Gunshots and explosions tore through the air, filling the atmosphere with the acrid scent of smoke and dust. Patrick felt an inexplicable pull towards the chaos, the fires spreading like a rampant beast through the city.
To him, it seemed as if he might never return.
With Maja safely to the side, Ian strode over with determination and grabbed Patrick by the shoulder.
"I don't care if you throw your life away, but I'll be damned if I let Eric die because of it!"
Patrick shrugged off Ian's grip, aiming a kick at his midsection, but Ian, quick as ever, sidestepped the attack.
Tremors ran through Patrick's chest, his fingertips quivering.
"Ian, do you have any idea what kind of memories are trapped in here?" Patrick tapped his temple, his eyes bloodshot with emotion. "Memories of Eric, of you climbing trees at five, enlisting and becoming a hero at fifteen, the feuds you had with Eric, the pain he endured. The worst of it's been blocked by my subconscious. I can only access so much. Eric used to say I was just a personality cooked up in some lab, but I never believed him. I thought I had a name, I searched and searched. And you know what? The memories I found were from your perspective!"
"What are you getting at?"
"Isn't it obvious? Someone copied a chunk of your memories and implanted them in Eric's mind. I'm not Patrick, not Eric, and definitely not you, Ian. So who am I? Can't someone tell me who I really am? I'm nobody, I don't even know why I exist. As long as you're alive, Ian, I'm just a counterfeit — not even that. I want to kill you, to kill Maja, but the piece of Eric inside me holds back, cares for you. And the funniest thing? I can't tell if my feelings for Maja are mine, Eric's, or yours. I'm nobody, so why should I bear the burden of these complex emotions? You all should just drop dead!"
After his outburst, Patrick's chest heaved, his gaze falling on Maja, who leaned against the car in the distance.
A pain struck his heart, messy and unbecoming.
He was nobody, not even fit to be a tool.
He didn't even have the right to feel heartache.
Maja's words echoed in his mind, mocking him.
"Do you really think you're Ian?"
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The readers' comments on the novel: Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja)
Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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What is wrong that the author has not updated this novel in over a month or is there somewhere else that I can continue reading the novel from chapter 1951 upwards? Do tell, please. Thanks....
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Author, why are there no updates after almost 2 weeks? What's going on with the updates,Author? Do update soon....
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Playing too much with my emotions. It’s been 9 days and no updates. What is going on with Fitch and Zoey?...
Is author playing with our emotions?...