'Die with memories, not dreams.'
The girl glared at the man in front of her.
"What am I doing back here?"
she demanded.
A question that she didn't need to ask.
The doctor sighed, pushing his silver rimmed glasses upwards.
"You see, Mallorie and I had already been discussing this for a long time now, and we just wanted everything for you to go back to the way it was, so everything could be as normal as possible. It was the best we could do, and we decided that it was most essential for your mental stability and health, since you're so close to your—"
the doctor struggled for words.
" —time."
Right. Mallorie, her nurse.
But not her aunt, her only living relative. . .who had been looking after her for the past ten years.
She wasn't surprised.
"And my aunt?"
she asked mockingly.
"What does she say about this?"
The doctor looked away, abashed.
"I'm sure she would have agreed to this nevertheless."
he said, with the most confidence he could muster.
She snorted, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.
"I don't want to live a life of lies. You and Mallorie should both know that."
she retorted.
The doctor sighed again, but she continued before he could reply.
"You want everything to be normal for me? To go back to the way it was? Well guess what, nothing can ever go back to the way it was."
Ever.
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When The Stars Fall
Short StoryOnce upon a time there was a girl and a boy. The two of them had always been immersed in their own lives, having pulled in too deep in reality, and have never known the world beneath their small city. But when tragic events strike them, they realise...
