Inside of stillness, & silence I've never before seen/I had a nightmare of light that burned my eyes

[silence_excolo]

Tuesday, May 18 [Day 352]
About noon
Along the river by the bridge

For too long I've been... directionless. No, that's not the right word. Letting Fate take the reins, I've had direction, but... but I've not really chosen, just followed the pull, never knowing why. Just going, knowing I'll eventually learn, eventually be needed. Part of me knows, just

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[silence_excolo]

She decides not to answer my question on places she's been, but that's just as well. Some people like talking about their travels, others don't. Maybe she's running from something & would rather not leave a trail. Maybe she just doesn't trust me enough.

But she does say she found the girl, & I smile at that. "That's good. She's safe, then?" but that doesn't really need answering, seeing as she's smiling, too.

"Have any of your returning memories been of family?" & I find my smile is frozen. I don't know why that question caught me so off guard. I should've expected it, asking about her family & such, but- I rub my neck, trying to relax.

"No," I answer, looking at my sandwich. "At least, none of the recent ones. I- I'd remembered a few things, way back. Know my parents died when I was little, & that I had a grandma." Glance at her, shrugging. "That's about it." Take a quick bite of the reuben.

"Y'know what's funny," I say, looking for something else to talk about, "I was just wishing I could get it back faster. My memory. Make it heal quicker." Gotta smirk at that. "And now it is." Take a moment to weigh what I've just said & the smile fades from my face.

"What if that's it?" I ask her, but more to ask myself. "Like the forgetting, like the dream, like-" I'm up & pacing a bit now. "-what if something has blanketed the town-"