Page 108 of Molt

His jawline begins to appear beneath mine. His tooth. His bones. His finger.

But beneath that...someone else.

Sarah.

I see her. I remember her. Not a past life.

A life.

Mine.

A woman who existed before August ever saw me. Before I became Lenora.

“What did he do?”

August says nothing.

I turn. “What did that man do to me?”

“I don’t know.”

“I think you do.”

“I don’t.”

“The tooth.” I point toward the bedroom. “The fucking tooth that belonged to someone else.”

His face changes.

“The pieces.” I can barely form the words. “They aren’t random.”

I look at the jars. Hair. Teeth. Bone. Skin. Names. Different names. Different dates.

Not reincarnations.

Evidence. Bodies. Women.

My stomach turns. “They were people.”

August’s eyes fill. “Lenora...”

“They weren’t me.” I can hear my voice breaking. “Eleanor wasn’t me.”

“No.”

“Anna wasn’t me.”

His mouth opens. Nothing comes out.

“June wasn’t me.”

“Stop.”

“They were women.”

“I don’t know.”

“YES, YOU DO!” The scream tears my throat making him flinch. I point toward the old jars. “You didn’t watch me come back.”