I Don't Remember

The child reeked of alcohol...

She'd had quite a lot to drink.

But she didn't like drinking, and her tolerance was unexpectedly impressive.

The two elderly people were a little surprised.

She'd drunk so much...

And hadn't passed out after just one cup.

"...I..."

The child looked bewildered, confused, and utterly lost...

"I don't remember..."

She murmured.

Her voice had unconsciously dropped to a whisper.

"What?"

The two elderly people hadn't heard her clearly.

"What did you just say?"

"Speak up."

"Your grandparents are old. Our hearing isn't so good."

The child twisted her fingers together.

Um...

"I don't remember."

Her voice grew a little louder.

"You don't remember!?"

The child's grandparents exclaimed in unison.

Both looked utterly shocked.

The child was startled again.

Grandma and Grandpa were so loud...

She pouted.

That was scary.

The child's grandparents quickly composed themselves and softened their voices.

"Tián Tián."

"You..."

"Don't remember?"

"How much don't you remember?"

"Do you mean you don't remember anything at all?"

"Or..."

Her grandparents held on to a sliver of hope.

Did she remember at least some things?

The child pressed her lips together.

Unconsciously, she licked them.

"...Everything..."

She looked at the two elderly people cautiously and nervously, and gave a small shake of her head.

"I don't remember."

The two elderly people froze.

She really... didn't remember anything...

They had never imagined things would turn out this way...

While the child had been passed out drunk and sleeping, they had waited anxiously for her to wake up, hoping she would tell them the truth.

That was right.

It wasn't unusual for someone who'd been dead drunk to wake up with no memory of what had happened before they passed out...

How had it not occurred to