Chapter 6

I slept in a daze for a long time. When I woke up again, I was alone in the hospital room.

I stared blankly at the ceiling, not knowing why, I started to sob.

My chest felt like it was blocked by a stubborn stone, only crying could relieve it.

"Nora?! What's wrong, are you in pain?"

The person who came in, I recognized as Ezra. I remembered he saved me.

Hearing Ezra's voice, I don't know why, but I cried even harder. At first, I tried to control my voice, but when Ezra patted my shoulder, I burst into tears.

"It hurts so much, here, it really hurts." I cried and pointed to my heart, feeling it wasn't enough, I clenched my fist and pounded it.

Ezra's eyes also reddened, and he held me tight, continuously comforting me: "It won't hurt anymore, I won't let Nora hurt anymore."

So I cried until I almost couldn't breathe, like I was pouring out all the grievances from these years.

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"In simple terms, the patient's mind has temporarily regressed to a child's state, and her memory is confused. We can't say when she'll recover, we can only promise to do our best." The doctor who examined me said.

"What's important is, even with her mind regressed, Nora is too quiet and understanding, not like a normal child."

The doctor looked at me, cautiously hiding behind Ezra, and forced a smile full of pity.

"You don't have to smile." I muttered.

The doctor froze for a moment, then walked over to me: "Nora, does it still hurt?"

I instinctively shrank back behind Ezra and shook my head.

Seeing he couldn't talk to me, the doctor sighed.

"The patient should stay away from environments that caused her harm. It'll be up to you to take care of her, sir."

Ezra was about to agree when I quickly said, "I don't need it, I can take care of myself!"

I glanced at Ezra, and when our eyes met, I quickly looked down, adding, "... I won't be a burden."

"Nora, look up."

I felt Ezra turn to face me, placing his hands on my shoulders.

He bent down slightly, speaking earnestly: "Nora is not a burden. I'm happy to take care of you."

"So you can ask me to do anything, as long as you want."

He was the first person I saw when I opened my eyes. In my strange and long memory, he was also the first to say I wasn't a burden.

Tears just fell from my eyes.

Ezra held me again.

"Sorry, I came too late."