Long time No See part 2

"After a long time of not visiting here, doesn't Mr. Sprinter Ghost miss this old man?"

It is still hard to believe that the owner of Whispering Oak, that middle-aged man, is actually the same person. Oakley, from the first time I saw him until the last, he has never changed, both in appearance and attitude. Perhaps because he has no hair, it cannot be used as a measure to determine any changes that living creatures usually undergo. He truly has not changed at all, until now.

"How long has it been since you last came here? I can't remember anything about you," Oakley, as usual, would show a friendly smile every time as if it were his default expression. "I heard you disappeared mysteriously."

Actually, I don't really like memories from the past and I don't want to remember them. But of course, I mustn't forget them either. There are many things I need to fix so that the mistakes I made in the past don't become nightmares and repeat themselves. "That," I pause for a moment. "Has become