Sera (Mid-flight, slipping in and out of consciousness) It’s snowing. But not outside. Inside. The ceiling melts away and thousand snowflakes drift down—slow,soft and silent. I try to catch one,but my fingers won’t move. They’re numb. Or maybe i’m dreaming. My brows knit. Why won’t my hands move? The snow turns red and i hear a distant sound of piano playing. Or maybe it’s a lullaby. Wait, is that my mother’s voice? It sounds so low and broken. “Don’t leave,” someone whispers. It’s a man’s voice that sounds vaguely familiar. He sounded sad and distant, with fear and something else laced in his voice. Regret? Pain? I try to speak but my throat feels like it’s on fire. I reach towards the voice and darkness envelopes me again,sending warmth through me. I hear the subtle thrum

