As the girl walked, she was visually fascinated by everything she could see. When she looked at other people, they kept their distance from her and averted their gaze.

"Could you come with me for a moment?" a boy asked her, coming out of nowhere.

The girl was hesitant after what had happened to the dog and her. However, since she gained sight now, she gave the boy the benefit of the doubt since she may be able to run if there is trouble. So she walked with the boy to know why he wanted to talk to her. The boy took her to a secluded area.

"Took you long enough," the boy said to which the girl gazed at him. "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Jack. What's your name?"

The girl tried to speak, wondering if she could now that she could see, but after a failed attempt, she shook her head.

"You don't talk, you're mute?" Jack asked, and the girl nodded.

"What about your name? What will I call you?" Jack questioned.

The girl stood still, memories flooding her mind.

Jack looked at her for a moment and spoke, "Wear this. You will understand everything slowly."

Jack gave her a pair of lenses. The girl took it and just stared at it. "I guess you don't know how to put it. Come here. I will help you," the girl went near the boy and the boy carefully put it for her in her eyes. She did not feel anything special wearing the contact lens. 

"Want to go for dinner in a restaurant? It's on me," Jack said, looking at her thin figure, and the girl nodded as the word food came up.

They both went back to the street. This time, no one averted their eyes from the girl as she went through the crowd. Jack lead the girl to an expensive-looking restaurant. The girl made sure that she kept pace with Jack. Jack opened the door for her. 

Inside the restaurant, there were some people wearing the same dress. They were standing. The girl felt out of place with her ragged clothes. Then she looked at people sitting on chairs. She never thought such things existed. The girl never sat on a chair. Jack led her to a table where there were two seats. Jack called the waiter.

"Menu please," Jack asked. 

The waiter gave two menus. The waiter looked scornfully at the girl and turned to Jack. The girl opened the menu and salivated at the variety of food she gazed at. Her nose caught on the smell of cooking, and her stomach growled. She never ate exquisite food. She quickly pointed at one of the aesthetic foods and made sure she got Jack's attention so that he could order for her. 

Jack nodded and ordered the food for both of them. As soon as the food arrived, the girl started eating with her hands. Jack just stared at her and then proceeded to eat without saying much, with a fork and a knife. The girl ate fast and then pointed to the waiter. Jack called the waiter. 

The girl pointed to another dish and asked for more. Jack ordered more for the girl. After she was full, they both went out of the restaurant. The girl felt energetic, unlike how she felt for a long time.

"I need to show you to someone," Jack said looking at her, "come with me."

The girl nodded her head. She felt safe with Jack, the same way she felt with the dog. The dog usually gave her food and did not demand much. However, this boy was different. 

As they walked through the streets, Jack commented, "I can't address you without a name." The girl looked at Jack as he was deep in thought. 

"How about Lynn?" Jack looked straight and then turned his head to gaze at the girl. The girl nodded. 

While walking, Lynn looked at other people. They all had round eyes, unlike Jack, who had white, half-moon eyes.  As a person who does not know her age, Lynn felt that Jack might be older than her because he was a lot taller than her. Lynn wondered why Jack concealed her eyes with a lens. 

At last, Jack and Lynn reached an area where the ocean surrounded the view. There were not many people around. Jack went ahead and sat on a purple-painted paper sailboat nearby. He pointed to a seat opposite him, asking Lynn to sit on the boat. 

Jack took a pencil that was attached inside the boat to a rope. He then wrote the directions on the sails and the boat started moving. Lynn saw the ocean. She started moving her hands in all directions to see how the ocean showed the image. Jack was surprised to see Lynn act as if she never saw a reflection. Lynn was surprised she could look at herself, Jack, and everything surrounding them. She looked pale and skinny and had unruly long black hair. However, what surprised her was that she had the same eyes as Jack. Lynn wanted to ask why, but she did not know how to communicate with Jack. Did Jack ask her to come with him because of the same eyes? Were they related in some way? These were the questions in Lynn's mind.

Jack looked at Lynn. "It's only because of your eyes that I could find you. Normal people in the death world would be weary if they saw us. That's why I put the lens. Even with the lens, people like me can recognise you, and you can see my true appearance, but not people without magic."

Lynn looked surprised. Seeing the reaction Jack continued, "Don't tell me you didn't realise you were dead. I thought you didn't mind death, that's why you remained calm, but how come you didn't realise you were dead seeing the change in the scenery? The death world and the world of the living are different though they occupy the same space." 

Lynn did not mind death, because she hated living. She had limited knowledge of the world of the living because she lacked eyes and voice. She did not know how to explain to Jack that she did not have eyes when she was alive.

"Apparently, we and some others who you will meet soon were best friends seven lives before," Jack continued, "We did something we should not have and consequently, were cursed for seven lives. Now all of us have half-moon eyes.'

"We've been here waiting for you after we died for the final time. For the curse to get nullified, there is a battle we must win," Jack said seriously. "It's only then, we can go to heaven on the other planet and then be reborn there again. We can no longer live here once we win the battle."

Lynn felt terrified at the idea that she had magic and she should fight people. All her life she was at the mercy of the people in the village for food, and now that she must fight, she just wanted to get out of the boat and go somewhere she would not be disturbed. But she did not know how. Jack could see that Lynn was terrified, and decided not to tell anything more to her. 

It was a long time before they saw a castle in front of them. The castle stood on the water. There were many paper boats illuminated with paper lamps fitted with electric bulbs near the castle. The castle was made of glass and the inside of it was dark. It was humongous. 

As soon as they were near the colossal door, it opened without disturbing the ocean. They went inside, riding in the boat. The roof showed different planets and stars up closer. The stars in the ceiling lit and illuminated the room. From the sky-blue translucent curtains covering the windows, water droplets fell gracefully from the top to bottom and further down out of the curtain with a beautiful sound into the ocean, like rain. The whole floor was just plain water. There was a huge waterfall in front of them, and on its sides were ice walls. There were other paper boats on the water and on the top of the waterfall. 

Lynn shuddered with the cold. Jack had a coat, so he seemed fine.

A slender white being with a long body emerged from below the water, creating huge waves on the water.

"At last. We've been waiting for you. Welcome to the House of Memories," the being roared mightily.