Chapter 1032 Memory Sequence Activated
When they reached the crossroads, Janet had to separate from Rudy and Alice.
"Alright, see you guys at school," she waved them goodbye.
"Bye," Alice waved back.
Janet turned to Rudy, but he only nodded in response. She shot a quick glance at Alice and gulped down, seemingly thinking of doing something. She seemed nervous, or rather conflicted, about what she was about to do next.
Janet took a deep breath and pulled Rudy close to him, then she kissed him on the cheek and ran away without looking at either of them.
Rudy stood still with a composed look on his face, but he sighed soon after, knowing what was coming next.
Janet had tossed Rudy into a battlefield with Alice and ran away.
In a slow motion, she glanced at Alice to see her reaction, and much to his surprise, she didn't seem bothered after seeing her classmate and friend kiss her childhood friend, who was also her crush.
"Shall we go?" she asked Rudy with a smile on her face.
"..." Rudy nodded, and they began walking.
'What the hell? It would have been better if she had gotten angry or something.' Rudy was confused, even scared of the situation.
After a five-minute walk, they reached Alice's house.
"Thanks for today. I had a lot of fun." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"I had fun too. We can go again next weekend if you want." Rudy opened the gate for Alice. "Or we can go to some other place. The choice is up to you." "We will see."
"Yeah..." Rudy's gaze fell on the garage. "Is George home yet?"
"It's the weekend so he will come home late or even in the morning," Alice replied in a sober tone.
"Umm... if it's alright with you, you can come to my house, you know? It's been ages since you had a sleepover at my place."
"I... have to do homework..."
"You can take the books with you. We can do homework together like old times."
Alice's face flushed after hearing that.
"What do you say?" Rudy asked again.
In the midst of frustration, Rudy felt a sudden surge of energy in his body. He could feel his soul being pulled out of his body. Unknowingly, he pulled Alice close to his face and kissed her on the lips.
Rudy knew what he was doing, and he had full control over his body. But watching his beloved Alice quivering in his arms made him kiss her to comfort her.
The kiss lasted a few seconds, but that was enough to calm Alice down.
Alice looked into Rudy's eyes and gulped down. Her hands moved and wrapped around Rudy's neck. Then she pulled him close and kissed him on the lips.
However, this kiss was different from Rudy's kiss. Alice had inserted her tongue inside Rudy's mouth and kissed him passionately.
At that moment, Rudy heard a voice in his head. No, it wasn't Alice's voice, but something different.
[Memory Sequence Activated!]
[Memory Tree - Branch Alice - Enabled.]
[Sequence load in Process.]
[Beginning Memory Decryption.]
[Memory Branch Sequence Extraction Commenced.]
[Memory Extraction Completed.]
[Branch Alice Memory Extracted 20%.]
[Branch Alice Memory Loaded 17%.]
[Branch Alice Memory Synchronized 12%.]
Rudy's brain was flooded with the memories that seemed foreign to him, but soon he realized it was his own memories.
He was bewildered, even conflicted. He had so many questions. But when he looked at Alice, he put everything aside and cupped her head in his hands.
"I love you...." said Alice with tears in her eyes.
"I love you too, Alice." Rudy kissed her once again and hugged her tightly.
'What's all these memories? They aren't of the past Worldline... but a different one. I heard the voice early that said something about memory. Branch Alice... What does that mean?' Rudy wondered.
'Maybe all the memories that I had of Alice? It said 20% extracted and 17% loaded. But only 12% was synchronized. Do I have to do something to unlock the rest of the memories?'
'I unlocked the memories of my time with Alice. How we confessed our love to each other in the park. How we kissed each other and started dating. I know I am missing something, but... what?'