ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀʏ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ-ᴇɴᴛʜᴜꜱɪᴀꜱᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴜꜱɪɴɢ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰɪɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀɪᴅ "ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏᴋᴇʏ", ꜱᴏ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ "ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ" ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ɪꜰ ᴏɴʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ.

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʙʏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ, ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ɪ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʀʟᴘᴏᴏʟ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴅᴇ-ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜰʀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ... "ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ?" ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴛɪᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ɢᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ.

ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴇ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ᴀᴍ ɪ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ? ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ɪꜱ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ, ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛꜱ... ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴜɴꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ꜰɪɴᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ꜱᴏ ʟᴇᴛ'ꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴢᴇʀᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, "ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏᴋᴇʏ", ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴜʀᴘʀɪꜱᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴏᴜʀ ʟᴇᴛ'ꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.