- Sunday morning - 

I awaken to the sun and Tao is putting my clothes which I don't know why. 

" Ah, you finally woke up ." He said I smiled 

" Thank you Tao ." I said Korean 

But then I'm suddenly taken back that I said something in different language that I don't remember speaking in. 

" Arete you just spoke in Korean ." He said

  
And now we speaking Korean and how come I remember it all of sudden ?.

" But how come I'm remembering it all of sudden ?." I ask 

" Because of your photographic memory is finally kicking in ." He said but with relief

" Will you stay by my side ." I said as the tears started to well 

" What ?." He said 

" I said will you stay by my side because I'm scare of the memories that are going to come back. I mean I barely made it through the first one and I think I'm not strong enough yet to remember the rest. Please stay by my side Tao ." I begged 

He says nothing to me, he just stares at me. 

" I know you told me that we didn't get along well but since I don't remember the past so, lets just start over ." I said as a single tear left my eye

 
" Oh Arete ." He said softly 

" Tao please I beg of you, to help me please I'm afraid of being alone Tao ." I begged quivering

" Arete please remain calm ." He said 

" Remain calm Tao ! How can I remain calm when feels like I'm dying everyday at every hour, minute, even second ." I said 

" Arete ." He said softly 

" I've lived a lonely life until I met Sara and then I heard that someone loves me but yet he engaged to a girl of a noble family. Also he's an heir of some clothing industry ." I said 

I look at him yet he doesn't say anything at all. 

" How did you know that ?." He asked 

" My hearing is unnaturally very excellent ." I said 

" I can see that ." He said

" Yeah Tao ." I said 

 - Flashback -
My head begins to ache even my heart starts to ache as well as my head but the heart hurts worse than my head. It's nighttime in LA and I look at around I'm lost in a dark alley but I get a chill down my spine along with the feeling of ill will. 
I turned around, there's four guys I cannot make them out but it's their voices that left a mark on me. Those chilling voices that stop me in my tracks that cause me to froze in nothing but pure fear something I've feel that before. They start grabbing me in places that I did not grab and I started  jerking and punching I wanted to scream but a sound would not come out. 
The next thing that did is that we ripped opened my dress as I laid helpless on the cold ground I couldn't stop yelling in my head for Leo to come help me or find me with his force. But the tears would not stop coming out I want them to stop doing this to me. I then I feel intense pain down there.

Oh god he's inside of me. 

" If you bite me I swear to in' god I'll cut out your eyes ." One of them said 

That's when he forced my mouth to open, in order to put his in mouth but the one that's inside of me start breathing heavily like he's need to release something. 

Oh god please don't release your in me please. 

That's when I sighed of relief from him and there's something that's warm that's coming out from down there. 

Oh god ! He didn't ! Oh dear god please help me ! Please send someone ! Anyone please help me !!!. 

" I think we need to do something to make sure that she doesn't forget ." He says with venom 

" I got a dagger that I just had sharpen and its dying to cut something ." The other one says 

" Use it ." He said 

He walks over to his pants and digs around for the dagger once he found it, he starts to smile but me I'm lying in fear and I cannot move I'm so in shock. But then I started to feel agonizing convulsion I start to scream and to some people it was bloodcurdling, I'm obligated to agree on that statement as well. 

But they all had their turn with me but then they starting to beat I'm starting to remember having a broken rib, fractured wrist, busted lip along with having a pretty bad concussion. I passed out to due to the pain I was in. 

" Let's leave her and don't worry about her because a cut that deep on the face, she won't live through the night ." He said 

They started to laugh and then they left after they got dressed but me I laid there with nothing on me because everything I wore was ripped off me. I started feel something it was wet then more came. 

He's crying. 

That's when it's start to pouring down hard and now I'm soaked wet. I begin to stand on my two feet I grab my ripped dress off the ground then wrapped it around my body. 

I stumbled as I walk to street but I made it to the main street that's when I saw Leo's car the black escalade and I see him as well. But he keeps going that when I have to do it. 

" LEO !!!!!!!!." I screamed and for some reason it echo 

The car screeches to a stop when it's 10 ft away from me but my knees buckled to the ground. I hear car door open so, I look up and it's Leo. 

" ARETE !." He shouts as he ran towards me with tears in his eyes 

" Leo ." I said softly with a smile

 
It's so good to see him.

Once he reaches me, he takes off his coat and wraps around me that's when he buckled to the ground once he pretty good look at my face and my body. Instantly his arms around me and he starts to sob in my neck. 

" Oh god ! Arete what happened to you ! I'm so sorry Arete ! Please forgive me ! God I'm so sorry ."  He cried 

" I'm glad you found me ." I said softly 

" Arete please forgive me ! I'm so so sorry ." He stills sobs 

" Leo it's not your fault ." I said 

" Yes it it ! I swore to protect you and now look at happened to you because of me ." He sobs 

" Leo it's not fault ." I said 

He picks off the ground and begins to cradle me as he carries me to the car. Once he puts in the passenger side and secures in the sits, he closes the door and runs over to the driver side and he jumps in and begins to drive off as he close his door. 

" What in the hell happened to you , Arete ?." He ask 

" I was and beaten ." I said softly 

It hurts to breath. 

" We're going to the hospital right now ." He said 

He's angry at himself. 

" That's probably a good idea because I'm pretty sure I have a broken rib along with a fractured wrist ." I said labored 

" Arete breath slowly ." He said as put on the siren 

" Leo, I don't blame you because you found me while I'm still alive instead of finding me in a morgue and I don't want your grief to be a burden ." I said labored 

" Goddamn it ! Arete stay awake please ." He said as begins to drives faster 

" I'm tired ." I said 

" ARETE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN ." He shouts 

I can't I'm sorry Leo and thank you for everything.

- End of flashback-

 
I opened my eyes to find Tao holding me. But I begin to sob in his arms. 

" Another memory came ." He said

 
" I remembered my ." I said 

" I'm sorry you had to go through that again ." He said 

I just continue sobbing into his chest and little did I know I fell asleep in his chest today.