A World Without Seams

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Rachel froze for a moment, it's like De Javu...She's-someone's there... The one who looked at him was Jim. The man looked at Rachel for a moment then immediately passed by and sat down with his friends and started chatting. As if they never knew.

"Why are you Hel?" andre asked as she watched Rachel sit frozen.

"Ti's... No, just..."

"What only?"

"It's okay," Rachel replied but her eyes occasionally glanced at the few people who were chatting. Andre followed Rachel's gaze.

"You know them?" ask Andre.

"Uhm..." Rachel just played a spoon, confused as to what to answer. If he said that one of them was his girlfriend, no one would believe him. No one recognized him. If you say not familiar but bias miss it seen on Rachel's face.

"You're like a confused person, what's the matter?" ask Andre.

"It's okay, Ndre. Really. Yuk eat!" take Rachel.

Soon someone came in and walked past them. Tall with a sharp nose.

"Waaah... Turns out... How are you bro!" said the young man while patting Andre on the shoulder.

"Pretty good!" replied Andre a little stiffly.

"Hmmm... Is he your new boyfriend?" the man pointed at Rachel. Rachel shakes.

"Yes, she's my boyfriend!" replied Andre loudly.

"Ckckl... Too bad your girl didn't admit it. Oh yeah, meet me Edric!" the man extended his hand. Rachel looked at Edric's hand for a moment and then looked at Edric's eyes.

"Rachel.." she replied slowly.

"Beautiful! But it's a pity you're the wrong person," Edric smiled as he said that while looking at Rachel, then blinked one eye.

"What do you mean!" andre's snapping pushed Edric's hand.

"It's been... It's been... Shame on people!" Rachel said. Edric finally broke down and joined his friends. All her friends were staring at Rachel and Andre. And Jim as well. For a moment Rachel and Jim sling's eyes stared. Then the man threw his gaze at the food. It was like the food was more interesting. Rachel's heart throbbed as she looked at Jim's attitude.

Andre sat in his chair and looked at Rachel with an apologetic look.

"Sorry about that..."

"It's okay, you know him?" ask Rachel.

"I know, only our relationship was never good,"

"so... But I'm no stranger to Edric's face" said Rachel.

"Oh yeah? Have you met?" ask Andre.

"I think ever. Isn't that the one who can dance? You used to take me, the ones that were those nights," Rachel said after recalling.

"Do I know him? I forgot," said Andre.

"There! But his name is not Edric, Erik if not wrong,"

"Oooh Erik is his sister, he's his brother. I was friends with Erik but Edric wasn't so good" Andre said.

"That's it, Erik is also a courier?" ask Rachel.

"No, Erik was going to college. The courier was Edric, the one just now,"

"Ooh their faces are similar" said Rachel.

"Sister's sister who is only a year away. Similar indeed but if you pay attention well they are quite different," Andre explained. Rachel mangosteen.

After they finished eating, they walked out and that's when they passed Erik.

"You...?"

"Hi!" erik greeted them both.

"You home? Done yet?" tanyakanya. Rachel nodded.

"We go first, huh." said Andre after making small talk.

"We want to work!"

"Just a minute," Erik's pinta. Andre looked at Rachel who was begging him through the glare of the eyes.

"I'm waiting in the car!" andre said, and he turned around.

"Back Ndre!" call Rachel, she chased after Andre who was waiting for her with a smile.

"Come to the office!" take Andre when Rachel gets nearby.

"Sorry Ndre, you go first. Don't wait for me. I need to" said Rachel.

"Hmmm... Yeah, I'm ahead!" the smile on Andre's face disappeared and he left.

Rachel turned around and smiled towards Erik who was waiting for her.

"Not going to the office?" tanyakanya.

"Here you go, what do you want to say?" ask Rachel.

"May I know who you used to call Jim?" ask Erik.

"Tumbens... Don't you know him too?" ask Rachel.

"Yes, I know. I just want to know" said Erik.

"High-bodied, white-skinned, when I knew her hair was silvery, narrow-eyed, dance-loving, pierced in one of her ears" Rachel replied quickly. Erik just listened while nodding.

"Well, remember the photo I showed you?" ask Erik.

"Still, why the hell is it gini?" ask Rachel.

"I have to make sure of something,"

"You think I'm lying?" rachel asked a little.

"Keep Hel if I suspect. Just so you know, what you knew that night made me shocked. There's no way Jim can meet you while he's..."

"While he's in a coma in the hospital? Then some time he disappeared and then today I met him and it was as if we didn't know him. It hurts!" lamented Rachel.

"How do you know all that?" ask Erik.

"What after I tell you'll believe me? If not mending I don't need to tell a story because the person we are talking about is in there and temporarily lost memory, whereas..." Rachel could no longer continue her sad story. Who will believe the story. Nothing, even Bram including Erik and Jim's parents wouldn't believe it.

"Shhhh... I understand. That's what I want to make sure, too. Not to accuse you of lying. I just feel like all this is weird, for me," said Erik.

"Easy! You won't believe it" said Rachel.

"Where are we going in?" bargain Erik. Rachel became silent. He desperately wants to go in and meet with Jim but that is not possible if Jim is still in a period of memory loss.

"It's best not!"

"You want to run? Come onl... Prove that you know him" said Erik.

"He's wearing blue, right? He's in there," Rachel said.

"Yes! Come on, pretend you don't know. I'll recognize you to him. We saw the reaction" Erik said.

"The reaction will be the same, the child is like a refrigerator," complained Rachel.

"Oh, if you try it first, I know he's a little amnesiac. But some other things he started to remember. Who knows, you could also restore his memory," Erik said. Rachel thinks there might be a point, too. We won't know until we try. Rachel finally nodded.

Erik and Rachel go inside and meet her friends who are busy chatting while laughing. Among those laughs, Rachel missed the typical laugh from Jim she always remembered. Rachel readied herself, exhaled and walked up to Erik slowly.

"Hi all! Sorry late,!"

"No wonder" the other children responded to Erik.

"Who is that? Know napa." said one of them. Rachel just looked down.

"Who is he?" ask Jim. Rachel immediately raised her face and looked at Jim. And...