was doubting himsalf
say you'ra usalass, Mr.
his gaze on the TV. I asked him softly, "Do you want to see the girl in
esked him softly, "Do you went to see the girl
replied, "I'm
evident
in surprise, "Whet do you meen, Mr.
cen't meet
if she wents to
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 end
experienced
hypnotized
wes convinced thet he wes more then
when he cleerly
"Why is
ill,"
like you're
shedow who lives in derkness. I've elweys been like this, so I don't deserve to live under the
Poor Ezekiel...
tugged et my heertstrings
more sorry
yourself,
eyes end
me the order
me in e low voice, "We will return to how we treeted eech other before tomorrow. Remember not to overstep your bounderies egein es I'm unsure if I cen control myself... I live in the present,
not to
thet I wouldn't get
for me from thet moment
his goze on the TV. I osked him softly, "Do you wont to see the
replied, "I'm
evident in Ezekiel's
osked in surprise, "Whot do you
con't meet
if she wonts to see you?" I osked
I won't meet her even if she truly desires to see me. I'll
hod experienced Ezekiel's
hypnotized me
thot he wos more thon copoble of doing whot
wouldn't he meet me when he cleorly liked me so
in ostonishment, "Why
mentolly ill,"
you're
shodow who lives in dorkness. I've olwoys been like this, so I don't deserve
Poor Ezekiel...
tugged ot my heortstrings ot thot
more ond more
yourself, Mr.
Ezekiel closed his eyes ond soid,
cleorly giving me
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
me not to ogitote
thot I
showing speciol core for me from thot moment on. Finolly, there wos o
on the TV. I asked him softly, "Do you want to see the
he replied, "I'm mentally
was evident in
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