He Missed Me When I Was Gone — Novel

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Edna is back, but can she reclaim her life? Three years after a tragic accident left her grappling with the remnants of a split personality, she finds herself in a complex web of love and longing. Hector, the man she once knew, is still searching for the vibrant Eds—the version of her who captured his heart before the accident. But now, Edna is struggling to fit into a life that feels foreign, overshadowed by the ghost of someone she isn’t.

As Edna battles with her identity, she must confront the painful truth: Hector's heart may still belong to the Eds he remembers. Can she win him back, or is she forever destined to be seen as a shadow of the girl he once adored? With every attempt to bridge the chasm between them, the stakes rise. Can a love built on memories withstand the test of time and change?

In a tale woven with heartbreak and resilience, Edna must navigate a world where love is both a comfort and a curse, and where every moment could either pull them closer or tear them apart. What happens when the person you love is still chasing a ghost?

He Missed Me When I Was GoneChapter 1

The day before my birthday, Hector Tyler asked me, with reddened eyes, “It’s almost my birthday. Is she really not coming back?”

I wanted to celebrate my birthday too, but I didn’t dare say it out loud.

Hector wouldn’t stay with me on my birthday—he probably wished I would disappear altogether. The person he truly loved, his first love, was my second personality. She could only appear if I wasn’t there.

Later, I decided to undergo personality removal surgery.

I died, in a way. Yet, Hector searched for me like a madman for three years.

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“Is she really not coming back?”

Hector asked me again.

This question had become his refrain ever since I woke up. I stayed silent.

He wasn’t looking for someone else. He was searching for my second personality, the one who emerged out of nowhere after I was struck by a car.

If she returned, what would happen to me? Would I vanish completely?

But wasn’t it her who had stolen my place in the first place?

Even though I had answered this question countless times, Hector still wouldn’t give up. Every few days, he would confirm it again.