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Maggie calls him Emmanuel.
Mostly because she doesn’t have anything else to call him, and also because she found him at a church in the middle of Elfin Cove. He had been lost, confused, but for some reason he was drawn to it, as though it would have the answers he was seeking.
It didn’t. He still doesn’t remember who he is or where he’s from, he just knows that it’s from somewhere not here. Not Elfin Cove. But “not Elfin Cove” is not exactly helpful in getting him back on track, so for now he lets her call him Emmanuel and keep him here, hoping that someday, his memory comes back around again.
Maggie is a good woman. For some reason, he feels like it’s better than he deserves.
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875 words
Mostly because she doesn’t have anything else to call him, and also because she found him at a church in the middle of Elfin Cove. He had been lost, confused, but for some reason he was drawn to it, as though it would have the answers he was seeking.
It didn’t. He still doesn’t remember who he is or where he’s from, he just knows that it’s from somewhere not here. Not Elfin Cove. But “not Elfin Cove” is not exactly helpful in getting him back on track, so for now he lets her call him Emmanuel and keep him here, hoping that someday, his memory comes back around again.
Maggie is a good woman. For some reason, he feels like it’s better than he deserves.
( *** )
875 words