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Evetta's treatment worked wonders on me; to my surprise, I'm almost completely better after just one day; I feel nothing near to the helpless being that I was yesterday.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUntbceuIo
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Evetta stayed in the guest bedroom last night; I begged her to go home, but she refused. I think she's downstairs talking to my mother.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00yv5OjWBc
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Since yesterday, other things have begun to come back to me as well; it's as if a plethora of memories, some about Evetta, some about other things entirely, have just decided to rush back into my head. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TAMClZZir
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I feel less angry, less irritable; I feel more confident that my memories will be restored.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LQT0nUBMc
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I hear two knocks on my bedroom door, and I smile, knowing that it is Evetta; I know the way she knocks, and I can sense her on the other side of the door. When I look up, I see her crossing the room to sit on the bed beside me her coconut oil, beeswax and baking soda scent lingering in the air, but this time, it is accompanied by the strong smell of cocoa butter.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5g5dKTxAD
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"I've missed you," she murmurs, her head resting on my shoulder.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7yu1AV7jg
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My eyebrows knit together in confusion.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hYb9u9HV3
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"What do you mean? I've been awake for weeks—"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSEIxk8xFd
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"The real you. This you."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsH6plE079
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"I just want you to be happy," she says softly.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPP1PMWUbb
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"I feel the same about you," I admit.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXdSOkeuLQ
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We sit there in silence for a few minutes, before I break it.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkVrK8YAVP
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"Evetta?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49TM4dYZni
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"Hmm?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2iJHWk8g1
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"Why did I get on that horse?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ782p7eVIvA
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She chews the inside of her cheek, before letting out a deep breath.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1KOemJC2m
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"Because of me," she whispers; I look, and I see her bottom lip trembling, but even though she's holding back the sobs, she can't hold back the tears.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKqFnzcYIF
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"Evetta—"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOk9bS6jDSP
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"I wanted you to get over your fear of horses, so I took you to a ranch. You were dead set on impressing me," she said letting out a humourless chuckle.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c6UUOZKNj
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"You decided that you were going to go on a untamed, unbroken horse; I begged you not to—"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqD42aQS8V
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"So I didn't get on the horse because of you," I state, cutting her off, "I got on that horse because I took your attempt to help me too far. You told me to ride a horse. I decided to ride an unbroken horse. There's a difference, and you know that, because according to what you just said, you begged me not to get on that horse."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5ujGJnfK7
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"I put the idea in your head—"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKQ1Syi7iL
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"—and I turned what could have been a beautiful bonding experience into a nightmare."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkXqtFtpwj
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She's full on crying now, sobs shaking her body. I feel like shit for even asking her, considering the amount of pain that she is in now. I wrap my arms around her and hold her, rubbing her back in small circles.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhDgCLp71P
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After a while, I hear her sniffing, and then soft snoring. I let out a long sigh. If this is the reaction that she has today, I can only imagine the pain that she was in over a year ago, when I just fell off of the horse.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0CTFDpXd4
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"One day," I murmur, "I swear, I will make up for all of the shit that I've put you through, because no one as beautiful as you should have to go through the pain and guilt that you felt, the guilt and pain that you feel to this day."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3sMdxz3Bd
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The only response I get from her is a loud snore.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGhsH3058h
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Evetta left. I finally convinced her that I would be okay, and got her to go home. I couldn't have her stay over and neglect her family any longer.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sKbi7MLo6
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Truth is, I miss her already. I want her with me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrkuwDVEnQ
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I'm so whipped.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexSgNuK5dX
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Looking for something to distract myself with, I decide to search my room for anything interesting. I haven't gotten back all of my memories; maybe, this will help.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hD0i0BYg5
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I start with my drawers, searching the bottom of each one; in my underwear drawer, I find a small, green post it, with something scribbled on it.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULQiOWc3tD
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"Date tonight at 7:30 p.m."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87mgalsYlz
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Then, I get a flashback; Evetta left this on my bathroom mirror to remind me of my date. She always does this.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOghj81qZ8L
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Well, that's one more memory.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDaVmfxwPD
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I continue to hunt through my drawers, but find nothing else that interests me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Qy3J7vGNJ
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Time to check the closet.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlWaIvCpyN
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I haven't been in my closet that much recently; since I barely leave the house, I wear my inside clothes which are in my drawers.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI7aXlkSRN
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I rummage through the closet, and find a small box of things at the back. At first, I think it's just a bunch of shit that I was supposed to throw out, but then, I look closer, and see what it really is.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJDTihzu2U
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Pictures. A shitload of pictures, all of which Evetta is present in. Us in Trafalgar Square, in a restaurant having dinner, on Oxford Street, walking and holding hands; just a lot of pictures. I have no idea what they're doing here, but I plan on asking Evetta; she'd probably know. Maybe she put them there.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6P59wj557
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I'm so caught up in the pictures, that I almost forget that the box is there, until I look down and see something else; two little black boxes.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywFDHSTvnI
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With shaking hands, I pick up one of the boxes, and I open it. Inside is a little, multi faceted black ring, made of some kind of stone.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwV59oLEF9
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Then I remember.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoXaXbRzCQ
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Evetta likes stone rings; she always told me that her dream wedding ring would be a black, stone one. I bought both rings; they're black agate. I had them custom made. I remember being in the jewellery store ordering them, and then picking them up. I remember the intense nervousness that I felt. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeURkQC6IoH
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Sure enough, when I look inside of the ring, I see "Evetta & Caleb ∞" inside of it.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeHAg1gVN6
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When I take out the other ring, it's almost identical; same inscription, same colour, same basic design, except this one is a few sizes bigger. It's for me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7ZiTIqkbN
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I was going to propose to Evetta.
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