As John ate his lunch he gazed outside the window of the diner and saw someone who looked very familiar to him. He thought, "Why do I know her?" He couldn't dismiss the uneasiness it gave him to not know her name or know why she seemed so familiar. Again memories started pouring in and he knew her name. It was Shelly, his sister. Sister? "How could I forget I have a sister?"
Shelly began walking across the street and was now heading toward the diner to welcome her younger brother home. John was remembering her now as though he had never forgotten her. This was beginning to become unsettling now. How much did her forget and how many more memories would flood his brain the longer he stayed?
Shelly entered the diner, walked right up to him and gave him a huge hug and sat down in next to him. She started chatting as though he'd never left and in an odd way so did John. Kelly returned to pour more coffee and asked, "You two know each other?" Shelly replied, "Of course silly, this is my brother John. Who did you think he was?"
That question meant more than you would think. You see only residents, past residents or like minded people from the outside were able to find their way to Roseville. Kelly welcomed John home and gave her condolences regarding their father's passing. "So, you'll be living in the old house?" she asked. Shelly, turned to John hoping to hear the right response and instead he replied, "I'm not sure."
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