"You spoke with him, really?" She seemed on the verge of tears. I nodded. "He said it was Celestes version of a 'loop hole'." I laughed to myself. "She can't interfere in our lives, our fates. So she gave him a choice. Whatever the potion was going to do to me, would do to him instead. I only had to act like it worked." "And he agreed?" Gideon sounded a bit skeptical. Understandable though, given what my grandfather had done to them. "Yes, he did. But not before he gave me the message for you two. He said it might be a blessing in disguise, to forget everything. Everything he did that hurt you." "I'm not sure how to feel." Mom whispered. "On the one hand, I'm happy he realized and accepted his wrongdoings. On the other hand, when I meet him again, he won't remember me." "I'm not sure

