The Forgotten Eden
“He remained like this for the next few minutes, waiting for Peter to respond to his story. But the agent sat in silence as well. Finally, Jack grew irritated enough to broach the question himself.
“So...what do you think?” he asked without looking up.
“About your story? I find it very compelling, Jack. You should already know that,” Peter replied, sitting up straight and pushing his glasses further up on his nose. “I’m definitely convinced your experience and my nephew’s disappearance are relat...ed. Now, and don’t take offense, memory is a funny thing, Jack. You were an adolescent when this happened. Given the trauma, and all the time that’s passed since then, it’s likely some of what you remember could be embellished a bit. I would like to believe it all.... But you’ve got to admit that faces inside trees; clouds with arms, hands, and ‘lucent’ fingers—not to mention statues which one minute are inanimate fountains and the next come to life, are not just strange.MoreLess
“So...what do you think?” he asked without looking up.
“About your story? I find it very compelling, Jack. You should already know that,” Peter replied, sitting up straight and pushing his glasses further up on his nose. “I’m definitely convinced your experience and my nephew’s disappearance are relat...ed. Now, and don’t take offense, memory is a funny thing, Jack. You were an adolescent when this happened. Given the trauma, and all the time that’s passed since then, it’s likely some of what you remember could be embellished a bit. I would like to believe it all.... But you’ve got to admit that faces inside trees; clouds with arms, hands, and ‘lucent’ fingers—not to mention statues which one minute are inanimate fountains and the next come to life, are not just strange.MoreLess
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