Even though he desperately didn't want to face the past, even though he numbed himself countless times inside to forget those cruel things, his crippled legs constantly reminded him that that period could never be erased from his life.
Sophie Smith opened her mouth, but couldn't voice the question she wanted to ask.
She feared reigniting Oscar Land's painful memories, and she was also afraid that Asher Land would really become another Oscar because of her.
The price he would need to pay was simply too great.
...
Two hours later, Asher Land called.
"Where did you run off to?"
This was not Eastern City; he didn't dare leave her alone outside for even a moment.
"I'm at..." Sophie Smith glanced around, not knowing exactly where she was, so she began describing her surroundings to him. She never hung up, and gradually, the sound of his voice got closer and closer. Sophie Smith turned around and saw him standing not far away, anxiously looking around.
