Rejected

“They found me unconscious at the edge of the forest. There was a car passing on the highway near me, then the driver took me to the police station. They tried to question me and search for my identity, but they’ve got nothing.”

Elora poked at the remaining pieces of her roast lamb disinterestedly. Her thoughts were no longer on food, but on the far north island where she had spent most of her life.

“You’re from Queenstown?” Kate tried to dig deeper into Elora’s background, and Elora didn’t mind that. Because Elora also needs to know who she really is.

With this situation, Elora’s desire to find out about herself, which she had buried long ago, was again torn to the surface.

“No. I grew up in Auckland until two years ago. There was an incident, that caused me to be transferred here.”

Elora pushed her plate of food away. Now she buried her body deeper into the sofa. Slowly, sleepiness