The figure emerged from the shadows, the cloak billowing slightly in the faint breeze. And then, in a deliberately low - pitched, almost hushed female voice, she spoke, "Katherine, finally, I finally found you!" Her words seemed to hang in the air, heavy with an unknown significance.
I tensed up immediately, every muscle in my body on high alert. My eyes narrowed as I stared at the mysterious figure before me.
"Who are you?" I demanded, my voice firm despite the nervous flutter in my stomach. I scanned her form, trying to make out any recognizable features, but the cloak and the dim light made it impossible.
She didn't utter a word in response. Instead, she turned abruptly, her cloak swirling around her like a dark cloud, and started walking away.
For a split - second, a strange, dizzy
