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2024-10-29 19:42:56"I think.. we were childhood friends.."
Oliver uttered those words with a lot of confusion and distress.
Ian wasn't too surprised since he had expected something like this. Afterall, it was for this reason that he wanted to gather them together.
But the other's, the same couldn't be said for the others. They looked shocked and equally confused as they looked at each other and then finally towards Ian for an explanation.
"You're not completely sure?"
Ian asked Oliver in response. He wanted Oliver to give them something concrete, something that'd be of help when trying to find their family or relatives at least.
"It's been a long time. More than a decade."
Oliver couldn't remember clearly even if he wanted to. He could only get short, hazy flashbacks whenever he forced himself to remember.
"But I feel like I've played with him before, when I was a kid."
And in those flashbacks, they were small little kids
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