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"I'm Clark," he said. "I don't remember anything before today. Do I know you?"

"Yes," Evan said.

"Are we friends? Colleagues?"
How on earth do you answer that question?
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"We both know Lois," Evan said.
OK.


I enjoyed the scene of Lois trying so hard to ignite a spark of memory, and Clark picking up on it.
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"Asters seem an unusual choice," Clark noted quietly.

She nodded again, staring at him steadily, willing him to remember that asters were just one of the hundreds of small threads that weaved through their shared history.

"What are you thinking?" he asked.

"I'm wondering what you're thinking," Lois said. "I'm wondering if you remember anything. If anything I say elicits even the smallest reaction."

"No," Clark said with a deep sigh. "Nothing."

"But?"

"But I'm trying to read your face ... trying to determine if there's anything significant in your answers ... something you're remembering ... something I should be remembering."
And then this:
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"Did I give you asters?"

Her heart leapt as she searched his face for any sign of recognition. "Yes," she whispered.
This is getting good!

Off to comment on part 3.

PS - Loving this story!

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