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PART 3 - CHAPTER 143 JESS
When I stepped outside, the morning air was cool against my skin. The whole neighborhood was still asleep, and that was exactly how I preferred it: no people. I glanced over my shoulder at my neighbor's house, a pitch-back Jeep outside.
There was something comforting about the silence, the solitude. As I started off at a slow jog, my body quickly fell into the rhythm, like was the easiest thing in the world. Running is my sanctuary. My escape.
With each step, I felt the familiar tingle in my muscles and the steady thrum of my heart as I picked up the pace. I wasn't chasing anything-
I was just trying to find that space where everything else faded away, where I didn't have to think about the missing memories or the questions that haunted me.
But as much as I tried to lose myself in the run, Luke's face kept surfacing. His voice, his smell. The way I wanted to smooth the frown from his brow.
Why him? Why was it always him? Every time I close my eyes his face pops up. Haunting me.
By the time I reached the top of the hill overlooking the valley, my legs were burning, my breath coming in sharp bursts, but I didn't care. The view was breathtaking, the early morning sun casting a soft glow over everything. For a moment, I stood 22043
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there, hands on my hips, trying to catch my breath.
"Jess."
The voice, deep and familiar, startled me, sending a jolt through my chest. I turned, half-expecting to see Luke standing there. But there was no one-just the wind and the empty path behind
1. me.
The cool mountain air vanished as I snapped back to reality, the sound of my alarm cutting through the peaceful remnants of my dream. My heart pounded in my chest, not from running but from this insane dream. Was it even a dream? Maybe it was a memory.
I couldn't ask Luke. He hasn't made any effort to contact me.
We didn't have a discussion about what we were and where my memory loss left us - but I had assumed he left me, as in
permanently.
To be fair, I wasn't his Jessica anymore. I had no idea who I was
now.
"Would you shut that off!" Sofie groaned, her voice muffled by the covers. I fumbled for my phone, silencing the blaring alarm. As the room settled back into quiet, I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, the edges of the dream lingering.
Luke. His face had been so clear, younger but undeniably him. I could still see the concern etched in his features and hear the way his voice made something in me tighten and relax at the same time. That dream-was it just that, a dream? Or a memory? PART 3-CHAPTER 143
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It had been two weeks since I'd gotten back-two weeks of trying to fit the pieces of my life back together, but everything still felt... off. I hadn't seen Luke since that day. I woke up in the hospital without my memories. Aiden, on the other hand, was hovering. Always there to walk me to class, trying to convince me to come run. Even if I wanted to, the doctors said no running for 6 months. No wonder I was running in my dreams.
I sighed, pushing the blanket off and sitting up. The routine of being back at college had been helping, I guessed. Avoiding the questions I didn't have answers to. But dreams like that- dreams where Luke was so vivid and real- left me unsettled, wondering if there were more pieces to this puzzle than I realized.
"You're up early again," Sofie mumbled, peeking out from under her blanket with one eye.
"You plan on going for a walk?" Sofie asked. She knew better than to ask about running.
I forced a smile, though it felt heavy. "Yeah, I am. Would you like to join?"
Sofie yawned and rolled over. "There is no way. You are on your own. When you walk back, mind getting us a coffee?"
Sofie pleaded, and I threw a pillow in her direction. I quickly changed into my running
gear, the familiar routine grounding me. As I laced up my shoes, I couldn't help but glance at the scar on the side of my head in the mirror. My fingers brushed it absently. It didn't make sense.
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My body feels fit, more than fit, and I have good balance.
I have been checking that every day.
So why the hell did I fall down a flight of stairs?