Lily Anderson returned to the 30-Day Memory Hotel. Two bodyguards were outside her door to prevent her from running off again.
Her luggage was tossed into the room piece by piece, and the model occupied a significant portion of the space. Lily carefully carried the model over to the desk.
After the journey, some of the components had come loose. Lily sat at the desk and began trying to fix it. Without screws or tools—and possessing no talent for assembling models—she struggled to get it right.
The more she failed, the more frustrated she became. Her fingers twisted a screw as she tried to secure a miniature chair into place.
Rainwater dripped steadily from her soaked clothes, but Lily was oblivious. She stubbornly continued assembling the scattered components…
Ethan had built this for her—she couldn't let it stay broken…
Her fingers pressed too hard, and one of the wooden window frames snapped in half.
