“Dreaming of the past again.” The comforting sound of Era’s voice soothed my panic. “It’s happening a lot lately,” I responded. Era handed me a cup of tea. Without hesitation, I drank it. Thankfully, it wasn’t that dirt-tasting stuff. I forgot how horrid that was. “You won’t be able to run from your memories for much longer,” Era said. “I’ll run as long as I can. You know the pain that comes whenever I get close to remembering certain things about my past. And I have no idea what is actually a memory and what is some dream delusion,” I declared. “Your memories were taken from you, but you can regain them. To unlock whatever secrets are hiding in your mind,” Era explained for the millionth time. I rolled my eyes. “They must’ve been locked away for a reason. We’ve tried this before.

