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Clare's joy is tinged with sorrow, for while Jamie has returned, his wife Amy is gone forever. The narrative quickly shifts to Jamie's desperate desire to reunite with his mother, leading him to bury his mother's severed finger in the yard, hoping to bring her back to life through an incantation he believed would mimic the regenerative capabilities of a gecko’s tail.
Echoes of the Past
As the story unfolds, flashbacks reveal the history between Clare and Hiroko, a colleague who harbored feelings for Clare years ago. After Clare intervened during a moment of harassment that Hiroko faced at work, a series of strange occurrences begin to unravel in her life.