LEAH
I’m in a forest, but I’m not just standing there, the trees, the wind, the river… they all feel like they belong to me. The forest itself feels like it's breathing. My bare feet sink into damp mud, the air is thick with the scent of green leaves and rain, though no clouds hang above me.
I lift my hand and the air surprisingly swirls, warm and slow, brushing against my hair gently. It feels like I'm the one controlling it. A soundless vibration rises in my chest, making the ground tremble, roots coiling upward, and weaving around my ankles. I turn my palm, and a stream of water arches from nowhere, coiling through my fingers. It feels just right.
What the hell?
Suddenly I feel something deeper moving inside me. My bones bend, and break, an excruciating pain surging through my whol
