The Number She Remembered

Three years after Daniel last saw Mara, her message arrives while he washes dishes, asking whether he remembers her. He reads it three times before answering.

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The message arrived at 6:17 on a rainy Tuesday evening.

Hi. I don’t know if you remember me. It’s Mara.

Daniel was standing over the kitchen sink when his phone lit up. One hand was buried in warm dishwater, holding a chipped blue plate. The other smelled faintly of the lemon soap his girlfriend always bought.

Outside, rain tapped against the fire escape. A bus sighed at the corner, and somewhere upstairs, a child was practicing the same five notes on a piano.

Daniel read the message twice.

Then a third time.

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What is The Number She Remembered about?

Three years after Daniel last saw Mara, her message arrives while he washes dishes, asking whether he remembers her. He reads it three times before answering.

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Who wrote it?

Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.