Chapter 1101 Lost Memory
Missing?
This is an answer that Anson did not expect. The cause and effect cannot be connected in series.
Anson looked at Lucas, "So, did I find my way back?"
"Wait, Luca, are you sure I am your brother? I'm not fake?" Do you need a DNA test to confirm? It would be bad if you make a mistake.”
Anson made a small joke, trying to lighten the atmosphere, because the sadness and heaviness that filled the air was almost stagnant.
Can't breathe.
However, Anson's joke didn't work this time.
Lucas’s eyes were full of struggle.
“Two days later, I received a letter at home with a photo and a cutout.”
"They asked for one hundred thousand dollars."
Anson was stunned -
Is this...kidnapping?
If it is abduction, the criminal will not notify the parents of the child at all. Once the mask is sold, the child will disappear and may never be found again.
However, this is not the case.
Therefore, this is a kidnapping, and it is very likely a premeditated kidnapping.
At this time, Anson was very calm, because he had no memory at all, and now it was as if he was listening to a story and could analyze it objectively.
But Lucas had no choice.
For a long, long time, he never awakened that memory. He also thought that he had completely forgotten and the wounds had all healed.
Actually, no.
Everything was so vivid, he could still clearly remember every detail:
In that Polaroid photo, Anson was a small person, tied to a chair, blindfolded and covering his mouth. There are stains on the bloodless cheeks, and there is mud and dust on the clothes. The scrapes on the arms and knees are not bandaged at all and are also covered with filth.
The background seems to be a basement, Anson was abandoned alone in a pile of bricks and garbage.
Closing his eyes, Lucas could still hear his mother's heartbreaking cries and his father's footsteps moving back and forth. Even if he locked himself in the closet and covered his ears with his hands, those sounds He was still able to continue to get in, and the roar and noise almost swallowed him up.
My parents never blamed him, but he knew——
"That's my fault."
Lucas still thinks so.
"If I hadn't taken you out, if I hadn't let go of your hand..."
Anson tried to pat Lucas on the shoulder, but found that it was too difficult, and his right hand was stiff In mid-air, "But, I came back in the end, didn't I?"
Lucas was shaking his head, shaking his head hard, struggling with the pain in his eyes.
"No, it shouldn't be like this."
"We sent the cash as required, but they didn't release you immediately. Instead, they packed up their things and flew away without a trace, and then returned. Mail your location information to your home."
"It will be five days later when the police find you."
"You...you..."< br>
At that time, Anson was abandoned in the garbage dump in the basement like a stray dog. He was dying and his breath was like a gossamer. His skinny figure seemed to be broken by a gentle hug.
Lucas couldn't forgive himself. forever.
He was so close to losing Anson.
The brother he once thought of deeply, the brother he always took care of under his wings, the brother he tried to protect with all his strength.
But because of his stupidity and recklessness, he almost disappeared forever.
Even after escaping death, Anson still experienced such pain and torture. Unimaginable.
However, Lucas must always remind himself-
This is not about him. His guilt and pain will never compare to the horror Anson experienced personally. He should use Protect Anson throughout his life.
“You were in a coma for three days in the hospital.”
“When you woke up, you didn’t remember anything.”
Lucas has been restraining himself, trying to make the whole thing as light as possible to avoid exaggerating the pain and darkness, but in a few words, too many secrets have been revealed, and the matter is far more than that.
In the first two days, everything was in a fog, their anxiety and suffering.
For the next five days, they tried their best but could not wait for an answer.
The last three days were like a frightened bird, suffering in uneasiness and anxiety.
Those things that are visible, unseen, and unspoken are far more thrilling than imagined.
What’s even more cruel is that no one knows what Anson went through during those ten days.
Ten days are just as long as a century. Every minute and every second is torture. However, the Wood family can only guess and describe through their own imagination, and then they are attacked to pieces by their own guilt and self-blame. until.
Now, all questions finally have answers.
Under the calm surface, there are always scars hidden, and the scars on the bones can be seen deep.
Happiness is just an illusion, an illusion created carefully.
Lucas plucked up the courage and looked at Anson again, only to find that Anson's face was calm and unfazed. Not only was he not struggling, but he was looking at him with worry, as if he was the one who had gone through all the pain and suffering.
"Anson...you, you really don't remember?"
Lucas asked carefully.
When Anson woke up, after a brief moment of rejoicing and joy, the Wood family also seemed to be struggling. They were not sure whether they should ask Anson about the ten days, and they didn't know whether they would respond to Anson. Cause secondary damage.
However, Anson remembered nothing, as if nothing had happened.
Anson even pestered Lucas, saying that he wanted to go to the carnival in Brooklyn. It wasn't until Lucas told him that the carnival had left that Anson became quiet and lonely.
They consulted a psychiatrist and also conducted a comprehensive brain examination for Anson.
But no result.
Those ten days seemed to be erased from Anson’s mind.
Lucas always believed that Anson was pretending. In order to comfort them, he chose to keep silent and pretend that nothing happened.
Once you pretend, it lasts more than ten years.
It took so long that Lucas began to convince himself that maybe Anson had really forgotten, maybe they should all pretend that nothing happened, and maybe this was the best solution for Anson and them. .
But in the dead of night, Lucas couldn't help but wake up those memories, tossing and turning, staying awake all night.
If - just assuming, if Anson remembers them all, they all pretend that nothing happened. How cruel is this?
They have hurt Anson once, are they going to continue hurting Anson for more than ten years?
It was just a thought, but it tortured Lucas over and over again.
They kept telling themselves that the incident was over, that the scars and memories were all behind them, and that they should learn to move on with their lives; however, the impact of that incident never disappeared, and was even deeply rooted in their hearts. Deep in their souls, their flesh and blood were a blur.
What about Anson?
It turns out that Anson is the same, those nightmares are always hiding in the darkness, waiting for opportunities; or has Anson never forgotten them?
Lucas looked at Anson, with a hint of uneasiness and fear in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)