This was not a dream. This person really was Theodore.

Sonia stood there, completely gobsmacked, her mouth agape as she looked at Holden in amazement. "It's a crazy world we live in.

You're right here in front of me, alive and kicking! But then, who did I see being cremated back then? That body even had a complete autopsy report, and trust me, I double-checked everything. I couldn't have screwed up something like that, right?"

Holden pondered for a moment, recalling the missing pieces of his fragmented memory.

When he had awakened five years ago, only his grandfather and Devin had been handling his affairs. During that time, through the initial stages of his return to consciousness, he hadn't encountered anyone else, interacting solely with those close to his grandfather.