Chapter 18

They were not dreams.

Gosh, my body hurt! I was so out of it I had no clue what was going on. Telling the truth, I didn’t even know if I was alive, dead, or dreaming. The awareness of warmth, closure, and protection made me feel so good, and I didn’t know where I was, but I felt at peace for once in my life, and I didn’t want to wake up. I didn’t want reality to fall upon me.

Unexpectedly, the heaviness of arms and being held by someone struck me, and slowly I fluttered...