Heart pounding so loud he couldn’t hear anything else.

And there—

On a thin mattress in the corner…

Was his son.

Alive.

“We found you… we found you…” he whispered, collapsing beside him.

But something was wrong.

The boy looked… scared.

Not relieved.

Not safe.

Just… scared.

“Dad… time broke…” the boy whispered.

Victor froze.

Behind him—

The woman stepped forward.

Tears in her eyes.

“You weren’t supposed to find him,” she said.

Silence.

“He wasn’t kidnapped…”

Victor turned slowly.

“What…?”

The woman’s voice shook.

“He was left.”

His heart dropped.

“You abandoned him,” she said quietly.
“A year ago. After your accident.”

“No…” he whispered. “That’s not possible…”

“You lost your memory,” she said.
“You forgot your own son.”

The room started spinning.

“All this time… you thought he was missing…”

She looked at him.

“But he was waiting for you to remember.”

The boy reached out weakly.

“Dad… you forgot me…”

[FADE OUT]