The author is remembering a relationship where both people made a mistake, and is now finally talking to the girl and trying to open up about it.
"We'll see if we can wash these torn memories away from our selfish minds" basically the relationship was all take and they had a really bad time with it.
The author is remembering a relationship where both people made a mistake, and is now finally talking to the girl and trying to open up about it. "We'll see if we can wash these torn memories away from our selfish minds" basically the relationship was all take and they had a really bad time with it.