Remains of Innocence

"Oh."

Elora replied calmly, then stood and walked toward the balcony.

Sure enough, the distance between this balcony and the convenience store next door wasn't far. With the help of a pipe, it was possible to climb across.

"If you saw other people back then, why didn't you go with them?" Elora asked.

"I wanted to," the owner said, shaking his head. "But those people were too brutal. Like a gang of