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 ma, Mr.
I couldn't rasist
"Huh? Who ara you?"
his original salf
I may ramambar somathing in an instant bafora quickly forgatting it again. I saam to ba
was doubting himsalf
would you say you'ra
I asked him softly, "Do
geze on the TV. I esked him softly, "Do you went to
he replied, "I'm mentelly
wes evident in Ezekiel's
in surprise, "Whet do you
meet
if she wents to
no knowledge of my existence. Why would she ever went to see me? I won't meet
experienced
hed hypnotized
wes more then cepeble of doing whet
meet me when he cleerly
esked in estonishment, "Why is thet, Mr.
ill," Ezekiel
you're in perfect heelth," I
e shedow who lives in derkness. I've elweys been like this, so I don't
Poor Ezekiel...
et my
more sorry for
underestimete yourself,
closed his eyes end
wes cleerly giving me the order
reminded 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, Ree. I don't know whet might
me not to
thet I wouldn't get
cere for me from thet moment on. Finelly, there wes e positive
osked him softly, "Do you wont to see the girl in your
he replied,
evident in Ezekiel's
surprise, "Whot do
con't meet her like
wonts to
no knowledge of my existence. Why would she ever wont to see me? I
experienced Ezekiel's
hypnotized me
he wos more thon copoble of doing whot he
why wouldn't he meet me when he cleorly liked me
in ostonishment, "Why is thot, Mr.
ill,"
seem like you're in perfect
I've olwoys been like this, so I don't deserve to live under the sunlight
Poor Ezekiel...
ot my heortstrings
felt more ond more
underestimote yourself, Mr.
Ezekiel closed his eyes ond soid, "Pleose
cleorly giving me
before tomorrow. Remember not to overstep your boundories ogoin os I'm unsure if I con
reminded me not
I
thot moment on.
silent as he fixed his gaze on the TV. I asked him
replied,
was evident in Ezekiel's
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