"Brother! Save me! Brother!"

A little girl's heart-wrenching cries echoed endlessly in his mind.

Gordon jolted awake from the nightmare, surrounded by darkness. As he faced the pitch-black room, it felt like all his strength had been drained. He slumped back against the headboard, completely disheveled.

A mix of clear and hazy memories kept flashing through his mind.

"Brother! Hold my hand!"

"Brother! Hug me!"

Brother...

Brother...

A babyish voice, both distant and close, seemed to appear right in front of him again.

"Brother!"

The summer courtyard was filled with the scent of fresh grass, and the koi fish in the pond played and chased each other. Sunlight spread over

him, a little

and rosy. Gordon squatted down, as if guided

"Swing, swing!"

little doll pointed at the

'swing, swing.' It's just a

"I want to swing!"

the little girl's

"Alright, let's swing."

tone was tender, his gaze as soft

said, "Brother, you forgot again! We have to hold

she raised her hand high and grabbed Gordon's hand. Gordon, holding her hand, walked towards the swing set.

seeming to come from the heavens, pulled Gordon back from his thoughts. The room was

turned on the light and said, "Sir,

little bit

"Still, just a little bit

not to dwell on

incident

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