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Chapter 17 - The reminiscence

I've been having what i would say are small flashback's of my past, slowly remembering. Yet the issue is i cannot put together name's or time's, just what occurred. It is a real hindrance, all i want to do is tell Rose, so she know's that i am regaining my memory, even though it is slow. I begin wondering where i should start. My mind slowly start's to wonder.

"I seem to be a few year's old, old enough to walk, old enough to somewhat talk and old enough to understand some rule's. I remember walking through a house, i do not know if it is mine, but the house was beautiful. Massive wooden beam's supporting the structure, a well detailed inside, furniture everywhere covered in all sort's. There's book's, ornaments and even what i believe to be work. I remember walking to someone's voice but i cannot make out if it is a male or female voice and if they have any form of relation to me, i can only guess so. The living room had multiple people sat down in it, some in white coat's, and some in some type of uniform and what i presume to be my parent's or carer's. I remember hearing one of them call out something along the line's of 'Come here, these are who you will be going with.' Everyone's face is blurry, but i do not understand why but i seem to remember crying, i think, i am not too sure. I am not sure what happen's next as my next memory doesn't to be near that point of time" Noah finishes. Looking at Rose she seem's to be taking it all in. A few minute's pass until she finally replies. "I am not sure who those people were, but at such a young age to be taken by people in white coat's and uniform's, it sound's quite sad, traumatic even, there had to be a reason but if you do not remember it that might be for the best y'know." Nodding his head in agreement Noah look's ahead, seeing something in the distance. "Look ahead, what's that? Is that a car?" He ramble's. Rose follow's his eye's until she see's it. An abandoned car, smiling to herself she respond's "Yes, yes it is. Thankfully we found one, i was worried we would have to travel a lot further" Laughing to himself Noah begin's to pick up the pace and even break's out into a small jog. Laughing back Rose follow's smiling the entire way as their laughter fill's the road. Finally reaching the Rose head's to the boot to open it and put the bag in with Noah following suit. Heading to the driver's seat she get's in and begin's the process to start the car. Looking to her side Noah is sat down in the passenger side seemingly taking in the interior of a car, which is fair enough, he doesn't seem to remember it, if he has ever been in one. Finishing the start sequence the car start's as Rose sigh's in relief, turning the car around she begin's to drive. Turning to Noah she somewhat shout's "Put the seatbelt on Noah." Surprised he grab's the seatbelt plugging it in muttering an apology. "What is the next memory you had?"

"I seem to be a few year's older at this point, i am not sure why but i am wondering the street's of a town, it is destroyed, building's collapsed, fire everywhere, pipe's leaking, echoes of scream's and bodies littering the floor. I recall looking up, at the sun, i am not sure why but it seemed odd to me, and i do not recall feeling much walking through the town. I remember walking past a body covered in bullet hole's, yet i did not feel much. But deep down my heart ached, i think. Yet again i am unsure. It seemed that time passed quick whilst i found shelter for the night and went to sleep. Waking up in a daze is the next memory. I believe it is right after the previous one but i do not know why as everyone point's against that. I am in a white room, on a hospital bed, surrounded by doctor's. I remember trying to move but i was strapped down, i remember struggling to get out, then a searing pain, then it went dark. My next memory is in a class, there's are multiple people in it, and yet again all of the face's are blurry. The class is barren, empty, nothing in it but us, our work, a board and a teacher or professor. The subject on the board was anthropology, complex marking's pasted along the board. I remember student's being shouted at for getting answer's wrong, and then escorted out, then never returning to class. I have a few memories similar to that, and over time in them the number of student's decrease, until it is just me. And all the time the subject stayed the same. In my next memory i seemed to be older, this one is slightly grotesque so be weary. I recall pulling back a white sheet from over a hospital bed, it uncovered a body. I do not know why but i seemed to be extracting key organ's and storing them away, then i went to the brain, i remember the smell of iron overwhelming my sense's, but i did not stop, whatever reason i had to do this must of been important. I extracted the brain and began experimenting on it, taking key sample's from it, i took hour's. Then i recall sitting at a computer shortly after inputting data and forming a conclusion, but at the end of it i can only see a few word's 'it would be unsuccessful.' I have absolutely no idea what this mean's, but it must be something important. The next memory, i have no idea how much later this occurred, but i was in a room full of people, shooting them, killing them, in cold blood, their bodies dropping, their life's gone instantly, they will never eat again, they will never experience anything, ever again, because of me. Then i remember everything going black. Again, i have no idea how much time has passed, but i wake up to being inside a machine, i do not know why but this one is more vivid in the sense of feeling. I presume needle's are being pressed into my body, at multiple place's, injecting god know's what, but it hurt's, kill's even. Age's pass until it finally stop's whilst i was writhing in agony, until the pain just stopped. My mind seemingly going numb, completely blank. My next few memories are me visiting some grave's by a house, the house completely destroyed, a complete wreck, the tombstone's desecrated, piece's chipped of, spray paint covering them, it said 'Traitor'."

The atmosphere was tense as Noah explained what he remembered as Rose drove listening in carefully making sure not to interrupt. "That sure is a lot to take in, it seem's you had quite a hard upbringing and life so far, for what it is worth, i am sorry, i would hug you if i was not driving" Smiling to himself Noah replies "It's fine, and thank you, it mean's a lot even if i do not understand it myself" A comfortable silence fall's on them both. "I will hold you to that hug though Rose" Smiling to each other she take's his hand replying "Of course"