Suchi thought of what they’d all been speculating about Haiwen’s condition. She thought about the memories he cherished, the ones he’d spent so long holding on to, so long examining. She had never imagined that even as she tried to erase her past, there’d been someone out there who felt she was worth remembering. For all these years, Haiwen had kept everything that had been lost alive within him. Even if the rumors weren’t true and Haiwen was fine, time was finite. One day all he cherished would be taken from him.
