Nagkanda-letse-letse ang buhay ni Blaze nang may dumating na batang babae sa buhay nila noong labing-isang taong gulang siya. The young girl was an orphan that his stepfather took in. Tumira ito ng ilang buwan sa kanila, binihisan at pinakain ng mga magulang niya at itinuring na pamilya. He also wanted to treat her like a family, subalit hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit sa murang edad niyang iyon ay nakaramdam siya ng bigat ng loob para sa pitong taong gulang na batang babae.

At saka lang niya naintindihan kung bakit ganoon ang nararamdaman niya nang isang araw ay hinuli ng mga pulis ang amain niya. Ini-reklamo ito ng panggagahasa at pagpatay sa isang high school student na kapitbahay nila. At ang nagsumbong sa mga pulis ay ang mismong batang babaeng kinupkop ng pamilya niya -- si Jhane.

Blaze knew his stepfather was not capable of doing such a heinous act, subalit wala silang nagawa ng ina niya nang tuluyan nang makulong ang kaniyang amain. A few months later, his stepfather was killed in the prison. This led his mother to fall into depression, and eventually, losing her mind. Ipinasok ang ina niya sa mental asylum, at simula noon ay tuluyan na siyang nawalan ng pamilya.

He blamed all of that on Jhane. She took his family away from him and ruined their lives. And he wanted to get back on her, but unfortunately, the social workers had already taken her far, far away. Simula noon ay nawalan na ng balita si Blaze tungkol dito.

Fast forward to the future, their paths crossed again. He found her working at the orphanage that he and his friends established. Hindi na Jhane ang pangalan nito kung hindi 'Elle'.

Blaze was eager to take his revenge now that he found her; but the problem was, Elle has no memory of the past, and was suffering from a rare condition called Prosopagnosia; a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces, also known as face blindness. Sandali siyang nagdalawang-isip na isakatuparan ang matagal nang plano.

Eventually, Blaze thought of using her condition to get his revenge, he was determined to ruin her life just as she did to him back then. He could get advantage of the fact that she had forgotten about his family, madali niya itong mapaglalaruan.

Pero ang kaso... ay lumalambot din siya sa tuwing napapatitig dito.

And before he knew it, his rage started to melt away, and his heart ungrudgingly caved in.

(C) Story written by Tala Natsume 2021

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