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Do you remember when we were little? You were, if I recall... Smiling so happily. If you remember, I wish we could go back to "that place" and look at that starry sky again. Please, remember!! You promised!!! That we'd see it again!! That you'd remember forever!! You promised!! If I had been in that place at that time, if it had been me instead, would you show me that gentle smile —in front of me once more? When I was little, I had a childhood friend. Being next to her felt warm, she was the kind of girl you just wanted to protect. It was when the two of us snuck out, since you were moving away, for one last time, at that secret base up the hill deep in the mountains that no one else knew about. "So you won't forget even when we're apart," I think I gave you those earrings I worked so hard to make. And then, just when I thought I finally found you... It turns out, "you had lost your memory." You were such a kind person. You were the first one to talk to me when I was so shy. I remember how sad you looked when it was decided I was moving. We went deep into those mountains, and I'll cherish those earrings you gave me, saying "Don't forget me." 　　 "I'll keep them on my ears forever! So you have to remember me too!" After I moved, it was one day on the way home from middle school. I saw a small child crossing the crosswalk. Then, a car suddenly came racing out— ———! I moved instinctively to save the child, and after that, I don't remember. ...? Wait, where am I...? Where is this? Who "am I?" A boy forgotten by the person he loves, and a girl who lost her memory through the kindness of saving someone. 　 A story of "love" starting from the misalignment of those two— When I met you again in the 3rd year of middle school, I found out you had amnesia. So, I'll keep these feelings hidden for now. Please, remember me someday.