Cassie turned to face the voice and stood motionless, as if her body had frozen. Her eyes couldn't believe what they were seeing. Her tears were streaming down her cheeks. Leah, on the other hand, was not limited by her inability to speak. She dashed towards the figure who had stunned Cassie into stillness, and exclaimed, "It's you. Cassie, look, it's them......."
Cassie started walking towards them blindly. She wanted more than anything to be able to reach out and touch them, to feel their warmth and love again. It didn't take long for Leah and her to start crying and laughing together, clinging to one another and to them… as their safe haven.
"I see you've met our other guests." The lady said as she closed the portal behind her.
Cassie looked at her, stunned. "How?" That was all she s
