My Unnamed Beauty

Hearing him say those words, Katherine felt even more elated. It was as if some part of her life has been unlocked and her past didn't seem so dark anymore. For five years, she had been wondering. For five years, she had been feeling both frustrated and excited to be able to recall some of her memories. But during those five years, she had never felt more emotional than at the moment — finding out that she indeed met Damien in the past.

There was a part of her that wished she would never remember the past. It was as though she was trying to protect herself from the unknown. There were times that she tried so hard and ended up crying because of frustration and also because of fear — like her body knew that whatever happened in the past caused her irreparable damage and it was better that she didn't know about it.