Emily, The Mute Girl
Losing Memory

Jeremy gritted his teeth at Emily's gesture, but he let her keep waving.

'You can tell everyone that I was drifting in the river. That way, you and Clarissa can get together faster.' "I can't do that" Jeremy said.

'Why?' cue Emily asked.

"If I told them you were drifting in the river, they would think that you must be alive and would force me to look for you" Jeremy said.

'When time passes, if I don't reappear and they don't find me, they'll definitely forget me.' Emily gestured again.

"I said I couldn't" Jeremy said firmly.

Emily looked at him with a questioning look. Jeremy was silent for a moment thinking of the right reason. He doesn't want to let Emily go before he can confirm some things about Emily.

"Aunt Liana."

Huh!? Whatdoes thatmean?

"I told you, you'd make Aunt Liana sad. Don't you think about her feelings? She'll definitely cry. And again, didn't he tell you that he told me that he'd come with you if we parted?" jeremy said he gave a reason.

To be honest, Jeremy himself wasn't sure if he could let Emily go if his wife was really Clea. Emily looked at me for a moment. Jeremy was right, he couldn't let Aunt Liana be sad, but this was a very good opportunity. After all, he did not wish to return to the Mansion and return pretending to be a sick person.

'Just like everyone else, Aunt Liana will also definitely accept my death.' Emily's gesture still remains on her feet.

Jeremy looked at Emily in a bit of frustration. Why did this girl want to part with him so badly? Jeremy was trying to be calm.

"If we part now, where will you live?" ask Jeremy.

Emily hesitated when she answered. 'Looks like I'll just stay here. I'll help the farmer's grandfather grow vegetables and take care of his cattle.

"Are you shameless? This is the house of love that the farmer's grandfather built for his wife. Besides the secret about his wife that we already know, don't you think he'll be bothered by your presence?" jeremy's question shook Emily's stance.

Emily thought, It's true what Jeremy said. He can't possibly stay here. Yesterday, after Jeremy said his farmer wife was dead, they both decided to check on him secretly and it turned out that Jeremy was one hundred percent right. The farmer's wife had been dead for some time. And the farmer put it in a coffin with very beautiful carvings, the lid made of transparent glass. So that people can see the body of his wife and former stepmother clearly. Either what spices the farmer gave him, so that his body is very durable and makes the corpse look like a queen who fell asleep quietly.

If the farmer knew they knew the secret, he would not know if he would still be nice to them. Jeremy smiles silently at the reaction of Emily who seems to start to doubt his decision.

"After all, have you thought about how to make money? Please don't take it personally, but you know, no, it would be very difficult to find a job with your condition that can't talk like this. If we part here, you're equally not going to get anything from me because I can't possibly send money or something to this area without being noticed by others." jeremy said it was increasingly shaking Emily's intentions.

Emily was frustrated thinking about it. Aye! Without money, how could he survive on this earth? Emily could have worked as a waiter or maid, but which place would immediately accept her to work Moreover, not everyone could understand sign language.

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"Grandfather, thank you so much for your help all this time. We're going home now" Jeremy politely said the next morning as they bade the farmer farewell.

"Not a big deal. Be careful on your journey. May you arrive safely. God will always protect you" said the old farmer graciously.

Although today was very hot, but because in the forest many shady trees, they were not too hot on the way. When they were some distance from the farmer's house, Jeremy stopped his footsteps.

"Are you tired?" ask Emily who walks beside him.

Emily nodded

'What about your feet? Does it hurt to walk?' emily's gesture asked because Jeremy's leg had not completely healed.

"I'm doing fine. If you're tired, we can rest for a while and continue the journey later" Jeremy said.

Emily looked at Jeremy for a moment. He doesn't know this is just his feeling or not but he feels Jeremy is becoming more attentive. Or is this man just too proud to admit that he is tired, so he asks Emily just to maintain his pride? Emily sighed and looked around the very quiet forest.

'Alright. We'll take a break, ' signal Emily and then sit on a bunch of green grass.

Jeremy sees Emily resting and holds out a water bottle to her, but Emily refuses.

'I'm not thirsty.' his signal shook his head.

Jeremy then kept it back.The two of them then fell silent, tiyada who spoke. Jeremy's stealing glances at Emily. He was busy thinking about the past. From that wound, Jeremy was very sure that Emily was Clea. However, there were some things that made him doubtful. Clea Harold became Emily Hopkins. Jeremy then ventured to ask,

"How did you lose your tongue?"

Emily looked at Jeremy in surprise. Why would he want to know about this?

'I don't know.' Emily's gesture answered honestly, leaving Jeremy aghast.

"How could you not know? Don't you remember how that happened?" jeremy asked dissatisfied.

Emily frowned for a moment and then waved her hand.

'Said my parents, I've been like this since I was born.'

When hinting at this, actually Emily herself is not so sure, is it true? Given the treatment of her parents, Thomas Hopkins and Diana, who were never kind to her. Every day, there are things they think are wrong and make them punish and beat Emily. The girl had even thought that maybe they cut her tongue, but she brushed it off because she thought no parent would have the heart of her biological child.

'That's impossible!' thought Jeremy.

"Then what about your childhood?" ask Jeremy again.

This time, Emily really felt Jeremy was weird. This guy looks like he's very curious about himself. The way to ask is like demanding an answer. Emily then thinks it's possible that Jeremy is bored with their trip so he looks for topics to talk about.

Emily looked at Jeremy for a moment, then looked down and shook her head slowly. 'I don't remember anything about my childhood. Said the servants who worked at my parents' house, I had an accident. Maybe that's why I don't remember anything.' her cue with a sad face.

Jeremy was silent from being too surprised. He felt his chest tightening a little. Then he looked up at the sky that was not clearly visible because it was blocked by the lush foliage, trying to hold back his tears from spilling. Jeremy didn't expect Emily to actually lose her memory.