Chapter 10

Frederick returned to Gabrielle's room. She didn't have many belongings to begin with, and many of them were things Frederick had insisted on buying for her. But even so, Frederick found the room eerily empty. Almost all traces of him and Gabrielle in this house had disappeared. The gifts he had given her, the souvenirs they had bought on their trips, and even the photos Gabrielle had treasured were all gone. He sat on the windowsill, his gaze drifting through the window to the outside, where withered leaves swirled slowly downward. But suddenly he shuddered and sat up. He looked at a reflective object under the bed. Frederick pulled it out from under the bed and wiped away the dust covering it. The sealed memories were unlocked. This was the first scholarship he had received, which he used to buy Gabrielle a silver bracelet. In their culture, when girls reached a certain age, their elders would prepare a silver bracelet for them. Compared to an ornament, it carries more of