Chapter - [ 33 ]

[ Claire ]

I couldn’t shake my mind off from what I heard from Caleb. It was disturbing because nobody had ever mentioned to me about someone whom I loved. Who was the man? Where is he now> And most importantly, why he never bothered to contact me if he loved me?

“No, Claire, you can’t trust Caleb. Perhaps, he is trying to play mind games with you.” I chanted this mantra to myself to convince me that he was lying but deep down I knew that he didn’t.

How many undiscovered secrets of my past is being hidden from me and why nobody wants me to remember my past?

“Mom, why are you staring at the wall for last fifteen minutes? Can you see ghosts?” Travis pulled me out of my trance and I realised that my gaze was zeroed on the wall in front of me. He was giggling.

“No, I was stressed about the work, nothing to worry about and I definitely don’t see the ghosts.” I masked my stress and inner dilemma by a smile.

“Can we play chess or video games if you are free?” He asked me with hope and I had