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There were too many to choose from. The memories fell through his fingers like rain, and he was powerless to grasp just one.
Was it the fact that most of the young men he’d known had died before he did? Was it the fact that he’d ‘died’ the same time as them, but kept living, on and on? Was it the scar that ached in his chest, the cold fire that burnt within him rather than blood, the hunger in his belly?
Was it the people he’d lost? Was it the people he was stuck with? Was it the fact that he’d probably never see his daughter again?
He couldn’t tell. There were too many things, and they all still stuck in his side like thorns. He felt like he’d fallen into a hedge maze, and he couldn’t get out.
Edward raised his hands to the piano, and began to play- something much more cheerful than he felt. He thought it might make him feel better.










