Sebastian looked at the necklace in his hand, and unconsciously recollected the time when he and Natalie were childhood sweethearts.

Sebastian first met Natalie on a day after he came home from school. His grandpa brought back a skinny girl who was shorter than him. Her eyes on the palm-sized face seemed extremely big. She hid behind his grandpa all the time, looking very frightened.

Sebastian stared at the little girl as if she was a novelty. He wondered who she ...