“…Dad?”
Without a trace, as if he had never existed in the first place.
“What on earth are you talking about? You don’t have a dad.”
The entire world had forgotten him—everyone except me.
Even Aidan, my former academy classmate who had now become my boss, treated me like I was insane.
Despite my firm resolve to find my father no matter what, I was slowly breaking down, starting to wonder if I really was going crazy. But then, one day, I stumbled upon my father’s diary.
*[I hope Cynthia’s life remains filled with happiness.]*
“Look at this! I told you I was right! My dad definitely existed!”
He was real. I wasn’t delusion-driven.
***
“Do you think… we’ll ever be able to find my dad?”
All we knew about the gate so far was that it closed through magnetic fields—was it even possible to bring him back?
“Nothing is set in stone yet. That’s why we came here, isn’t it?”
Right on cue, the door opened with a clatter.
“Alright, let’s get out.”
And from that day on, the search to uncover the truth behind my father’s disappearance began—with Aidan by my side.
