Cassius. She started remembering more details from her childhood she had suppressed for such a long time. She felt as if she was in a parallel
world, trying to put the pieces of scattered events and characters into a complete and coherent mosaic. Then she finally understood that Cassius was the one who actually used to help her relieve her anxiety because when she wrote her emotions into the story, she always felt at ease. So she started to think of Cassius as a friend who listened.
Suddenly, she saw Theo running beside her. He outran her and disappeared into the bushes in front of her. Theo quickly found Cassius, caught him, and came back proudly carrying the furious culprit, and dropped him on the ground right in front of Catrine.
"I am sorry. You all were very good friends to me… But I disappointed all of you. Forgive me for cursing you and your people, Alfred. I couldn’t hold back my emotions then, and my sadness for having to leave you turned into hatred and anger that made me push you away".
"No, Catrine, we are still your friends, but you... You have to forgive yourself and face reality with no regrets, as they caused you pain and anger."
Now Catrine understood. When her father died, she had to carry out his duties, grow up prematurely, and leave her childhood with many regrets, one of them being her unfinished story. She had bonded with her story and its characters so much that it became like a new world for her where she could find peace, comfort, and solace, and when she forced herself to leave it, she not only abandoned her story but also herself and her unfulfilled dreams. She couldn’t think of tomorrow since she always remembered yesterday and wished to return.
Catrine wasn’t afraid anymore. She decisively took her story book and completed her story. She let her emotions flow and healed her inner self until she finally felt peace and relief. She developed a new mindset of openness and acceptance for herself and others. The curse was finally removed.
And then it was time to leave. Catrine bid farewell and closed the book.