Chapter 10 - Do You Have A Boyfriend? (1/2)

”Look, Sara, look what auntie got you?” Halia was awoken by a gentle voice.

”Did she just call me Sara? This must be one of Sara's memories again,” Halia thought to herself as she began to look around. She was starting to get used to these memories.

This time, she was at an amus.e.m.e.nt park and there was a woman walking towards her with ice cream. This woman...she liked this woman, so she smiled happily and accepted the ice cream with her tiny hands.

It was a memory from Sara's childhood. ”Yes, people often say that you remember your childhood before you die,” Halia thought. ”But why aren't I having a memory of my own?”

Halia licked the ice cream. ”This is yummy, Auntie” she said. ”I've never had this flavor before, what is it?”

Sara had never tasted this flavor before, but Halia knew what it was straight away.

”It's peanut butter,” the woman replied with a smile.

Judging by her own voice and the size of her hands and feet, Halia guessed she was roughly 6-7-years old. Why was she suddenly having this memory?

Just as Halia went in for a bite of the ice cream, she suddenly felt her throat tighten. It got tighter and tighter, to the point where she couldn't breathe. She dropped the ice cream from her hands and fell to the floor. ”Sara!!” her step mother cried.

That's when Halia knew what was happening - Sara was allergic to nuts!

She then remembered that her pasta had pine nuts when she looked down at it. But, that didn't make sense, how could an allergy be transferred through a memory?

Just as she was plunged into darkness, she heard her name, ”Halia...Halia...”

Halia slowly opened her eyes again. The dimples that appeared in front of her were very familiar.

It was Dr. Yan!

”You didn't want to leave this place, did you?” he laughed.

Halia looked around and realized she was back at the emergency ward in PUH.

”I was just about to finish my shift when a guy carried you in here and said you had fainted,” Dr. Yan explained.

”What happened?” Halia asked confusedly.

”We're not sure either. He said you stopped breathing and fainted. But after you fainted, you started breathing again. It sounds like you had a panic attack. Have you been really stressed lately?”

”Maybe it's the new job...” Halia quickly made an excuse, but she was beginning to understand what may have happened.

If Sara knew she was allergic to nuts and had been avoiding it all her life, it would have shocked her when she saw the nuts in the pasta that Halia ordered. So...she had a panic attack.

Which meant, Jackson didn't stalk her or poison her.

He saved her!

”Where's the guy that brought me in here?” Halia asked as she looked around.

”He left after he made sure you were OK,” Dr. Yan replied. The handsome young doctor then leaned forward and helped Halia sit up. Halia felt his warm hands on her shoulders and it sent tingles down her spine. ”Are you feeling better? I'm finishing work now, do you want me to drive you home?” he offered gently.

”My car's still at the restaurant,” Halia replied.