Chapter 134

**Acacia Point of View**

This new development not only surprised me but also worried me to no end.

On one hand, I was a little happy but on the other, I cannot realize how I should feel anymore. The first person to regain the past memories was not one from my family but one of my best friends.

With a concerned frown, I looked at the man sitting right before me investigating the matter silently. I shared a glance with mom and dad before glancing back between Jerk and Damien.

"Did you do something?" Seems like the recipient of my inquiry realized who I was asking and immediately raised his hands in surrender and shook his head.

"This is as much shock to me as it is to anyone here." I narrowed my eyes at the Jerk and when I confirmed that he really had nothing to do with it, I turned my attention to Damien not knowing what and how to ask.

It was so awkward to become a stranger to my best friends who grew up with me and shared all my secrets.

"So you have some memories of my sister and us from the past that you didn't have before, yes?" Liam took the chance and picked a straight direction.

Damien who was as confused as he was few minutes ago when I arrived, nodded but still was able to keep his composure.

"That's right. I could remember the events of most of my life. Nowhere in it was Acacia Winters ever. But suddenly I was punched by these strange memories which I can choose to ignore but the feelings they gave me shook my heart."

"May I know what these memories are exactly?" I asked, playing with my fingers nervously. My eyes landed on Damien's face which was contorted confusion and helplessness.

He must be feeling really weird with the sudden changes in his subconscious mind.

"Acacia Dawn Winters, according to those flashes of dream or memories, is one of my best friends who I grew up with. We met in seventh grade for the first time when my family transferred to Charleston and went to the same class as her. Also we did not click right away, we were still polite classmates to each other. It was only after doing several science and arts projects in the same group did we become close and I became a part of her closest friends circle."

My eyes widened when every word he said registered in my head. That was exactly how we met and how our friendship grew. He was the last person to join my closest friends circle and from then on, all of us are inseparable.

"What stumped me was, my family really settled in Charleston when I was in seventh grade. I was indeed a part of a small friends group however, according to my original memories and new memories, everything was same except in my original memories, Acacia Winters and Ruby Nithercott were not the part of the team. The new flashes of memories suggest that Ruby was my girlfriend yet, originally, she was only my classmate and has her own circle." So when I was cleared from memories of this world, the fill up of the past memories made things slightly different.

Ruby and Damien was brought by me into the friends circle so without me, Ruby had no connecting link to enter while Damien still got in because in the school projects, there's also Carter in the same team.

"Then because of Carter, you found your interest in Architecture in the final year of high school." Damien did not know his interested path in the beginning but was actually influenced by me and Carter when we always talked about how good it would be if we build something which will have our signature flavor.

Since I was not in his memories, Carter must have been the major drive for him.

Apparently, my guess was right when Damien's eyes widened and mumbled in horror. "How do you know?"

"In your new memories, it should be me and Carter to drive you into Architecture, isn't it? If I was not there in your original memories, then Carter should be your major driving force."

"That's right." He mumbled in bewilderment again and looked at me seriously suddenly. "What exactly is happening? Why will I have another set of memories that does not belong to me and how do you know so much about it?"

"Before you know everything, when exactly did you get these memories back and why did you want to find Acacia Winters of your memories instead of going to some shrink and get a consultation?" As much as I hate Jerk for asking something like this, it's not a lie that even I want to know the matter he asked about.

So I did not retort back and calmly waited for Damien's answer and so did everyone else.

"Nearly ten days ago. I started to have some flashes on Tuesday last week and started to get more and more in the next two days. I did call all my friends and told them about the matter but they thought I lost my mind from working harder than I could take. I did want to go to a Shrink but it would be more reasonable if I first find out more about the person from my new flash of memories, know if she exists or not and then go find a therapist accordingly." As reasonable of him as ever!

Even in such a horrific and mystifying time, he could still think and act accordingly. I couldn't help but reveal a small smile on my face as I saw the hint of my old friend in him again.

"What is the last memory of mine then?"

"You, me and our friends were on a trip and took a ship to visit several places by water. There was a huge wave that knocked the ship lightly but nothing happened to anyone. However, you disappeared from the memory then." That was when I and the others drowned and I ended on that island.

Thinking about it now, my eyes slightly widened when I looked at Jerk and asked, "Was that an illusion?"

"It is." He nodded making me both angry and gratified at the same time. Angry because he played with me from the very beginning and used my friends death as well in order to make me frightened and submissive. Gratified because it was only an illusion and nothing really happened to any of my friends.

"Illusion? What is?" Damien posed in confusion. He looked between me, Jerk and everyone for answers.

I opened my mouth, about to tell him the truth when Liam stood up and wrapped his arm over Damien's shoulder as he pulled him towards veranda upstairs.

"Let me tell you what is happening." Liam said and blinked at me making me feel warm in my heart.

The past still hurt my heart and my brother knows that well. Just so I don't reminisce them all over again, he took it upon himself as a narrator.

Just as Damien and Liam were halfway through the stairs, I called out Damien's name and looked at him seriously. "Blue bird with white wings -" I paused, which he immediately completed instinctively.

"We are Swablu like dragon kings." He said so instinctively as if it was engrained in his system.

"A slogan Acacia made when she was so obsessed with Swablu in Pokémon." Although he referred me as a third person, I'm still happy that he still knows the slogan.

The slogan one of the things that I made and will naturally not be in his later memories after my existence was wiped out.

This is to make sure I was not being fooled or Damien was not being used by someone. Now, I'm clear that Damien indeed regain his memories with me.

But why now, why him?

Liam led Damien away leaving me with my family, Jerk and Azar.

"Are you getting your powers back?" The first thing dad asked after long minutes of thoughtful silence was about the possibility of Jerk powers coming back.

My spine went stiff at the mere thought of it. If he really got his powers back, then what if he forcibly take me and Igses back with him?

"Not that I'm aware of. Except for the most basic skills, I still have no powers at all." I can see even Jerk is puzzled by it.

I was a little relieved in my heart.

"Why Damien; why is it not my mom, dad or Liam to get their memories back?" I posed looking at everyone in their own deep thoughts.

After all they are my family by blood then why not them?

"He said it started last Tuesday. Why only then? Did something happen or did he trigger something to get back his original memories?" To what mom asked, we only got curious but neither of us has any answer.

"This is rather worrying." Jerk exclaimed as if he realized something.

"What is it?" We all asked in unison.

"It is highly possible that it has nothing to do with me. Remember, I was actually caged in Igses shield last Tuesday."

That's right!

Jerk was blocked by Igses shield that day. As much as Igses said, his shield will block all the powers from outside to get inside and inside to outside.

If he was caged and only Jerk has the power to trigger the memories back, not to mention he was caged for two days straight -

Wait!

Nearly ten days ago. I started to have some flashes on Tuesday last week and started to get more and more in the next two days.

Started to get more and more in the next two days.

In the next two days when Jerk was -

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