Part 5 of 10

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"Is that why we're here? To talk about our endings?"

"I don't know. Maybe."

"I hope it isn't, because I can't remember mine."

"You can't remember at all?"

"Maybe I'm not supposed to be here. Whatever happens next, I hope they understand I'm not supposed to be here. Maybe they'll let me go back. Do you think they'll let me go back?"

"What's the last thing you remember?"

"...I was stepping out of a store. I noticed the sky as I pushed open the glass door. There were these grand, mountainous clouds, perfectly detailed against the blue. I remember thinking it looked like it had been painted there. It didn't look real. That's all.

"Do you think they'll let me go back? They can't take me without knowing how it ended could they? They have to know how important that is. I'll just explain I missed it somehow. I'll promise to pay more attention this time. They'll understand that. Won't they?"