“Phew, today really tuckered me out!”
Watt was leaving work just as the sun had started to go down. There’d been all sorts of commotion today, but it was all over now. Going back home was a mercy granted to all workers. Watt couldn’t quite pin down why, but he didn’t feel like having a drink, so he decided to look for a restaurant to eat at on his way back. There were many workers in the city, so there was a wide variety of restaurants and food stalls to choose from. Sniffing out a new joint and treating myself to a meal might not be a bad idea!
At least, that’s what he was thinking before he met the bright and cheery girl.
“I was waiting for you, Mr. Watt Sears.”
Watt blinked at the figure standing before him.
It wasn’t even a question of whether he’d seen her before—it was the girl he’d saved from the accident that morning.
“Did I introduce myself earlier?” Watt replied. “Oh, that’s not important! Were you injured after all? In that case, if you just go to the station building—I’ll get all the details, so...”
“That’s not it. I came here to see you.”
Paying no mind to Watt’s attempts to change the topic, the girl simply stared at him. Her eyes were strong and straightforward. Watt felt an overpowering sense of déjà vu rise up within him. He remembered someone looking at him the same way a long time ago—he was sure of it. But before he could remember who it was, the girl’s next words shattered his attempts to think.
“My name is Anna Turris,” she said. “And my mother’s name...is Cullinagemia Turris.”
“Are you...Cullina’s daughter?!”
Watt had been bombarded with the cause of his déjà vu far sooner than he’d expected. That’s right—he’d locked eyes with those same jade-colored eyes over a decade before! But she’d vanished before him...
Not even waiting for Watt to calm down from the shock, Anna continued. “I am. And, according to my mother, my father’s name is...Watt Sears.”
Watt froze firmly in place this time, his mouth wide in shock.
“In other words...you.”
Her words shot through his heart like an arrow.