DamienThe visit to Theo’s school, with Aurora beside me, watching a boy way too confident for his age, reminded me of a memory stuck to me like my own skin.No matter how many years passed, and life changed, it was always with me and wouldn’t let go.The rain, the smell of antiseptic, a hospital corridor that appeared incredibly long, and a little me sitting in the hospital garden, holding a girl with a neck collar.I could still remember every second. How I’d walked into the hospital gardens that day.How I sat on an empty bench, barely noticing when a girl joined me, and without trying to comfort me, she simply stayed.It’s been nineteen years since that.It was the weekend, and I’d called Leila earlier, noting that I wouldn’t be at the office. She had rambled and snapped, and that was it.The good thing about Leila was that she’d still do the work she had to do after all her complaining and ramblings. It’s why she’d been at the company for the longest of time.A knock later, a s
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