Summary

In May 2005, John and Alice are out for ice cream. John says he'll have vanilla ice cream and Alice says she'll have the same. John says Alice would rather have chocolate and she simply agrees. As they walk, John asks questions. Alice doesn't know what month it is, when Anna's birthday is, or where her office is. When John asks if “you still want to be here,” Alice is relieved that she knows the answer to this question. She says she's happy spending time with him and isn't yet finished with her ice cream, which is now melting all over her hand.

In June 2005, Alice is sitting at her computer. She no longer uses it because she becomes frustrated with trying to make sense of the keys. She finds a folder titled “butterfly” and opens it. She reads a...