The Girl Who Remembers the Boy the World Forgot
Volume 2: "The Rewrite Paradox"
Chapter 11: The Girl Who Remembers the Boy the World Forgot
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🌅 1 — Morning Without a Name
It was a clear morning.
Aika walked to school with her bag slung over her shoulder, the sky bright above her, the streets filled with the usual. The vending machine buzzed, a cat sat on the wall by the train crossing, and Class 3-B felt like it always had.
But something was wrong.
She sat by the window.
The sunlight was warm. The wind blew her hair softly. She opened her notebook—
And saw it.
Scrawled at the bottom corner of the page in pencil:
> "—n Arak—"
She blinked.
"What's this…?"
She tried to erase it, but the pencil mark wouldn't fade. In fact, it got darker.
That name—if it even was a name—shouldn't exist.
But it felt like it belonged to someone who once looked at her like she was real.
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🖼️ 2 — The Empty Desk
During math, Aika couldn't focus. She kept glancing to the right. An empty desk.
Row three, window side.
She didn't know why, but—
It made her heart ache.
And then she remembered something. Or thought she did.
A laugh.
A boy's voice.
A notebook tossed her way during study hall.
The phrase: "If you forget me, punch reality until it notices."
Aika scribbled the phrase into her margins.
And again—
The pencil burned hot in her hand. The words pulsed.
> [ MEMORY ANCHOR REACTION: MINOR RESONANCE DETECTED ]
[ ERASURE POINT COMPROMISED ]
[ WARNING: IDENTITY SHIFT INCOMING ]
She dropped the pencil.
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📚 3 — Fragments in the Library
She ran to the library after class.
Through the archives. Past the ancient yearbooks.
She didn't know what she was searching for.
Until she saw it.
A copy of the 2024 class book.
It had her name.
Her photo.
And on the page opposite hers—
Just blank space. Where a student should've been.
No name.
No picture.
But when she touched the page—
> Her eyes filled with tears.
Her chest tightened.
And she whispered:
"Why do I miss someone I've never met?"
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🧠 4 — Ghosts in the Brain
That night, she dreamt of him.
Not clearly.
Just flashes.
Hands holding hers beneath a neon sky
A phone with a cracked screen and her name on it
A shadow figure who screamed as he disappeared
Her own reflection crying as someone vanished behind her
She woke up gasping.
She looked into the mirror.
Written in fog:
> "Don't let them fix the glitch."
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🏫 5 — The New Transfer Student (But Not Really)
The next day, the teacher entered the classroom with a clipboard.
"Everyone," she said. "We have a new transfer student joining today."
Aika blinked.
The door opened.
And no one walked in.
The class stared at the empty doorway. No one reacted oddly. They didn't seem to notice.
The teacher smiled and said: "Please welcome—"
She paused.
"…Uh, welcome…"
But no name came out.
Then she blinked, shook her head, and said:
"Strange. It's like I forgot."
The class laughed. She moved on.
But Aika felt her breath stop.
She had heard the name.
Not in her ears.
In her bones.
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💻 6 — A Message From the In-Between
At lunch, Aika checked her phone.
One unread message.
No contact.
No number.
Just a subject line: [REDACTED]
She tapped it.
Inside:
> "Still here. Can't stay long.
You remembered something, didn't you?
That means there's a door.
I'm trying to find it too.
Don't trust mirrors.
And don't let them rewrite you."
Attached:
A drawing of a boy's face, half-erased.
Her heart dropped.
She didn't know who he was.
But her hand ached with the urge to reach for him.
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🔁 7 — Reversal Protocol Initiated
That evening, she walked home through the rain.
She passed the vending machine.
Lightning flashed.
And suddenly, the streets changed.
Buildings flickered.
Posters replaced themselves.
A voice whispered behind her:
> "You shouldn't be remembering him."
Aika turned.
The tall figure stood in the middle of the street, arms too long, face a blur of static.
"You're breaking the reset," it hissed. "Your memories were wiped for a reason."
She didn't answer.
She ran.
The rain glitched mid-air behind her. The figure followed, warping street signs and shattering windows with its presence.
But Aika didn't stop until she reached the rooftop.
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🌌 8 — The Place He Let Go
She stood in the rain.
Where it all felt… wrong and familiar.
"I don't know who you are," she whispered to the sky. "But I remember how you made me feel."
A tear rolled down her cheek.
And for the first time—
> The world paused.
Time stopped.
The glitch responded.
A boy's voice echoed from the dark:
> "Aika."
She gasped.
Turned around.
The rooftop was empty.
But in the puddle by her feet—
His reflection stood beside her.
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🕯️ End of Chapter 11
Next: Chapter 12 — "Someone Keeps Drawing His Face"