Stranger that I Know: The Forgotten Promise

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ow, laced with such profound sadness that i

, spilling from his eyes as endl

amiliar ache tugging at his chest. The man looked utterly broken, as

had lit the flames. His expression twisted into something unrecogniz

f more than five meters and struck Arya with su

escended

ple rushed to intervene but failed. His single move defe

per caught in the wind. One by one, they fe

remembered him, it was the stranger he met, Ilya reorg

ward the stranger, his legs movin

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trembling with a mix o

f destruction, his movements wild and unrestrained, hi

as the stranger raised his fist again to beat Arya, Ilya threw himself a

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ng for the impact that would surely send him flying like the others. Hi

strike n

time, the st

burning warmth. He didn't dare look up, but he could feel the man's ra

there was only the sound of their breathing, the crackling

ly

ice shaky as he tried t

radling his dislocated shoulder with his other hand, he

tanding dangerously close to the stranger. Yet, he didn't dare appro

warmth. The realization startled him, yet he couldn't deny the relief and surprise he felt. The man hadn't ha

hudding of the stranger's heartbeat. It was unnatural

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words leaving his lip

rya, trying to put some distance between himself and the man. What he didn't notice, howev

are y

e sharp as he tried to regain c

, his face blank as though he didn't understand the qu

in to defuse

Tarzan," he said, glan

the world. He must've thought we w

Ilya pressed on, suggesting the man might be mentally

rranging for immediate treatment. Since it was the final

mmotion around him as the team packed e

ng major. Leo was nearby, updating Ilya on his schedule and upcom

g and tribe h

g the group to pause as t

e distance away. Ilya noticed the man sneaking glances at him, his eyes

unrelenting, he now seemed almost shy, bowi

ely, their brows furrowed. After a long mom

our tribe," the head

speak or understand us, it's difficult to say what should be done. If he's

oup. Some suggested turning the man over to the police, wh

mages? Whatever resources w

breaking

rned to him

that?" Leo asked a

and Arya will probably demand medical compensation. Yo

my m

th a sharp but

te it howe

scussing the matter with the director and the f

m down. His gaze drifted once more to the stranger, who was still sitting silently nearb

here," Ilya

lya sighed, realizing words wouldn't get through to him. Instead

lightly. Then, slowly, he crawled toward Ilya on

nt to come

ng he wouldn't understand, Ilya extended his pa

his hand without a moment's he

rig

and back, his heartbeat

t to bring, get it now. We'll

's withdrawn hand for a moment before leaning f

ey

rtled by the su

n away, but it was futile. The strang

uman or an

ing as his psychiatrist's s

e, the man lifted his head, a rare and radiant smile spreading across his f

xpectedly, piercing straight through his guarded heart without warning. It was unlike anything he had ever felt, gent

of sunshine embodied in human form. The sight left Ilya breathless, his chest tightening with an