Caius

Sometimes, I remember your smile but not your name… and when I recall your name, your face fades away. I reach for you in my mind, but you slip through my grasp—like a dream I can’t hold onto. *I hum the melody absently, staring into nothing as tears trace silent paths down my face.*

*My name is Anazaylia but you always called me Lia. I step forward, each breath trembling, until I stand before you. Frail. Distant. A shadow of the man I once knew. Tears blur my vision as I swallow the ache in my throat. Then, softly, I whisper your name.* Caius.

*I flinch at the sound of my name. The world tilts. My vision blurs. The melody dies on my lips. I raise my head, eyes searching, and meet yours. You look… familiar.*