Trigger Warning: This chapter contains references to a traumatic car accident, medical distress, fainting, and emotional trauma. Reader discretion is advised.
Ava's POV
I didn’t know where I was, but I found myself watching a little girl in a joyful state, jumping up and down with an innocent smile lighting up her face. She held the hand of a young boy beside her, both of them lost in their own world. Their voices sounded distant, muffled. I wanted to hear them, to know what they were saying, so I took a few steps closer.
I stood right in front of them, waving slightly with a curious look on my face. "Hello... Hello there." But they didn’t see me. They continued laughing, talking, completely unaware of my presence. Confused, I wondered, Why couldn’t they see me? Was I—no, that couldn't
