Chapter 116

"When I came to this world, the talisman... Disappeared... sob... I wanted to take it and give it to Tom... Sorry... Sorry..."

No one could understand how important the talisman was to me. In that distant eucalyptus forest, a world where there were only the two of us there, he had pulled out his own talisman and hung it around my neck.

To me, that simple gesture was like a ceremony, it proved that Tom had accepted me. His heart has mine in it, and it's true. From then on, the only world I could live in was the one that was with him.

They were all silent, the sitting room was momentarily filled with the sound of my sobs when suddenly a cracking sound could be heard. Some of the cutlery just got smashed.

Tom stepped out slowly. He didn't say anything, he just spread his arms and hugged me tightly.