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When | stepped outside, the morning air was cool against my skin. The whole neighborhood was still asleep, and
that was exactly how | preferred it: no people. | glanced over my shoulder at my neighbor's house, a pitch-back
Jeep outside.
There was something comforting about the silence, the solitude. As | started off at a slow jog, my body quickly
fell into the rhythm, like was the easiest thing in the world. Running is my sanctuary. My escape.
With each step, | felt the familiar tingle in my muscles and the steady thrum of my heart as | picked up the pace.
| wasn't chasing anything-
| was just trying to find that space where everything else faded away, where | didn't have to think about the
missing memories or the questions that haunted me.
But as much as | tried to lose myself in the run, Luke's face kept surfacing. His voice, his smell. The way | wanted
to smooth the frown from his brow.
Why him? Why was it always him? Every t| close my eyes his face pops up. Haunting me.
By the t| reached the top of the hill overlooking the valley, my legs were burning, my breath coming in sharp
bursts, but | didn't care. The view was breathtaking, the early morning sun casting a soft glow over everything.
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there, hands on my hips, trying to catch my breath.
"Jess."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe voice, deep and familiar, startled me, sending a jolt through my chest. | turned, half-expecting to see Luke
standing there. But there was no one-just the wind and the empty path behind
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The cool mountain air vanished as | snapped back to reality, the sound of my alarm cutting through the peaceful
remnants of my dream. My heart pounded in my chest, not from running but from this insane dream. Was it even
a dream? Maybe it was a memory.
| couldn't ask Luke. He hasn't made any effort to contact me.
We didn't have a discussion about what we were and where my memory loss left us - but | had assumed he left
me, as in
permanently.
To be fair, | wasn't his Jessica anymore. | had no idea who | was
now.
"Would you shut that off!" Sofie groaned, her voice muffled by the covers. | fumbled for my phone, silencing the
blaring alarm. As the room settled back into quiet, | lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, the edges of
the dream lingering.
Luke. His face had been so clear, younger but undeniably him. | could still see the concern etched in his features
and hear the way his voice made something intighten and relax at the stime. That dream-was it just
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It had been two weeks since I'd gotten back-two weeks of trying to fit the pieces of my life back together, but
everything still felt... off. | hadn't seen Luke since that day. | woke up in the hospital without my memories.
Aiden, on the other hand, was hovering. Always there to walkto class, trying to convinceto crun.
Even if | wanted to, the doctors said no running for 6 months. No wonder | was running in my dreams.
| sighed, pushing the blanket off and sitting up. The routine of being back at college had been helping, | guessed.
Avoiding the questions | didn't have answers to. But dreams like that- dreams where Luke was so vivid and real-
leftunsettled, wondering if there were more pieces to this puzzle than | realized.
"You're up early again," Sofie mumbled, peeking out from under her blanket with one eye.
"You plan on going for a walk?" Sofie asked. She knew better than to ask about running.
| forced a smile, though it felt heavy. "Yeah, | am. Would you like to join?"
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My body feels fit, more than fit, and | have good balance.
| have been checking that every day.
So why the hell did | fall down a flight of stairs?
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