The world seemed to stop.
Completely.
Utterly.
Painfully.
Amelia stared at Ethan as though she had forgotten how to breathe.
Forgotten how to think.
Forgotten how to exist.
His words echoed endlessly inside her head.
“What if I told you I remembered too?”
Silence filled the bedroom.
Heavy.
Unbelievable.
Impossible.
The bracelet suddenly felt heavier than it had moments ago.
Years heavier.
Memories heavier.
Questions heavier.
Amelia blinked once.
Then twice.
Certain she had misunderstood.
Certain she had imagined it.
Because there was no way.
No possible way.
Her voice barely worked.
“What?”
Ethan didn’t look away.
Didn’t hesitate.
Didn’t take the words back.
Instead, he slowly looked down at the bracelet resting in his hand.
Then back at her.
And quietly said:
