Chapter 77

VALENTINA The hollow of life is full of sorrows and painful memories; at least, that is what I am experiencing. In the very darkest part of my soul lie those buried memories I thought I had walked past, but the sudden glimpse of something stirred all of it once more. It's weird, though. Apart from all my living memories, I also possess a memory of myself that I had never lived. It's quite intriguing for me to feel as though I had lived it when I didn't. What is happening to me? Am I losing my senses? I looked around myself, surrounded by my life's experiences, except for one that had somehow managed to send me to this darkest hollow of my soul I never realized existed. It's a completely new place to me. Strange, cold, and sort of unbelievable. I don't see Kira here, though, and suddenly her absence froze my blood. “Kira?” I called for her, only for my voice to echo through the hollow. “Kira, can you listen to me?” Kira, might I have your attention, please? I called out once more, disre