Chapter 62. Time

It’s been a few days since Colton told me about his mom, and I swear she keeps plaguing my thoughts. It’s like a tiny itch in my brain I can’t shake, and I keep coming back to it repeatedly for no apparent reason. I even dreamed of her last night, and it was the weirdest, most confusing thing ever. It came after I finally located a memory of her in this shared library of thoughts and couldn’t shake her soft face from my visuals. I must have tried too hard and implanted her in my brain to mess with me. It’s the only explanation.

I vaguely remember her without Colton’s influence, only in my memories, she’s faceless because I couldn’t remember her all that well, so it’s nice to apply features to her. She has Colton’s flawless beauty, his black hair, darkest chocolate eyes, and sallow skin, with a soft ambiance that’s less masculine than his.

She used to come to the library near our farm every weekend to read books to the children. I remember her being a caring, quiet lady,