Ale slumps on the couch in the living room, surrounded by snacks and her favorite show playing in the background. She’s lost in thought when her mother enters.
MOTHER: Ale, where’s your dad’s suit?
ALE (distracted): What suit? How would I know where that is, Mom?
MOTHER: The one I asked you to pick up from the dry cleaners this morning!
Ale’s confusion deepens
ALE (sitting up): Wait... you asked me to do that?
Her mother crosses her arms, a hint of frustration in her voice.
MOTHER: Have you been going around erasing people’s memories again? I told you to stop that! If you keep using your powers like this, you’ll lose all your own memories.
ALE (frustrated, brushing it off): "I know, Mom. I only erased a small memory. So, I'll only lose one of my small memories."
ALE'S MOM (shaking her head): "It doesn’t matter if it’s small or big. You never know what you’ll lose. It could be a bad memory, sure—but it could be a good memory or an important memory. And once it's gone, it’s gone."
ALE (quiet, glancing away): "I don’t even notice half the time."
ALE'S MOM (firmly, but worriedly): "That’s the problem."
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General FictionAle has an unique power to erase and thus manipulate other's memories. But everything comes with a price. Julian is a boy trying to start fresh at a new school. He strives to be better, more comfortable in his own skin.
