Chapter 37: Perception
I float away from the unknown beach, become a dove with the most elegant wings, and fly away into the heavens, through the Earth’s atmosphere, and into the night’s sky. Blackness surrounds me. Silence. Stillness. Grogginess slips into my consciousness and I attempt to open my eyes, but can’t find the energy. In the distance, somewhere in the fogged surroundings, I hear a wave of thunder and heavy wind, burbling in the back of my mind, or elsewhere.
“Storm?” The sound is soft and effortless, pulling me out of the congealed blackness.
Again, I attempt to open my eyes, but a disruptive sting is locked inside my skull, preventing their lids from rolling upwards.
“Storm. Sweetheart.”
I fall backward, deep into the blackness again, unable to surface from wherever I ha
