Болот Бегалиев – Remember Me, Save Me (страница 1)

Bolot Begaliev

Remember Me, Save Me

Contents

Prologue

When the Light First Fell on the Page

pp. 5–9

– Elias, a boy, sees Sofia under the tree for the first time.

– Their first meeting and the innocent closeness of two souls destined to journey through a whole story of love.

Part I. We Didn’t Yet Know That Love Could Disappear

Through the Sunbeams

pp. 11–15

– A hot day in Los Angeles.

– Elias’s first drawing.

– Sofia notices the boy, and a spark of recognition passes between them.

Have You Ever Heard Light Growing?

pp. 16–20

– Games, walks, a “secret place.”

– The first touch of souls, childhood love.

Playing Grown-Ups for Real

pp. 21–25

– Playing wedding, a child’s kiss.

– The first “forever” spoken aloud.

A Picture Under the Pillow and the Silence of Stars

pp. 26–29

– Elias kisses her drawing at night.

– The night sky. Thoughts on how love grows.

Campfire, Drawings, and a Heart on the Shore

pp. 30–35

– Trip to the ocean. Elias draws Sofia by the fire.

– Impressions of moving water, the breath of light.

In the Garden Where the Promise Blooms

pp. 36–41

– Farewell before college. Apricot garden.

– “Promise to love me even after death.”

The Light That Grew Within Me

pp. 42–49

– Reunion at the train station.

– A wedding under the tree, without pretense – with real words.

Part II. When Life Becomes Too Precise

We Breathed One Dream

pp. 50–55

– The first months of marriage.

– Elias increasingly thinks about the future and the fear of losing love.

Where the Human Ends, the Project Begins

pp. 56–60

– Development of the project. Robot double.

– A secret he keeps even from her.

Test #1: Can Love Be Code?

pp. 61–65

– First tests, copying facial expressions.

– Doubts and philosophical questions: what is the “I”?

I Can’t Tell Her I’m Leaving

pp. 66–70

– Diagnosis. Fear of death.

– Elias cannot find the strength to tell Sofia the truth.

To Be Preserved – Does That Mean to Be Alive?

pp. 71–75

– He shares the secret with colleagues.

– Promises, instructions. Inner fracture.

Instruction: “If You Are Me…”

pp. 76–80

– A letter to himself. Last lines.

– Sofia knows nothing; children are born.

A House That’s Too Quiet

pp. 81–85

– She notices: he doesn’t age.