ELLA

I was back at the waterfall, which filled me with nostalgia. I hadn’t given it much thought prior to this procedure happening, but having to force this memory to resurface and relive the experience put a lot of things into perspective.

I was miles away from the place I called home, desperately trying to cut ties with everything that made it the place I had known my entire life.

I was tempted to open my eyes and ask Claire if the procedure was going to take some of my memory away, but I decided against it.

She hadn’t mentioned anything of the sort, and it was easier to focus...