Calista
I had no idea when I had fallen asleep after putting Ethan to sleep, but the moment my eyes closed I was already adrift.
I was running through a forest, my lungs burning and my legs threatening to give out. My heart pounded louder than the snapping of twigs beneath my feet and the noises in the trees. I was running from something, but I wasn't sure what it was.
A sharp bark pierced the air behind me.
"Stop running, Arya! You can't hide anymore!"
I stumbled and the people behind me were gaining on me. I couldn’t see their faces, but I could feel their determination to drag me back to face punishment.
“Please!” I gasped, though I didn’t know who I was begging. “Let me go!”
The air around me thickened, the trees seeming to close in on me.
My body betrayed me, my feet growing
